''Les Pyjamasques'' (

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: ''The PJ Masks'') is a

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by French author Romuald Racioppo. The series first started with ''Les Pyjamasques et le Grogarou'' on March 29, 2007, and is published by

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. The series is intended for children between three and six years old.

Premise

Three 6-year-old friends, Sacha, Greg, and Amaya, lead regular lives during the day, but in the night they transform into superheroes and have amazing adventures. Sacha becomes Yoyo with a

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-like costume and powers, Greg becomes Gluglu with a

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-like costume and powers, and Amaya becomes Bibou with an

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-like costume and powers and live in a

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-like fortress.

Books

*''Les Pyjamasques et le Grogarou'' (2007) *''Les Pyjamasques au zoo'' (2007) *''Les Pyjamasques et Roméo Mécano'' (2007) *''Les Pyjamasques et Lilifée'' (2007) *''Les Pyjamasques et Utupë, l'esprit de la forêt'' (2008) *''Le secret des Pyjamasques'' (2008) *''Les Pyjamasques et les mascrapules'' (2009) *''Les Pyjamasques et le père Noël rebelle'' (2009) *''Les Pyjamasques et le marchand de sable'' (2010) *''Les Pyjamasques et la machine à bisous'' (2010) *''Les Pyjamasques et la soupe à la citrouille'' (2011) *''La petite soeur des Pyjamasques'' (2011) *''Les Pyjamasques et le sablotin'' (2012) *''Les Pyjamasques et le croque-chaussettes'' (2012) *''Les Pyjamasques et le rêveur de l'arc-en-ciel'' (2013) *''Les Pyjamasques et Magistère la sorcière'' (2014) *''Les Pyjamasques et Energuman'' (2014) *''Les Pyjamasques et le robot-blizzard'' (2015) *''Les Pyjamasques et l'opération zéro'' (2016) *''La Légende des Pyjamasques'' (2016) *''Les Pyjamasques et le cadeau de Sorceline'' (2016) *''Les Pyjamasques et la graine d'Orticia'' (2017) *''L'école des Pyjamasques'' (2018) *''Les Pyjamasques et la momie d'Apophis, Tome 1'' (2018) *''Les Pyjamasques et la momie d'Apophis, Tome 2'' (2019) *''Les Pyjamasques sauvent la nature'' (2019) *''Le grand livre d'Apophis'' (2020) *''Le cristal des Pyjamasques'' (2020) *''Les Pyjamasques fêtent Noël'' (2021)

TV adaptation

The series has been adapted for television under the title ''

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'' which premiered in September 2015 on

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in the US, and in France, it aired on

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on December 12, 2015, for the first five seasons and its sixth season aired on

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on April 9, 2023.

References

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