 In 1851 he met Augustin Boyer, another disillusioned ex-teacher, and together they founded the "Librairie Larousse et Boyer" (Larousse and Boyer Bookshop).They published progressive textbooks for children, and instruction manuals for teachers, with an emphasis on developing the pupils' creativity and independence.In 1856 they published the "New Dictionary of the French Language", the forerunner of the "Petit Larousse", but Larousse was already starting to plan his next, much larger project.