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Your child(ren) can learn French from home!
My Blog Posts for Parents
Papy raconte n’importe quoi
I fell in love with this beautiful story this summer in Aix-les-Bains. I love the illustrations too, by Marianne Barcilon - they add so much to the tale. She also illustrated another favourite of mine, "Le crocodile de l'école", which you can check out by clicking...
Bon…
I totally fell in love with this book in the first bookshop I visited this summer in France. So simple and yet so effective and with a lot of potential! I have been using it since. Click here to watch a short introductory video to it. Language of text: French Type of...
P’tit Loup rentre à l’école
I bought this cute little story a couple of years back... but seemed to have misplaced it... so I bought it again second hand at a vide-grenier at home around Easter! Click here to watch a short video of me showing you what the book looks like....
Petit Ours Brun en vacances chez ses grands-parents
I was kindly donated this story (and a few others) by bayard jeunesse after I published and sent to them my blog on "Petit Ours Brun veut une histoire" (click here to check it out)... they pointed out to me that they had new more up-to-date editions of Petit Ours Brun...
Aboie, Georges !
I have known about this book for many years, yet I only bought it very recently... because it is a translation from a text in English, and I always thrive to discover authentic stories... However it really is too good not to use with children! I and they love it!...
bonjour !
After I saw this book in Clare Seccombe's blog (Changing Phase) a while back then again when she mentioned it in LiPS (Languages in Primary Schools Facebook group), I finally bought this very cute little book last year. I should have got it earlier! This is to say...
Le loup qui avait la tête dans les étoiles
My parents know me well... they now look out for new Loup books for me and I get them as presents! This is one of the more recent ones. Click here to watch a short video introducing the book to you. https://youtu.be/Y15wJ8yyuX4 Language of text: French Type of text:...
Haïti (Countries Around the World series)
I bought this book back in 2014 when one of my schools asked me to spend half-a term on a French-speaking country, which I thought was going to be challenging... with this book is was not! I cannot exactly remember why I chose this one... but am so glad I did....
Bilingual books published by Les Puces Ltd
France for kids
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- Did you know that in Newcastle upon Tyne we have a Saturday morning French school? I am one of the teachers there and absolutely love it! Click here for more information.
- Are you someone whose native language is not English and you want to bring up your child bilingually? Click here to get in touch: my own children are bilingual (English and French) and I know people and organisations which can help.
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