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My Blog Posts for Parents
Bilingual stories by Les Puces Ltd
This blog in not about a book in particular but about a series of books which I hope you will want to check out! Click here to watch a short video showing you what the books look like, then read below ideas on what you could do with them! https://youtu.be/xgIua0tSO60...
La moufle
I actually saw the author of this book, Florence Desnouveau, narrate it in Montreuil in December 2018. What an experience it was! She really is a storyteller extraordinaire! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYk7pEltHIE Here is actually an official recording, on the...
My top stories for French Days
You may find these French for Kids stories useful at any time of the year, especially maybe at the end of a school year... but not just for French Days of course! These books focus on the culture of France... and a French-speaking country too....
Le loup qui voyageait dans le temps
This book is perfect to link French to popular topics in primary schools in the UK (eg dinosaurs, the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, space) or to teach about French history to your pupils. There is a fun storyline, as always with Loup! Before you read this blog in detail,...
Un lion à Paris
I saw this book being recommended a few times in LiPS (Languages in Primary Schools Facebook group) but it was not until I actually saw it for myself that I realised how beautiful and brilliant it was; it truly is a work of art. I finally decided to write a blog on...
Où est mon chat ?
I was recently asked if I had used this book in the past and how... I had not, even though I owned it, so I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog on it before the summer term when we may want to talk about Paris! Click here to watch a 2-minute video of me...
Trognon et Pépin
When I first set up the bus (in 2015), my mum asked friends and relatives in France if they had any books they could donate, and I brought back a car load in the May. This book was one of them. My mum kindly backed it with green film ha ha! Click here to watch over on...
Irène la graine !
I already owned Nénègle sur la montagne by the same author (click here to find out why it is a favourite of mine with little ones) so was attracted by this story in a bookshop in Laon in April 2018; I then had to buy it, and here is why! Click here to watch a short...
Books by Ramadier & Bourgeau
https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/le-livre-qui-dort/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/le-livre-amoureux/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/demain-je-te-mangerai/
Maman !
This is a story which funnily enough my children were not exposed to when they were little, but I discovered it when I really started to buy more and more picture books. It is definitely one I could not do without now! I also own it in Spanish. You can buy either here...
I can help you!
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How else?
- Are you someone whose child I teach at Shotley Bridge Nursery School Ltd? Click here for resources which will help and your child practise at home what we have learnt at nursery!
- Are you someone who wants their child to learn a language before they start school or outside school? Click here to get in touch, I will point you in the right direction.
- Are you someone who is home educating their child and wants to include another language? Click here to get in touch, I can support your work too. Click here for my resources in the schools section, which I think you will find very useful.
- 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.
- Did you know about the Alliance Française de Newcastle upon Tyne? I am their secretary! Keep in touch with us by clicking here to sign up for our newsletter, or click here to like our Facebook page!
Even if I cannot help you directly, I will most probably know someone who will be able to, so it does not cost anything to get in touch and ask!