Families

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...