Families

I totally fell in love with this story in a bookshop in Lille in January! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2l2QYQIEgw&list=PL1CqiffG2_bxlgDUOF0ebeCUf8GCvbgrP&index=1 Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Jean Leroy & Giulia...

As the parent of 2 children who lost their father aged 6 and 9, I do not make much of a fuss around Father’s Day (I do not around Mother's Day either to be honest!). However if you want to look at stories with interesting father figures in them, here are my favourite!...

As spring is (supposed to be) here, I wanted to share these stories with you to help celebrate it! New blog in 2019: "Irène la graine!" par Benoît Charlat chez Sarbacane This is the story of a seed and what it needs in order to grow. Join Irène and find out what she...

This story I got from my lovely brother Benjamin for Christmas 2016: it came as part of a box with Loup and Louve soft toys too... I already had some but can you ever have enough Loup soft toys?! I still love him but how can Loup possibly not like to read?!? Language...

This book was recommended to me about 3 years ago by the lovely Sarah Barett from LingotasticUK; we were following each other on Twitter and discovered a common passion for using puppets when teaching languages! We also met in real life at the Language Show in London...

There have been several editions of this timeless Antonin Louchard book, all with the same simple but lovely words and beautiful illustrations. This was one of my son's favourite books when he was little and we both knew it off by heart! Please click here to watch a...

Please click here if it is resources to celebrate Mother's Day that you are looking for, but if it is stories, please read on! The following stories are not just about mothers but they all celebrate them in their own ways. 1) "Maman!", Mario Ramos - for all ages The...

Below are the books I know and recommend you use. There are now 4! Click here for other no-prep Easter activities including videos, a quiz etc. I plan ahead which blogs I am going to write... but when it came to this preparing for this one I realised that I actually...

I bought this book last November at the South Ken Kids' festival in London (more about the whole event here) where I met the fabulous author and illustrator Matthieu Maudet for the second time. Check out how he signed the book for me below! Language of text: French...