Families

This is another brilliant story by the Belgian author Michel Van Zeveren who has also written "C'est à moi, ça!" (read more about it here). This is book published by l'école des loisirs; you can read their sypnosis in French here. This hunter thought he lived by...

I discovered the author Gaëtan Dorémus and this brilliant book, "Les oreilles", at the South Ken Kids Festival at the Institut Français in London in November 2017. I was a volunteer there and he was kind enough, right at the end of a book signing, to make time to sign...

This is the Loup story I read the most on my bus after "Le loup qui voulait changer de couleur"  because it is so accessible to children who have done very little French but more proficient learners can really be challenged with it too. It is also...

None of these stories are exactly about Valentine's Day but they are all original stories about love! Click here for more ideas and free resources to use around "La Saint Valentin", including a very useful video which you can use with the children, and its script. And...

This was a birthday present: when I found out it was coming out, as I had loved "Le livre qui dort", I asked my parents for it! Watch here a short video I have made to introduce the story, then come back to read the blog and all the ideas! https://youtu.be/vPJA6cT4CpU...

  This is an unlikely love story that the children love - it can be used over and over again! The main character is the cheeky Simon whom you may already know from Caca boudin. Watch this short video introducing the story then come back to this blog!...

I absolutely adore this book which I bought from Santander on my recent trip. It has an unusual hero, a sloth! Language of text: Spanish Type of text: picture book Author or source: Pato Mena Intended age of students: Key Stage 2/3 Source reference: 9788494541544...

    You are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing a story to share with your children the tradition of the galette des rois in France! In no particular order... ADDED December 2019: https://nattalingo.co.uk/lane-trotro-le-roi-de-la-galette/...

I can’t remember where I got this book from but am so glad I have it! It is my favourite story written around the famous "galette" and could be used around 6th January for Epiphany... or any time of year as it is not specific to that date but more to the Petit...

WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH LITTLE LINGUIST! CLICK HERE TO ENTER FOR FREE BY 10TH DECEMBER 2021! This is a really old-fashioned story and book... but old-fashioned can still be good, can't it? Click on the link below for a short video introduction of the book, so you...