Nattalingo Blog

This is the first of several books I bought on my recent visit to Santander with ClaroGB  thanks to Erasmus + funding. I am feeling much more confident about my Spanish now and am looking forward to sharing the books with you over the next few months! This one is from...

I have no idea how it has taken me so long to acquire the book, never mind write a blog on it, because it is such a powerful story! I am sure many of you know it and have used it before; if not, check it out! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author...

Halloween is not a very French festival to celebrate, to say the least; I actually don't know many children in France who do mark it, even though you do see more about it in shops than we used to. The 1st of November, known as "la Toussaint", is a more important...

When I bought this book, my then 16-year old son read it and burst out laughing! It appealed to his sense of humour and the pupils' I have read it too so am confident you will love it too! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Mario...

If you read my blogs regularly you will know that most of the books I write about are in their original language; however there are some books that are worth having and using in French even though they were 1st written in English, and this is one of them! What is not...

Did you know that we have a word in French for a young wild boar? Un marcassin! OK, I understand that even if you are into children’s stories and puppets you may not own a young wild boar puppet... but even though it did inspire me to look for a book for it (I...

I only noticed this book because it fell off one of the carousels on Le Bibliobook last week... but if I could only keep one poetry book from my bus, this is it! And not just because it talks about chocolate ha ha! The author of those amazing poems has her own youtube...