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Comptines en chocolat
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...
Le 14 juillet
Once again I have collated some great ideas from the Facebook group "Languages in Primary schools" ! Suggestions added in 2022: For some cultural context in English, click here to watch a Horrible Histories video! For a short and sweet historical introduction, all in...
Le Tour de France
(I took the above photos in 2013 when I was lucky enough to see the end of the Tour de France on the Champs Élysées followed by a light and sound display on the Arc de Triomphe.) The Tour de France takes place very year in July and what a great excuse it is to do all...
Odette Hunt Network: Annual Conference in Bury 03/07/17
I feel so privileged to have been invited to be part of a positive and motivating day in Bury with Odette Hunt alongside Erzsi Culshaw who was inspiring us all to get involved more with etwinning. Thank you to all who were there for making me feel so welcome! Please...
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
I don't actually remember where I got this book from but it could be a great opportunity to let children complain about the rules their parents have for them!! Of course we can point out why they may have those rules... Language of text: French Type of text: picture...
Nénègle sur la montagne
This book I fell in love with last summer in one of my favourite bookshops, BD Fugue in Annecy. Let it charm you too! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Benoît Charlat Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2 Source...
C’est à moi, ça !
I bought this book at a car boot sale in France a couple of years ago, and what a find! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Michel Van Zeveren Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2 Source reference: 9782211095945 Approaches: This is...
Bouh! Le livre qui fait le plus peur du monde
This is a simple and effective story which will amuse the children then enable them to express their fears... in French! I discovered it when I met Antonin Louchard at the Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse in Montreuil in December 2016. Here is a photo of him...
Je peux le faire
WARNING: this story gives me the shivers and makes me want to cry every time I read it!! I bought it in Paris last December but unfortunately its author wasn't there for me to meet her; I would have loved to. Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author...
