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Poems in another language are great... and and not just for National Poetry Day in October! Language of text: French Type of text: Poem Author or source: B. Casadesus Intended age of students: Key Stage 2/3 Source reference: 2800628278 Approaches: I am not...

This little boy came to one of the reading sessions I ran on a French campsite this summer with a book by the same author called "Une farce": I and the other children present all joined in and loved it, so when I saw this book at a "vide-grenier"... well I had to buy...

There was no wolf in last week's blog so I have to redress the balance! I fell in love with this cute story in a bookshop in Aix-les Bains; it will make you smile too I am sure! Language of text: French Author or source: Christophe Pernaudet, Sébastien Chebret...

This book truly is my "coup de coeur" of the summer... and I looked at (and bought!) a lot of books during my 3 and half weeks in France!! I read it in a book shop in Annecy... and couldn't help laughing out loud... twice!! I knew then I had to buy it!! What attracted...

Is there a book that you feel I should know and write about it? Please tell me about it in the comments! You will find below a list of all the books I have recommended so far and written about. This list will be updated regularly, so please keep checking it. If what...

I can’t believe I haven’t written a blog about this book before ! It is the story which got me where I am today... I had been sharing it with Y1-Y6 in a local school as part of their French day in June 2014 and told the head teacher how much I had enjoyed it... to...

Finally, this is our first blog about a German story book! You may not know that my degree is with the university of Lille in English &German; however I have unfortunately not taught German on a regular basis since 2003; I do like to share German stories on...

CLICK HERE BEFORE 18TH MARCH 2022 FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH LITTLE LINGUIST! This is an authentic, cute and very accessible (repetitive) story which will come in very handy if you are doing work about how things grow... or will be great just as a...

When my daughter got this book as a present, it really made me smile and we enjoyed sharing it... even though of course I was the perfect little girl!!! You can watch me introduce this story here on my YouTube channel; this might help you decide if you want to read...