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I love Geoffroy de Pennart's stories as they really appeal to my sense of humour. I was so delighted when I discovered this one made especially for little ones, in strong hardback/cardboard pages! (not sure how else to describe it - a board book?). See inside the book...

I fell in love with this beautiful story this summer in Aix-les-Bains. I love the illustrations too, by Marianne Barcilon - they add so much to the tale.  She also illustrated another favourite of mine, "Le crocodile de l'école", which you can check out by clicking...

I totally fell in love with this book in the first bookshop I visited this summer in France. So simple and yet so effective and with a lot of potential! I have been using it since. Click here to watch a short introductory video to it. Language of text: French Type of...

I bought this cute little story a couple of years back... but seemed to have misplaced it... so I bought it again second hand at a vide-grenier at home around Easter! Click here to watch a short video of me showing you what the book looks like....

I was kindly donated this story (and a few others) by bayard jeunesse after I published and sent to them my blog on "Petit Ours Brun veut une histoire" (click here to check it out)... they pointed out to me that they had new more up-to-date editions of Petit Ours Brun...

I have known about this book for many years, yet I only bought it very recently... because it is a translation from a text in English, and I always thrive to discover authentic stories... However it really is too good not to use with children! I and they love it!...

After I saw this book in Clare Seccombe's blog (Changing Phase) a while back then again when she mentioned it in LiPS (Languages in Primary Schools Facebook group), I finally bought this very cute little book last year. I should have got it earlier! This is to say...