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Chapeau rond rouge
Here is another book by someone I got the privilege to meet in Paris in December 2016; you can see Geoffroy de Pennart with Mini Miss Paris below! I am a big fan of both his illustrations and his sense of humour; not all his stories are accessible to learners of...
Au Loup!
I fell in love with Simon, Stephanie Blake's main character, in "Caca boudin" when my son (now 17) was a toddler. Now my pupils cannot get enough of him and I am glad of it!! This is Stephanie Blake's unique version of "The boy who cried wolf"! Language of...
Royal Greenwich Teaching School Alliance: cross-phase languages network meeting 17/03/17
I was very kindly invited to deliver some training at the above meeting by Susi Sahmland and Maggie Croxford. We looked at the "Use of Authentic Resources and Picture Books at KS2 and KS3". It was a lovely occasion and you can find my presentations below; not quite as...
Bon appétit, Monsieur Lapin !
I love Claude Boujon's stories so much... Unfortunately few of them are accessible to small children and non-specialist teachers but this one is!! I wish he were still alive to write more... Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Claude...
¿Y por quééé?
I came across this book in March 2016 and it is one of my go-to Spanish stories, I love it so much!! Language of text: Spanish Type of text: picture book Author or source: Yaël Vent des Hove Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2 Source reference: 9788426134646...
Le livre qui dort
Yes, I am still going through books which I fell in love with in Paris in December 16... I met the illustrator there, Vincent Bourgeau... and here is the picture of Mini Miss Paris which he drew for me! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or...
Videos and scripts from 1 jour 1 actu
Some videos which I think you will find useful have been selected and transcribed below. Enjoy! Quelles sont les règles du handball? Click here for the video. Dans un match de handball, deux équipes s’affrontent avec un ballon rond. Celle qui marque le plus de buts...
Tu lis où ?
I was not looking for another book, I really wasn't... However when a friend (Vicky Cooke, in the Facebook group "Languages in Primary Schools") recommended this one for World Book Day I just felt the urge to order it (I don't normally buy books without seeing them...
Le pigeon qui voulait être un canard
What Soledad (the illustrator) didn’t tell me when I met her in Paris in December is that Lili, who wrote the text for this book, is her 14-year old daughter! Great collaborative work!! To be fair she had a bad back that day and looked very uncomfortable sitting down...
