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This book was recommended to me about 3 years ago by the lovely Sarah Barett from LingotasticUK; we were following each other on Twitter and discovered a common passion for using puppets when teaching languages! We also met in real life at the Language Show in London...

There have been several editions of this timeless Antonin Louchard book, all with the same simple but lovely words and beautiful illustrations. This was one of my son's favourite books when he was little and we both knew it off by heart! Please click here to watch a...

Please click here if it is resources to celebrate Mother's Day that you are looking for, but if it is stories, please read on! The following stories are not just about mothers but they all celebrate them in their own ways. 1) "Maman!", Mario Ramos - for all ages The...

Below are the books I know and recommend you use. There are now 4! Click here for other no-prep Easter activities including videos, a quiz etc. I plan ahead which blogs I am going to write... but when it came to this preparing for this one I realised that I actually...

I bought this book last November at the South Ken Kids' festival in London (more about the whole event here) where I met the fabulous author and illustrator Matthieu Maudet for the second time. Check out how he signed the book for me below! Language of text: French...

This is another brilliant story by the Belgian author Michel Van Zeveren who has also written "C'est à moi, ça!" (read more about it here). This is book published by l'école des loisirs; you can read their sypnosis in French here. This hunter thought he lived by...

I discovered the author Gaëtan Dorémus and this brilliant book, "Les oreilles", at the South Ken Kids Festival at the Institut Français in London in November 2017. I was a volunteer there and he was kind enough, right at the end of a book signing, to make time to sign...

This is the Loup story I read the most on my bus after "Le loup qui voulait changer de couleur"  because it is so accessible to children who have done very little French but more proficient learners can really be challenged with it too. It is also...