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P’tit Loup est le roi de la galette
This book I only acquired from Little Linguist at the Northern Primary Language show in York on 25th November 2017 but I love it already! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Orianne Lallemand, Éléonore Thuillier; Auzou Intended age of...
Northern Primary Languages Show (NPLS) 2017: developing teachers’ confidence in using some French for classroom language… and getting pupils going too!
I was so glad that after last year's pilot the Northern Primary Language Show was going to run again, and even more delighted when I got asked if I would present something about using the target language in lessons. Even though I am a native French speaker, I am...
T’choupi fait un bonhomme de neige
This was my daughter's book when she was small... she is now 14!! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Thierry & Sophie Courtin Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2 Source reference: 978209202037 Approaches: This book is about...
My visit to the South Ken Kids’ Festival, 13-19 November 2017 – 20 years
Last December, at the Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse in Montreuil (near Paris), I met Matthieu Maudet (check out his great picture books and illustrations here!) who told me about how he likes to go to London for the South Ken Kids' Festival. I was aware of...
P’tit Loup prépare Noël
This book is one of my top 5 French stories about Christmas. Read about the others here! Click here to have a look inside it in a short video on my YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/X-fnN42Kn68 Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or...
My top 5 stories to use around Christmas
Out of my Christmas stories, these were my favourite in 2017. I hope you like them too! I would recommend you buy them early for Christmas. NEW IN 2019: click here for "Berthe fête Noël"! 1) Le sapin de Noël de Trotro It is a pretty book and tells the story of Trotro...
Árbol
This is the first of several books I bought on my recent visit to Santander with ClaroGB thanks to Erasmus + funding. I am feeling much more confident about my Spanish now and am looking forward to sharing the books with you over the next few months! This one is from...
Homme de couleur!
I have no idea how it has taken me so long to acquire the book, never mind write a blog on it, because it is such a powerful story! I am sure many of you know it and have used it before; if not, check it out! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author...
My tops 5 stories to use around Halloween time
Halloween is not a very French festival to celebrate, to say the least; I actually don't know many children in France who do mark it, even though you do see more about it in shops than we used to. The 1st of November, known as "la Toussaint", is a more important...
