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‘The little red hen and the grains of wheat’

the little red hen and the grain of wheat - le toboggan

Bilingual Greek-English, from 1yo.

The little red hen finds a bag of wheat and asks her friends to help her carry it to the mill so she can make some bread. Everyone finds an excuse and the little hen has to carry the heavy bag on her own, grind the grains of wheat and make the bread. Once the bread is ready, all her friends want her to share. The little hen is not impressed and will enjoy the bread alone.

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‘Mia en de bibliotheekhond’

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In Dutch, from 4yo.

Mia does not like reading out loud. Her words are all jumbled. At the library she reads to the librarian’s dog Bonny. Bonny does not mind if the words come out wrong. Little by little as Mia practises reading, she gains confidence. Reading is fun.

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‘La ruta del raton cartero’

la ruta del raton cartero - le toboggan

In Spanish, from 1 yo.

Cute story about a mouse postie. He delivers the mail to all the animals in the forest, he climbs trees, mountains, go to hot places or cold places, fun places and smelly places. He will deliver the mail everywhere.

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‘I love to go to daycare’

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Bilingual Thai-English, from 2yo.

Jimmy, the little bunny, is anxious. Tomorrow he is starting daycare and he would prefer to stay home. He takes his teddy bear with him and soo realises that he is having fun drawing and playing with the other children.

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‘Qua! Qua! Papà?’

Qua! Qua! Papà? - le toboggan

In Italian, from 1yo.

Hilarious story that tenderly explains that families can come in different shapes and colours. A dog is walking past an egg when the latter cracks. A little duckling comes out and calls the dog dad. The dog does not want the duckling but the little one wants the dog. All of a sudden the dog is surrounded by duckling calling him dad.

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‘Wobbly tooth’

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Bilingual Chinese-English, with Pinyin characters.

Xiaolong has a wobbly tooth and it hurts. His mum explains that the tooth will soon fall out and the tooth fairy will visit then and bring a present. Xiaolong cannot wait and think about what kind of present he will receive. His tooth finally falls off and he leaves it under the pillow. The next morning he finds 10 yuan and thinks that with the next tooth, he will be able to buy a video game. Xialong cannot wait for another tooth to wobble.

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‘El cangrejo de las pinzas de oro’

tintin el cangrejo de las pinzas de oro - le toboggan

In Spanish, from 6yo.

Tintin is held aboard a vessel. He is investigation smugglers of opium. On the vessel he meets with Captain Haddock and together they escape the traffickers. Together, they will have to find a way to stop the smugglers.

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‘Pendant que maman fait la sieste’

Pendant que maman fait la sieste - le toboggan

In French, from 1yo.

Shhh! While mum is napping, cars cannot go vroom, plush toys cannot bla bla bla, animals cannot bark, roar, chirp. A little boy has to make sure his toys are not too noisy so his mother can enjoy a map. Still, he cannot wait for her to wake up and play together.

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‘Os cinco mais feiosos’

os cinco mais feiosos - le toboggan

In Portuguese, from 3yo.

Some animals are so cute while others are ugly. Really ugly! However, ugly is subjective. The hyena, wildebeest, warthog, the vulture, and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savannah, rejoicing in their ugliness – and delighting their babies, who think they’re perfect just the way they are.

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