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‘Bonne nuit monsieur Monsieur’

bonne nuit monsieur monsieur

In French, from 1yo.

Another adventure of monsieur Monsieur. Tonight, he is not sleepy. He asks his dog if he wants to play. No, the dog is too tired. Monsieur Monsieur goes out to ask his tortoise in his garden, but neither does she want to play. He sees that the neighbour has her light still on. But she is already in her pyjamas. Well, since no-one wants to play with him, he might as well get some rest. At last, everyone is asleep. Everyone? Not really, monsieur Monsieur is asleep and snores very loud. So loud, that the dog, the tortoise and all the neighbours are awake!

To find out more about this gorgeous book visit https://bit.ly/3Lp1xgJ

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‘Bonne nuit’

bonne nuit

In French, from 1yo.

Beautiful bedtime story that will help your children wind down with the gorgeous illustrations. Each page shows an item from the previous page. The reading of the story becomes a game where the children has to find what has been repeated.

To find out more visit https://bit.ly/3Ocauuv

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‘Le Larousse des 1000 animaux’

Le Larousse des 1000 mots des animaux

In French, from 2yo.

Beautiful large format book to learn about animals in their habitats. The gorgeous illustrations are complemented with insightful text on the animal characteristics or their habits. Little minds will learn about the animals and the different habitats.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/44A2DwE

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‘Joupy en Kokmeeuw’

joupy en kokmeeuw

In Dutch, from 4yo.

Joupy , the seal, goes for a swim where a funny seagull poops on his head. He is not very impressed. Joupy and the seagull go on to meet other sea creatures, such a crab, a seahorse, a fish.

To explore the sea with Joupy visit https://bit.ly/3FH7eTz

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‘Good night little sea otter’

good night little sea otter

Bilingual Chinese/English, from 1yo.

Sweet bedtime story of the little sea otter who says goodnight to the harbour seals, sea lions, fish and sea urchins… Is she missing anyone?

To find out go to https://bit.ly/46N2mc2

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‘Children of the world’

the barefoot book of the children of the world

From 4yo, English,

Gorgeous book about the children of the world. Where do they live? In large houses or small apartments? What do they eat? How they dress? Children around the world have families like ours or different? Sometimes small sometimes large? They play and learn.

Beautifully illustrated, this book is a great resources to teach children about diverse cultures and inclusion. The activities at the end of the book will take the child back to the story to practise his/her observation skills.

To explore visit https://bit.ly/30vAqZ5

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‘La derniere histoire du soir’

la derniere histoire du soir

In French, from 4yo.

It is time for a bedtime story. The last one! But which one should we read? What about the three little piggies? Once upon a time there were three little piggies…. hold on! Is this Cinderella crashing the story?

Hilarious story where different characters from fairy tales crash each other’s stories to create a new one that includes everyone.

To find out more visit https://bit.ly/46IgW4R

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‘El Principito’

el principito - le toboggan bookstore

In Spanish, from 8yo.

Follow the adventures of the a little prince who visits planets where he reflects about friendship, loneliness, love and loss.

This wonderful French classic travels time and space. Generations of readers worldwide avidly read about the Little Prince’s thoughts.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/3IUCFfr

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‘El libro de las emociones’

el libro de las emociones le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Great book to help children understand how emotions work and how we can handle them. Each emotion is presented in a story giving some context on when that emotion may occur, how it can be triggered. Then there is an explanation about the emotion and some tips to help with coping.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/42iH8zA