bilingual children Archives

Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 by Le Toboggan

Love and support your local bookshop

Love your local bookshop? Here are 6 simple ways to show your support without spending a dime:

Spread the Word: Share your favourite bookshop with friends and family!

Leave Positive Reviews: Your kind words can attract new readers. https://g.page/r/CSyR8oCKQn0_EAI/review

Attend Events: Join in on free story times and meet fellow multicultural families.

Volunteer: Lend a hand with a story time in a language we do not offer.

Engage Online: Follow and interact with @letobogganbookstore‘s social media posts.

Promote Local Authors: Help shine a light on the amazing talent in our community!

Let’s come together to keep our local bookshop thriving!

What’s your favourite memory at the shop or your child’s favourite book?

We look forward to seeing you, reading you and hearing from you.

Posted on May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 by Le Toboggan

Coming up in June – story times in Spanish, Italian and French

We are happy to announced that in June we will be organising 5 story times:

Spanish – Sat 1 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s (Nedlands) & Wed 5 at 11am at the City of Perth Library (COPL, Hay st)

Italian – Sat 15 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s

French – Wed 19 at 11am at the COPL and Sat 29 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s

Le toboggan’s address is 3/168 Hampden road, Nedlands. We are on the first floor and will help you to bring up your prams.

These are free family events and everyone is welcome, non-speakers too.

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Le Toboggan

‘Hip, hop’

Bilingual Arabic-English, from 6mo.

The birds tweets and the dog barks. Find out what noises other animals make. This gorgeous little board book will keep your child entertain for a little while. He will learn about animals, their noises and colours.

To get your copy go to https://bit.ly/48TfD33

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Le Toboggan

‘La fattoria’

In Italian, from 1yo.

Gorgeous board book with moving pieces that will amaze little readers. Your child will love the beautiful illustrations by Axel Scheffler, the illustrator of the Gruffalo and many other Julia Donaldson’s stories. Let’s make a trip to the farm and learn about where the animals live and what noise they make.

Go to https://bit.ly/3QYlltm

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Le Toboggan

‘Los numeros – numbers’

Bilingual Spanish-English, from 1yo.

Gorgeous board book with fun illustrations to teach your little one how to count in Spanish and in English. Each numbers comes with a search and find activity. You can also review the colours.

For more info visit https://bit.ly/3QR5uxK

Christmas pop up store, Italian story time & French treats

We are organising an amazing event to help you with your Christmas shopping.

‘Arrivera la Befana a Fremantle?’Author/Illustrator Daniela Pruiti Ciarello will read her bilingual book.Then she will sign your copy.You do not need to speak Italian to enjoy following the Befana in Freo with this bilingual story.

Petit Plaisir will be selling their delicious treats: baguettes, pain d’epices, palets bretons, petit beurre and many more…

You will be able to browse our wonderful selection of language books to make the perfect gift this Xmas.You will be required to book the Italian story time to ensure we have enough space for everyone. https://bit.ly/3SSj4CDFREE event.Should you wish to get your copy of the Befana book signed, the book costs $30 purchased on the day.We look forward to seeing you.

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Le Toboggan

‘Corre, pequeno Chaski’

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Beautiful picture book where a little boy who wants to become a chasqui or messenger is given an important mission by the Qoya, the queen. He needs to run on the Inca trail and deliver a Quipu with important information to the Inka king before Inti, the sun, sets down in the mountains. It is a long and dangerous trek. On his way, he stops several times to help animals, such as a condor, a llama. Will he deliver the message on time?

To learn about quechua words used at the times of the Inka and some of their traditions go to https://bit.ly/3u8cwoT

Posted on October 12, 2023October 21, 2023 by Le Toboggan

‘Un petit bisou enfin’

In French, from 3yo.

Super cute small format book. Spring is here and hibernation is over. Hedgehog is looking for his best friend. He is in dire need of a hug and a little kiss. Follow the hedgehog in his quest to find his friend.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/46hKCEY

Posted on October 12, 2023October 15, 2023 by Le Toboggan

‘I really like my mother’

From 6yo, in Chinese.

Gorgeous book full of love. Animals show their love to their little ones in different ways. The orang-utan likes to hug, the mommy crocodile likes to hold her babies inside her mouth, the penguins hold their babies against their tummy.

Find out about how other animals love their little ones https://bit.ly/3RWoRX9

Posted on April 13, 2023April 23, 2023 by Le Toboggan

‘El orinal de Rita’

In Spanish, from 2yo.

Rita is a big girl and needs to use the potty. Her dad gifts her the best potty ever. It is pirate ship. There are some many things Rita can do with her potty. It is so much fun, she wants her parrot and fish to try it too. She can also eat popcorn out of it or make a meal of dirt and flowers to feed her teddy.

To find out more about this funny and beautifully illustrated story go to https://bit.ly/3nU9XUh