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

coming up at Le toboggan bookstore

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.

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‘Il mio libro delle emozioni’

In Italian, from 3yo.

Beautiful book to learn about understanding and managing our emotions. Each emotion is presented in a context. You will love the gorgeous illustrations.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/35WLMfm

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‘El pez que encontro el oceano’

In Spanish, from 3yo.

This is a strong with strong emotions and most of all courage. The little fish is set to explore the vast ocean. He is so little and the ocean so large. He is curious, afraid, confused and brave at times.

Beautifully illustrated this book is about overcoming our fears and not to be afraid to explore.

To follow the little red fish in his adventures visit https://bit.ly/3Ibze1C

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‘Hector, l’homme extraordinairement fort’

In French, from 4yo.

Hector is extraordinarily strong. He works in a circus and to impress his beloved Leopoldine he lifts up washing machines, elephants. Some in circus are very jealous.

Hector has a secret. He loves to knit and crochet. The jealous performers humiliate Hector by exposing his secret. Then, one day, comes a terrible storm. The strong winds take everything away even people’s clothes.

Can you guess how Hector saves the circus?

To find out visit https://bit.ly/3LLbFia

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‘Le piu belle storie di Natale dei Battello a Vapore’

In Italian, from 3yo.

Let rediscover these three beautiful Christmas stories in Italian. The Nutcracker ballet told as if it were a fairy tale, a lonely girl who finds a friend for the winter and the story of Santa Claus according to Mr. Water.

Which one will you like the best?

To find out visit https://bit.ly/32aNoAs

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‘La grande roue’

In French, from 3yo.

The peacock is proud and vain. He is beautiful and wants to be admired by everyone. Unfortunately, he is arrogant and annoys all his friends. The friends are fed up with the peacock always putting them down. For their revenge they will design a plan that will test the beauty and self esteem of the peacock.

To find out more about how the peacock becomes humble visit https://bit.ly/3sr5fxq

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‘Hier is Elmer’

In Dutch, from 2yo.

Let us introduce Elmer the multicoloured elephant. He is not happy to be different and paints himself grey like the rest of the herd. Eventually, he understands that being different makes him very special.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/3Fm7A0i

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‘Mijn eerste woordjes voertuigen’

In Dutch, from 1yo.

Cute little book that you can take everywhere with you. Learn about the transport modes. On one page you will have the word and its illustration and on the other page, the word used in its context. Perfect to develop the children’s language skills.

To find out more go to https://bit.ly/3sn2q0B

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‘Les heros du CP – attaque aux poux’

In French, from 6yo.

Panic at the school of the heroes. They have nits. Quick, they need to act fast. The teacher tells them all about the little insects and the parents are on a mission to eradicate the head lice.

Great book for children learning how to read in French. They can use the different tools such as a vocabulary page, a list with the most common words, some phonetics, the silent letters are shaded in grey and the ‘s’ are graphically linked to the following word to show how to read it all together, at the end there is also a fun activity to check the children have understood the story.

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

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‘Let’s go to the park’

Bilingual English-Farsi, from 1yo.

Let’s explore the park. Each page asks a question to the child to encourage speech in the target language. What can he see in the park? What will you eat for lunch? Where will you be in the playground?

It also comes with a bilingual visual dictionary with the vocabulary related to a visit to the park.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/2XdnBVk