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‘Pourquoi j’ai jamais de calins?’

Pourquoi j'ai jamais de calins?

In French, from 3yo.

A little hedgehog is sad because he cannot get anyone to hug him? It is so unfair. He asks around for a hug but the squirrels refuse, the kittens as well. He asks his mom why he had to be so prickly! Because of that, he cannot hug his mom the same way the other animals do. His mom shows him how brave and important hedgehogs have been throughout history. Then she tells him that hedgehogs do not hug but they have a soft tummy for tickles. The other animals can see and hear little hedgehog laughing and they want to know why they have hugs instead of tickles.

Discover this sweet story beautifully illustrated with Pourquoi j’ai jamais de calins?

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‘Bali veut etre grand’

Bali veut etre grand le toboggan

In French, from 1yo.

Bali want to grow up. He wears his dad’s clothes so he can be big too. Soon he will learn that being a grown up is not so easy. First, he needs to learn to learn how to tie up his shoes.

‘Bali veut etre grand‘ is a cute story where Bali realises that to be a ‘big’ boy he needs to follow milestones.

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‘Les Schtroumpfs et les enfants perdus’

Les Schtroumpfs et les enfants perdus

In French, from 5yo.

Not far from the Smurfs’ village there is a salt mine the Smurfs like to visit occasionally. On one of their visits they see children who are working in the mine. They decide to follow and understand why children have to work in these poor conditions. They find out that the children are orphans and are being exploited by the rich landowners in order to get food. This is not acceptable and Papa Smurf decided to intervene.

Find out how will the Smurfs help the children with Les Schtroumpfs et les enfants perdus.

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‘Le petit chaperon rose et le petit chaperon jaune’

Le petit chaperon rose et le petit chaperon jaune

In French, from 3yo.

This cute book is based on the classic red riding hood tale but with a twist. The first story is about the pink riding hood. She does not fall for the wolf’s tricks neither does her grandma. The second story is about the yellow riding hood and she loves the sea. Instead of a big bad wolf, she has to face a big bad shark. Thankfully, with the help of her dad she does not become another victim of the shark. On the contrary, it looks like she might have shark steak on the barbecue.

Explore this cute stories, it is a great opportunity to remind children that they can make up their own ending. Stories can be retold differently. Reading Le petit Chaperon Rose et le Petit Chaperon Jaune will make you smile.

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‘La fille de Vercingetorix’

In French, from 7yo.

Vercingetorix was a famous leader of the Gallic tribes. Before he passed away, he entrusted two of his men to look after his daughter. The Romans could not find out about her. The little girl grows up and is an independent young woman who does not want to stay hidden. Her ‘uncles’ drop her off at the village where Asterix and Obelix live as they suspect a traitor has told the Romans about the young lady. The Romans sent a battalion to Asterix’s village to catch Vercingetorix’s daughter.

Find out whether they are successful by reading La fille de Vercingetorix.

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‘Les Enquêtes d’Enola Holmes – Tome 1 – La Double disparition’

Les Enquêtes d'Enola Holmes - Tome 1 - La Double disparition le toboggan

In French, from 10yo.

This is the first book of the collection ‘Enola Holmes mysteries’ by Nancy Springer which inspired the Netflix movie series. Sherlock Holmes is a world famous detective but not many people about his sister Enola. Her skills match her brother’s. In this book, she tries to find her mother who has mysteriously disappeared but her older brothers are set to turn her into a lady. She is fearless and resourceful and escapes the boarding school to go to solve a murder in the capital.

Find out how Enola solves the double disappearance with Les enquetes d’Enola Holmes – la double disparition.

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‘Le manchot qui en avait marre d’etre pris pour un pingouin’

Le manchot qui en avait marre d'etre pris pour un pingouin le toboggan

In French, from 4yo.

A ‘manchot’ (penguin from the Southern Hemisphere) has had enough that everyone confuses him with a ‘pingouin’ (penguin from the Northern Hemisphere). They are so different! How come no-one can see it! ‘Manchots’ can swim better and the ‘Pingouins’ can fly. ‘Manchot’ decides to give an interview to explain why he is so upset. The article in the newspaper is successful and encourages other animals to speak out, like the dromedary who is confused with the camel, the sea lion with the seal, the jaguar with the cheetah and so on. ‘Manchot’ is invited to a TV show in New York to speak about his trouble and he is happy to settle the score on his identity. However, when he is in the show, he receives an unwelcome surprise?

Learn how it turns out for ‘Le manchot qui en avait marre d’etre pris pour un pingouin‘.

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Le toboggan’s August 2025 story times – Perth

Le toboggan story times

You are invited to join our Spanish and French story times. There is no minimum age nor language background required.

SPANISH

Sat 2 at 2.30pm in our showroom First floor, 168 Hampden road, Nedlands.

Wed 6 at 11am at the City of Perth Library on Hay st.

FRENCH

Wed 20 at 11am at the City of Perth Library.

Sat 23 at 2.30pm in our showroom in Nedlands.

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‘Mila et Noé à Paris’

Mila et Noé à Paris

In French, from 6yo.

Great way to learn how to read French and explore Paris with this comic book. Mila and Noe are two friends who are on a mission. They are going on a treasure hunt around Paris. They will have to solve clues, catch the subway and visit famous landmarks such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, the Natural History Museum and many more places.

The book ends with questions to test children’s understanding of the story.

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‘Andin se fait un nouveau copain’

Andin se fait un nouveau copain le toboggan

In French, from 2yo.

Andin is a happy young llama and loves his flock until one day a new llama with a magnificent fleece arrives. This is a cute story about friendship and jealousy.

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