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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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‘Dangereux’

dangereux le toboggan

In French, from 3yo.

The funny and lovely story explain how Tom the mole became friend with a crocodile. Mole loves labelling everything, the trees, rocks, animals, plants. When he sees this big and strange sleeping animal, he cannot resist. Mole sticks the labels bumpy, dangerous, long, slippery, hard, strange, rare, thing, mysterious, etc. Then, the crocodile wakes up and is happy to see Mole. He wants to become his friend and starts eating the labels. Oh, no! Mole loves his labels.

Read Dangereux to find out how Mole and the crocodile become friends.

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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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‘Cahier d’exercices de francais – CP’

In French, from 6yo.

This is a great exercise book to learn or review Year 1 French. It presents exercises with games, colouring in, stickers and filling in blanks, etc. It is very engaging and makes learning fun. Children will increase their reading and writing skills through playful activities. First, they will learn the simple sounds, then the complex sounds. They will be able to check their answers with the correction pages.

Learn how to read and spell in French with Cahier d’exercices de francais – CP Year 1.

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‘Planete Terre’

la planete terre le toboggan

From 4yo, in French.

This is an amazing book to learn about the earth. This book has flaps, wheels and moving pieces that will make the learning more engaging and interactive. Part of the publisher Nathan’s Kididoc collection, this book aims to educate in a fun way.

Your child will learn about volcanoes, continents, icebergs, oceans and much more. This book also offer several activities and games at the end to ensure the understanding of the facts.

To learn about the earth in French read https://letoboggan.com.au/product/kididoc-planete-terre/

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‘T’choupi dans sa maison’

T'choupi dans sa maison le toboggan

In French, from 3yo.

T’choupi is sad, he cannot find his lovey ‘doudou’. He looked under his bed, on the couch, in the kitchen, the laundry and even in his mother’s home office. With his mother’s help, they retrace their steps and search each room again.

This is book with two voices. The parent reads the text and the child can read the words presented with pictograms. Each book comes with a visual dictionary and a search find activity to reinforce the learning of the new vocabulary. The children are actively engaged with the reading through the pictograms and promotes early literacy as well as the development and acquisition of the language.

Learn about the house with T’choupi dans sa maison.

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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.

To find out more visit https://bit.ly/4kl7eLf

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‘T’choupi visite Paris’

T'choupi visite Paris

In French, from 2yo.

With this book, children can explore Paris along with T’choupi. They will discover the main landmarks, such as the Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa, the Arc of Triumph, the Eiffel Tower, will go on a cruise on the Seine River and visit many more sites.

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‘Les petits monstres: embrouilles et dragons’

les petits monstres

In French, from 6yo.

Today, the young vampire and her ghost friend have to present at school and they have no idea for their presentation. They are thinking of skipping schools when they find a strange object in the forest. They decide to convince their school friends that this is a dragon egg. However, their lie becomes the source of huge misunderstandings that they need to fix. How can they do it without revealing their secret?

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