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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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‘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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‘Les Monsieur Madame au Japon’

In French, from 3yo.

In this series the Mr Men and Little Misses travel the world. In this stop, they reached Japan. This is a great way to discover a culture. Did you know that in Japan, they had tiny hotels or buses with cat faces? Travel through the temples, Tokyo at night, blossoming cherry trees and the Mount Fuji and more more places.

So pack up and get ready to explore Japan with Les Monsieur Madame au Japon.

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‘Je peux tout lire avec Capitaine Maya: l’ile de l’oubli’

'Je peux tout lire avec Capitaine Maya: l'ile de l'oubli'

In French, from 6yo.
Captain Maya must rescue the children of an island bewitched by magical seashells, at Soro’s request.

This book uses specific reading cues to help children gain confidence in their reading abilities, such as silent letters in grey, complex sounds and graphemes in colour, and accompanying illustrations.

Follow Captain Maya and help her in her adventure in the ‘ile de l’oubli‘.

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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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‘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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‘Le loup qui n’aimait pas lire’

Le loup qui n'aimait pas lire le toboggan

In French, from 4yo.

Wolf loves books. He does like reading them, he loves eating them. His friends try to convince to read at least one. Books are great adventures. Wolf agrees to try and read one but he quickly fall asleep and starts dreaming. His dreams will take him from tales to tales, such Alice in Wonderland, the jungle book, Peter Pan and many more.

This is another hilarious adventure by our favourite Wolf, to recognise all the tales he ‘falls’ into go to https://letoboggan.com.au/product/le-loup-qui-naimait-pas-lire/

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‘Les insectes’

les insectes le toboggan

In French, from 10mo.

This is gorgeous little book about insects. Let your child guess who is hiding behind the felt shapes. This is book is a sensory experience. Little readers can touch and recognise the felt shapes, say what their colours is and learn about insects surrounding us.

For your copy go to https://letoboggan.com.au/product/les-insectes-mes-petits-coucous/

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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