In German, from 6mo.
Having friends, even little ones, make you stronger and more confident. Why would the mouse be afraid of cats or the chicken afraid of the foxes? This cute little board book is a gorgeous friendship story.
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Bilingual German-English, from 2yo.
Little red hen’s neighbours are a mother and son Fox. The mother Fox often yells at her son. One day, she sends him to make chicken soup for dinner. Little red hen overhears and quickly works out a plan to mislead mother Fox with the help of her son.
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In German, from 4yo.
A Julia Donaldson’s classic. Rick is a giant who wants to change his old tunic for new clothes. He goes to the tailor in town and come out of the shop dressed elegantly. On his way home he meets with different animals that are in terrible need. The giraffe has a sore throat so Rick gives her his tie. The goat needs new sails for her boat, Rick gives her his shirt and the sock to the fox for a comfortable sleeping bag. Soon he has almost given all his pretty clothes away. He returns to town to get his tunic back but the tailor’s shop is closed. Rick is sad because he is half-dressed and cold. Fortunately, the animals he helped have a surprise to thank him for his kindness.
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In German, from 3yo.
Mira is afraid to go to the toilets. When her dad asks her why. She answers that she does not want to fall in the hole, that there is a monster sitting on the toilet and a lion. This book is about little one facing their fears and using their imagination to justify them.
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We are pleased to announced that our friends from the WA Goethe Society has kindly offered to volunteer to run 2 story times in our premise:
Wednesdays 8 November and 13 December at 11am at 3/168 Hampden road, Nedlands.
Le toboggan will endeavour to bring you more multicultural events. This is a free family event. Everyone is welcome to attend, non-speakers too.
I look forward to seeing you all.
From 2yo, in German.
Zog the dragon flies his friends the princess and the knight doctors all over the kingdom to help a lion with a toothache, a mermaid with a burn and many more patients. When the princess goes back to the castle, she is forbidden to leave and be a doctor. Real princesses do not fly around on a dragon’s back. Fortunately, her friends save her and the king finally accepts that you can be a princess and a doctor at the same time.
To rediscover this story in German go to https://bit.ly/3HXQ7z4
In German, from 10yo.
In the kingdom of Demidova, Valor’s sister, Sasha, has unjustly been imprisoned. Valor decides to help her sister escape. However, no-one ever escaped from the prison of Ty’urma.
To find out whether Sasha gets out of prison go to https://bit.ly/3H8tyXw
In German, from 3yo.
Little mole is sad, he has no friends and feels lonely. His grandmother told him that whenever he had worries to roll them in a snowball. So this is what he does. He starts rolling a snowball and he is so lost in his worries that he does not realise that he is also rolling a frog in, a rabbit, a wild boar…. After a while, he hears a voice telling him to stop and the animals caught in the snowball become his friends.
For this lovely story about friendship visit http://bit.ly/3obey4P
In German, from 4yo.
A little girl, Fine, lives in a building and new neighbours are moving in. She is very excited and hopes they have children. She looks forward to meeting then when she hears other neighbours complaining that the new neighbours are elephants. Is it true? Can elephants really move in in her building?
Lovely story promoting diversity and inclusion.
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In German, from 6yo.
Lear fun facts about animals in a poetic and whimsical manner. Young readers will also the gorgeous black and white illustrations. Each animal is described in a short story, making this book perfect for children learning to read German independently.
To find out more about these animal stories visit https://bit.ly/3zIFzyU
