In Chinese, from 3yo.
Teach your little one about dinosaurs with fun facts. The children will love the colourful illustrations of velociraptors, pterosaurs, tyrannosaurus rex, brachiosaurs, and many more.
Visit https://letoboggan.com.au/product/dinosaurs-2/ to acquire your copy and www.letoboggan.com.au/chinese for other titles in Mandarin.
In French, from 4yo.
Imagine the surprise if you got back home and found a lion. A very hungry and huge lion waiting for you. What would you do? Well, our protagonist runs to the butcher and buy lots of meats to feed the lion. The lion is happy for a while and he gets along well with the homeowner as well as his cleaning lady. He keeps the house safe. However, he cannot help but long for his savannah and leaves. In a note he writes his host why he left. All are sad. The man receives a postcard from the lion and dreams about visiting him.
To find out whether he will make the trip to Africa visit https://bit.ly/4jnhWBg
This month again we are offering our language story times at the City of Perth Library COPL and at our showroom 3/168 Hampden road, Nedlands. These free family events do not required bookings.
Wed 2 – Spanish story time at 11am at the COPL
Sat 5 – Italian story time at 2.30pm in Nedlands **
Sat 12 – Spanish story time at 2.30pm in Nedlands **
Wed 16 – French story time at 11am at the COPL
Sat 19 – EASTER workshops Spanish at 9am, French at 10.45am & French story time at 2.00pm in Nedlands**
** showroom/shop opens from 2pm to 4.30pm.
In Japanese, from 2yo.
Bruno is a dog and loves socks. It does not matter if you put them away in your wardrobe or if they fall under the bed. Bruno will find them. Children will love the colourful illustrations and the witty story.
In English, from 8yo.
This is another beautiful and educational book by Lonely Planet Kids. Explore cities as you know now and how they used to be. With a clever flap system, children will be able to see how much cities have changes. See how grandiose the Egyptians temples were, how Constantinople used to be one of the most prosperous cities under the Roman Empire.
Travel the world without leaving your house with this gorgeous book.
Bilingual Spanish-English, from 1yo.
Hedgehog is sad. He wants a hug but all the animals flee when they see him. They are afraid of his prickly hugs. But … wait a moment …. are the animals running back for a hug? No, they are running away from a snake. Guess what the snake wanted?
To find out buy your copy of this tender story at https://bit.ly/3PAuuYF
Bilingual Spanish-English, from 2yo.
It is a hot day and Bluey’s dad takes them to the pool. Mom tells them to take their poll gear but no-one listens to her. Mom always makes everything more difficult! Once at their uncle, Bluey, Bingo and their dad start swimming but then they realise they forgot their rashies so they have to stay in the shaded areas. They have also forgotten the suncreen, the toys, etc… finally they realise that they should have listened to mom!
In Spanish, from 5yo.
Beautiful book to learn about what happens when the night falls. The clock keeps ticking and people all over the world do thousands of different activities. Some sleep and during their sleep, their bodies relax and recharge. Others like owls prefer night time to study, read or work.
What happens when you sleep? How do dreams happen? Do you sleep walk? Then comes dawn. It is almost time to wake up and get up and for some people it is time to go to bed. Learn about nocturnal animals, the northern lights, working in dark places such as the underground or the mines, how the weather is predicted, and many more…..
Bilingual English-Polish, from 2yo.
Did you notice that underpants tend to disappear? Where do they go? Who takes them? Did you know aliens loved underpants? They love small ones, granny ones, briefs, boxers, with stripes or dots, plain, white and colourful too. They love them all. So next time you cannot find your underwear, have a look under the bed. You might find an alien wearing your underpants.
Bilingual English-Tagalog, from 6mo.
Take the famous children’s rhyme then add gorgeous illustrations and you a fun book to read with your child. Perfect for children who are still too small to make the actions on their own. Point a the pictures and ask them to point to their head, nose, eyes…. This bilingual books allows to develop your child’s vocabulary in two languages.
