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‘Der Wal nimmt ein Bad’

Der Wal nimmt ein Bad le toboggan

In German, from 2yo.

The whale is having a bath. Finally, she can relax….until the flamingo asks to join in, then the polar bear, then the child…. So much for a relaxing bath.

This is funny story beautifully illustrated and colourful that young readers will enjoy. Can they recognise the animals? Would they fit in your bathtub?

See if there is enough room in the bathtub with Der Wal nimmt ein Bad.

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‘My first trip to Vietnam’

My first trip to Vietnam

Bilingual Vietnam-English, from 4yo.

My first trip to Vietnam is about a little girl Lan who does not want to go to Vietnam for the holidays. She looks forward to seeing her grandparents but she does not want to go to vacation care. She is afraid her Vietnamese is not good enough and she does not know anyone there.

This is a great book about embracing new experiences. Your child will learn basic Vietnamese with this cute story.

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‘Die Rüpelbande’

die rupelbande

In German, from 3yo.

Another classic by Julia Donaldson. A little girl moves to a house in the forest. The forest is inhabited by a witch, a troll and a ghost. They are not happy with the newcomer. A little mouse makes a deal with them. Whoever can get the little girl’s scarf, gets to stay in the forest. The three monsters take turns one by one to scare the little girl away and take her scarf but nothing seems to work. The little mouse is clever and with a trick gets the scarf. Since the little mouse is the winner, the three monsters have to leave the forest.

Find out which trick the little mouse used in Die Rupelbande.

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The Great Easter Colouring Contest!

Le toboggan easter competition

Hop into the long weekend with our first ever colouring competition!

We are giving away a $20 Le toboggan voucher to the most creative artist in our community.

How to enter:

Download our Easter drawing .

Colour: Let your imagination run wild.

Share: Post a photo of your finished work on your main grid, not on stories, follow us, tag us @letobogganbookstore and use #letobogganbookstoreeaster so we can find us.

Prize: $20 le toboggan voucher to be used in person or online.

Deadline: entries close on 6 April 2026. Winner randomly drawn and announced on 7 April.

Open to all ages! Get your colours ready!

The winner’s art will be displayed in our bookshop 🙂

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‘Dino’s en meer’

Dino's en meer le toboggan

In Dutch, from 1yo.

Board book beautifully illustrated that will engaged young children. Not only it is about dinosaurs but it has flaps making reading more interactive. Learn about dinos, when they lived, what kind of dinos there were and how palaeontologists work.

Find your next fossil with Dino’s en meer.

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Store opening hours

le toboggan's opening hours

New year and lots of great news!

We are pleased to announce that our showroom will be opening more days.

Located at 3/168 Hampden road, Nedlands.

Our new opening hours are now:

Monday on appointment.

Tuesday from 10am to 5pm

Wednesday from 1pm to 6pm

Thursday on appointment.

Friday from 10am to 5pm.

Saturday from 8:30am to 2pm. Until 4.30pm when French and Spanish are on.

I look forward to seeing you soon in store, in the meantime you can browse our selection of language books at www.letoboggan.com.au

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‘Vehicle drawing book’

vehicle drawing book

In Japanese, from 5yo.

This activity book is perfect to keep your child occupied for the holidays. Each double page shows a step by step drawing of a vehicle. It has never beer easier to learn how to draw.

For all the young artists who love to learn how to develop their drawing range and skills check out this vehicle drawing book.

What a fun way to practise your language skills!

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‘Kleine Ijsbeer en de pandaberen’

Kleine IJsbeer en de pandaberen

In Dutch, from 4yo.

lars in a little polar bear. One day he spots a cruise ship stopping in his bay and decides to explore it. Before he can clim off, the ship sails away and stops in a country with long leafy plants. He find black and white bear among the bamboo forest. Would they be able to help him find his way home?

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‘Los numeros – numbers’

Los numeros - numbers le toboggan

Bilingual Spanish-English, from 1yo.

Gorgeous board book with fun illustrations to teach your little one how to count in Spanish and in English. Each numbers comes with a search and find activity. You can also review the colours.

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‘De que cor e um beijinho?’

De que cor e um beijinho

In Portuguese, from 2yo.

One of our favourite books. What a great way to learn colours! Can you guess what colour is a kiss? Is it yellow like the sun, white like the snow or pink like a cupcake?

To find out what MiniMoni thinks visit https://bit.ly/3SP4Hfv