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‘Un mammouth dans le frigo’

Un mammouth dans le frigo le toboggan

In French, from 4yo.

Oh, no! There is a mammoth in the fridge. How did het get in there? Quick, let’s catch him! The mammoth escapes and hides at the top of a tree. At night time, the little boy goes to get him and bring him to his bedroom with other fantastic creatures, like the unicorn. Shh! Be quiet or the grown ups will take you away.

Let’s catch a mammoth with un mammouth dans le frigo.

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‘Drila Cocodrila 2. Soy genial’

Drila Cocodrila 2. Soy genial le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Drila Crocodila is a series of comics with large capital letters to help children learning how to read. Drila is a crocodile who lives in the forest with her friends. Today they want to find out what talent each has. Everyone has a talent. Some can sing, others can play a musical instrument.

Drila Crocodila is awesome. Find out what Drila Cocodrila’s talent is in Soy genial.

All our Spanish books are available at www.letoboggan.com.au/spanish

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‘Daaf Duif – Hoe je omgaat met kattige katten en al je veren houdt’

Daaf duif le toboggan

In Dutch, from 6yo.

Dave pigeon and his friend Skipper are going to try to get rid of an evil cat causing chaos in the city. Children will love the gorgeous black and white illustrations of this funny story.

To see if Dave is going to lose some feathers read Daaf Duif – Hoe je omgaat met kattige katten en al je veren houdt.

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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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‘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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‘Les Monsieur Madame visitent la France’

les monsieur madame visitent la france

In French, from 3yo.

Mr and Mrs are touring France. They stop in different regions, such as Alsace, Brittany, Provence, the North. In each place, they taste the delicious food, learn about the various regional outfits and monuments.

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Coming up in June – story times in Spanish, Italian and French

coming up at Le toboggan bookstore

We are happy to announced that in June we will be organising 5 story times:

Spanish – Sat 1 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s (Nedlands) & Wed 5 at 11am at the City of Perth Library (COPL, Hay st)

Italian – Sat 15 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s

French – Wed 19 at 11am at the COPL and Sat 29 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s

Le toboggan’s address is 3/168 Hampden road, Nedlands. We are on the first floor and will help you to bring up your prams.

These are free family events and everyone is welcome, non-speakers too.

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‘Corre, pequeno Chaski’

Corre, pequeno Chaski le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Beautiful picture book where a little boy who wants to become a chasqui or messenger is given an important mission by the Qoya, the queen. He needs to run on the Inca trail and deliver a Quipu with important information to the Inka king before Inti, the sun, sets down in the mountains. It is a long and dangerous trek. On his way, he stops several times to help animals, such as a condor, a llama. Will he deliver the message on time?

Learn about quechua words used at the times of the Inka and some of their traditions.

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‘El orinal de Rita’

El orinal de Rita - le toboggan

In Spanish, from 2yo.

Rita is a big girl and needs to use the potty. Her dad gifts her the best potty ever. It is pirate ship. There are some many things Rita can do with her potty. It is so much fun, she wants her parrot and fish to try it too. She can also eat popcorn out of it or make a meal of dirt and flowers to feed her teddy.