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‘Handa’s surprise’

Handa's surprise le toboggan

Bilingual Polish-English, from 3yo.

Handa wants to surprise her best friends for her birthday. Aiko leaves in the next village. As a present for Aiko’s birthday, Handa prepares a special gift, a basket filled with delicious fruit. She carries the basket on head and starts her journey. While she is walking several animals steal the fruit one by one. Handa is oblivious. What will she bring to her friend once there is no more fuit?

Find out out this sweet story end and what Handa’s surprise is. This is a lovely story about friendship. The side by side text in both language will help children learn fruit and animal vocabulary in both language easily. Make them practice their language skills by asking them to describe the colourful illustrations.

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‘Poeziehoorn – Samen op reis’

Poeziehoorn – Samen op reis

In Dutch, from 1yo.

Join the fun and travel with the unicorn. This is an entertaining book with colourful and amusing illustrations. Learn about all the type of transport that the unicorn, llamas and other animals take to travel, from snowboard to scooter.

How do like to travel? Jump in the adventure with Poeziehoorn – Samen op reis.

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‘Kijk je mee, baby?’

Kijk je mee baby? le toboggan

Dutch, from birth.

What can you see baby? This gorgeous board book is a great way to introduce books to baby. Its black and white illustrations provide a contrast that will help babies ‘see’ better. Babies cannot distinguish shapes very well and the two contrasted colours gives a better definition to the different shapes. Introduce baby to a tiger, a fish and several other animals and shapes.

Kijk je mee, baby? is the perfect first book for baby and ideal as a gift for baby showers.

Find all our books in Dutch at www.letoboggan.com.au/dutch

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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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‘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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‘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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‘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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‘La fattoria’

La fattoria le toboggan

In Italian, from 1yo.

Gorgeous board book with moving pieces that will amaze little readers. Your child will love the beautiful illustrations by Axel Scheffler, the illustrator of the Gruffalo and many other Julia Donaldson’s stories. Let’s make a trip to the farm and learn about where the animals live and what noise they make.