Storyplay’r made a selection of 7 French stories for children aged 5, to read and listen, for a first approach to reading independently, or simply to share a moment of complicity around a book. Which one should we start with?
Où est mon canari ?
by Stéphane Husar and Princesse Camcam
publisher: ABC Melody
This morning, Romeo, Angelo’s canary, has run away. The little boy will cross the whole city to find him. A real game of hide-and-seek in Venice, from Saint Mark’s Square to the Rialto market via the Accademia Bridge, follow Angelo on this unusual visit.
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Ardi chasseur d’éléphants
by Perrine Joe and Aude Brisson
publisher: Le Diplodocus
Ardi is an elephant hunter. Thanks to him, there are none in his village. No elephants? In the whole village? So, if this is true, whose ears are sticking out of the houses? One day, Ardi will have to be told the truth: his village is full of elephants! He can count on Violette to open his eyes and show him that elephants are neither evil nor monstrous.
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Pourquoi ? Pourquoi ? Le corps humain
by Laurence Bernaert and Coline Desclides
publisher: Tournez la page
Why do you have to eat everything to grow up well? And why can’t we remember everything? And what do you think a fever is for? Elfie gives clear answers to children’s insatiable thirst for discovery and their « why »?
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Les choux de Noël
by Dominique Memmi and Bérengère Delaporte
punlisher: Dadoclem
Dear children, there is so much going on in a vegetable garden that you can hardly imagine! Doctor Turnip and Sir Leek, two detectives, come to the rescue of the inhabitants. In the course of their investigations, they solve riddles and secrets. But why did the 10 little cabbages disappear on Christmas Eve?
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La grève du bain
by Pierrette Dubé and Geneviève Desprès
publisher: Les 400 coups
A little girl is frightened by the new bathtub her parents have bought. This bathtub is nothing like the old Agatha (that’s what she called her claw-foot tub). It’s huge and full of buttons and options. On top of that, this new tub is super noisy. No more quiet bathing. No, it’s decided, she’ll go on a bathing strike!
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Téo comme trois pommes
by Fanny Joly and Mathieu Sapin
publisher: Fanny Joly Numérik
Téo is not very tall. However, he would so much like to be a giant to scare Clovis, the neighborhood terror. And here he is! He’s come to boast that he’s taking Amanda to the cinema again. Oh no! Teo has decided that it’s not going to happen like that!
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Le Petit Chaperon Rouge
by Charles Perrault and Eglantine Bonetto
publisher: Chemins de traverse
« As Little Red Riding Hood passed through a wood, she met the wolf, who wanted to eat her… » Rediscover this traditional tale thanks to E. Bonetto’s illustrations, which under an apparent candour treat this story with humour and malice.
