Here’s a little mix of French and English picture books to practice your bilingual skills. Take a look at these books–you can find them in the Juvenile Fiction collection located on the 3rd floor of the OISE library.
Le Petit Prince: D’apres l’oeuvre d’Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Join The Little Prince on adventures to interesting planets in this graphic novel adaption of Saint-Exupery’s beloved story. French cartoonist, Joann Sfar’s edgy illustrations bring the classic story to life for a new audience. A perfect read for children and adults.
Written and illustrated by Montreal resident, Elise Gravel, this is the story of the incredibly strong, Antonio. Based on the true story of strongman Antonio Barichievich who immigrated to Canada in 1946, Gravel tells of Antonio’s amazing feats. He can lift a telephone pole holding 12 men with one arm! He can wrestle a bear!
A fun story that is delightfully illustrated.
Naughty Chester the cat is back with another funny tale written by him. Chester wants to write the most original story ever but is having trouble coming up with an idea. Annotated with sticky notes and comments from both Chester and the author Melanie Watt, this book humorously teaches a lesson on the creative process of writing.
A great book for those of you celebrating Thanksgiving this month. Franklin the turtle loves everything about Thanksgiving, except this year he’s a little sad that his grandparents won’t be able to join the celebration. So, Franklin decides to invite all his neighbours to dinner as a surprise for his parents and his parents decide to do the same! How will they find room for everyone?
