Little Refrains - series

Funny, tender and visually engaging stories, with repeated refrains like nursery rhymes, for joyful reading with very young children.

 

The Upside Down Good Little King

The good little king turns everything upside down: his crown, his nose, his hair, his arms, his feet, his bottom… but it’s not very acceptable or practical not to be able to scratch yourself, to walk anymore, or even... to fart!

You have to do everything the right way up when you’re a good king — it’s not easy every day!

 

A Little Rabbit Hidden in the Garden

Little animals tease the farmer by hiding in his vegetable garden to gobble up his tasty vegetables. But the farmer is too busy trimming his moustache to find them… until a big crocodile turns up in the parsley!

A Surprising Mouse

A little girl finds, one by one, ‘mice’ of all different colours in the surrounding countryside and very proudly shows them to her whole family… But she’s mistaken — they aren’t mice at all! At last, she stops thinking that every animal is a mouse when she shows her friend the beautiful tortoise she has found. But this tortoise is grey and has whiskers…

 

Inspired by humourous French nursery rhymes, these stories can be read an enjoyed without knowing these songs.