French book lists for children

Christmas is undoubtedly a favorite time of year for children. Between tinsel, presents, and gourmet meals, magic, and enchantment are the order of the day! Let yourself be carried away by Santa’s reindeer by discovering our selection of French Christmas stories…

Also known as a fairy tale, the marvelous tale features magical, fairy-tale, or supernatural characters or events that are fully accepted and believable in the story, to the delight of the eyes (and ears) of little readers!

Suitable for children aged 10, this selection of French stories introduces budding readers to the novel genre. They will be able to discover reading independently and develop their taste for reading.

A selection of French stories for children aged 9: between adventures, friendship, and legendary characters, there are many encounters. A selection of pre-teen French novels suitable for children.

Olga et le cri de la forêt

by Laure Monloubou
publisher: Amaterra

Olga is 8 years old. She has already moved six times. The last one took her to a crooked house, flanked by multiple turrets. She starts tearing off the wallpaper in her new room to freshen it up and discovers a tiny locked door. On the other side, someone is trying to communicate. But who is it? Another mystery arises: Olga’s parents, who have gone for a walk in the nearby woods, are nowhere to be seen.

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Robinson d’après Robinson Crusoé

by Daniel Defoe, Alain Paraillous, and Hélène Chetaud
publisher: Amaterra

« The first night, Robinson slept in the shelter of a palm tree. The next day, in the company of the dog, whom he called Nestor, he set out to explore the island. Was it inhabited? By men? By ferocious beasts? He set off, armed with a rifle and a horn filled with gunpowder. »

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Hôtel Bordemer tome 1

by Fanny Joly and Christophe Besse
publisher: Fanny Joly Numérik

« In Dad’s hotel, everything is usually fine. But there are days when the world falls apart. That’s what happened when Mrs Simone, the cook, fell ill and Dad had to accompany her to the hospital, leaving me with a major problem: preparing lunch for the guests… » A collection of 11 novels!

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Cléopâtre

by Isabelle Wlodarczyk and Clémence Pollet
publisher: Amaterra

« Cleopatra watches the city from the palace windows. The spectacle is terrible. Ptolemy has stirred up the people against her and a civil war has broken out. The young woman stamps her feet, if she could, she would go and fight herself.
– We have to fight back, » she rages. This is my kingdom and I cannot let my brother humiliate me any further. »

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Ni lire, ni écrire !

by Yves-Marie Clément and Émilie Vanvolsem
publisher: Kilowatt

Zoé has just learned to read. That’s when she realizes that her daddy, Cedric, doesn’t know how. He can’t read?! Is it really possible to be an adult and not be able to read? But Cedric is a great daddy, he can do so many things!

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L’arbre de l’an bientôt

by Mathieu Redelspeger and Xavier Armange
publisher: Rêves bleus

Welcome to the world of the day after tomorrow! Cely has to attend the first lesson of the day with her friend Cyla. On the program: the « Museum of the Past ». There, the two children can see strange objects from the past. A little further on, they meet a talking a-r-b-r-e. Kept alive by robots, he tells them about a time when birds flew in the blue sky when people hummed songs…

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Heureux qui comme Ulysse ou le premier voyage

by Jean-Sébastien Blanck and Sebastian Giacobino
publisher: Alzabane

This novel takes you to the heart of the ancient Mediterranean and its legends… It tells the story of the long journey of a young cat from an island in ancient Greece, Ulysses, who, in spite of himself, embarks on a fisherman’s ship that gets lost at sea after a terrible storm. Ulysses and the sailors will have to search for the way back for almost 5 years, marked by trials and discoveries…

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A selection of French stories suitable for children aged 8. These French stories feature characters from mythology and everyday life and also some about not-so-well-known jobs. They allow children to learn how to read independently.

There’s nothing better for toddlers than to tell them a story to spark their imagination! Find our selection of French stories for children aged 3, to read and listen as many times as they want!

Mimi Cracra est un petit monstre

by Agnès Rosenstiehl
publisher: Chemins de traverse

Mimi Cracra was born in 1975 for the magazine « Pomme d’api ». This little girl with pink cheeks and brown hair, who is easy to identify with, takes us with humor into her daily adventures. Find the whole collection of Mimi Cracra!

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La disparition de Chou

by Stéphanie Demasse-Pottier and Élodie Perrotin
publisher: L’Étagère du bas

Lola is 3 years old and lives with her parents. There is also Chou, her koala blanket. These two form an inseparable duo. But one day, disaster strikes: Chou is nowhere to be found. He has disappeared! Lola and her parents are looking for him everywhere and put up wanted notices all over town. No answer and time passes… One day, cousin Bertrand, who lives abroad, calls to say that Chou is at home!

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Jalouse !

by Kouam Tawa, Didier Jean and Zad
publisher: Utopique

Here is an older sister who spends all her energy to be always the strongest, the fastest, the nicest, hoping to become the favorite of mom and dad. A funny and sensitive story about sibling rivalry, a universal subject that will speak to all brothers and sisters, as well as their parents!

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Petit amour

by Sandra Poirot Chérif
publisher: Points de suspension

A mother speaks to her unborn child. With tender words, she tells him how she feels and how much he is expected.

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L’anniversaire magique d’Édouard

by Laurence and Nicolas Van Gysel and Fabienne Pierron
publisher: Petite Fripouille

Edouard has invited his friends Coccinella, Mimi, Gaston, and Momo to his birthday party. During the party, he discovers a magic trunk in his attic that grants each of them a wish!

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Moi, je mange

by Nathalie Choux
publisher: Kilowatt

I eat this and you eat something else. So what? We love each other anyway! Find the whole collection on Storyplay’r!

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Oulala !

by Maria Jalibert
publisher: Points de suspension

A story without words, or almost without words, on a theme that has been seen over and over again: the pot! But Oulala! by Maria Jalibert, is still unheard of.

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A selection of French stories for children aged 4, made by us, for the greatest pleasure of the eyes and ears of the little ones… Make way for awakening and imagination!

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?

Discover our selection of 7 French stories for children aged 6 to read and listen, to develop your child’s taste for reading. Which story will you start with?

Discover our selection of French stories for children aged 7. From friendship to nature and mythology, our French stories are suitable for the age of the child for a first approach to novels to read alone.