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The ogres

French books and audio stories for kids

Just like dragon stories, tales of ogres are classics in children's literature. Emblematic characters of fantasy literature as well, ogres are very often represented as giant monsters, like the famous Gargantua, feeding on fresh flesh and devouring lost children. 

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Discover the ogre stories to read and listen to thanks to the audio versions we offer on our digital library Storyplay'r. Carefully recorded by our storytellers, our ogre stories will delight your children who are eager for new reading material. 

"Jack and the beanstalk", "Little Thumb" are the most famous tales featuring ogres. Often retold, rewritten or adapted for the cinema, these tales and the figure of the ogre have become staples of children's literature. The character of the ogre, generally considered to be frightening and evil, is renewed by being given new character traits such as joie de vivre and curiosity. This is notably the case of Max in "Le petit Ogre". Living in Paris, Max takes advantage of the summer to give free rein to his every whim in a capital emptied of its inhabitants.

The ogres

Just like dragon stories, tales of ogres are classics in children's literature. Emblematic characters of fantasy literature as well, ogres are very often represented as giant monsters, like the famous Gargantua, feeding on fresh flesh and devouring lost children. 

Discover the ogre stories to read and listen to thanks to the audio versions we offer on our digital library Storyplay'r. Carefully recorded by our storytellers, our ogre stories will delight your children who are eager for new reading material. 

"Jack and the beanstalk", "Little Thumb" are the most famous tales featuring ogres. Often retold, rewritten or adapted for the cinema, these tales and the figure of the ogre have become staples of children's literature. The character of the ogre, generally considered to be frightening and evil, is renewed by being given new character traits such as joie de vivre and curiosity. This is notably the case of Max in "Le petit Ogre". Living in Paris, Max takes advantage of the summer to give free rein to his every whim in a capital emptied of its inhabitants.

All the books of the theme Ogres are french books for kids available on Storyplay'r, with french audio version told by native speakers and, thanks to our reading module, we propose you for these stories a reading and pronunciation aid and a version adapted for dyslexics.
La famille Ogre
La famille Ogre
You already know the Ogre from Tom Thumb, the one from Puss in Boots! You will love the rest of the family. Unless the youngest is still in your way...
Ages 9-12
- 6 min
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Le petit ogre
Le petit ogre

Max is a little boy like no other: he is an ogre who lives in Paris. When summer arrives and the capital is empty of its inhabitants, he can finally give free rein to his every whim! He likes to build gigantic sand castles in the Tuileries gardens, the ring road becomes a giant circuit for his remote-controlled cars, in short his imagination has no limits!

Ages 3-5
- 7 min
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Le nouvel ogre mondial
Le nouvel ogre mondial

When you're a real gourmand, how can you be satisfied with just one child a year? Leaving his parents, the little ogre takes off to conquer the world and its inhabitants. A world tour for little children that ends well, of course.

Ages 6-8
- 8 min
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Le dragon qui crachait n'importe quoi
Le dragon qui crachait n'importe quoi

One morning, Bernard the dragon stops breathing fire and decides to find out what kind of spell has been cast on him.

Ages 6-8
- 11 min
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La Quête des sept sorciers
La Quête des sept sorciers

A fantasy novel written by a class of second graders and their teacher.

Mortilius Jacks, the greatest wizard, is dead. He has divided his soul into 7 precious stones. Emeline, his wife, is in charge of finding 7 wizards to gather the stones and bring Mortilius back to life.

Using their powers, the young recruits will have to face fierce creatures and solve terrible riddles. Legendary dragons, raging wolves, flaming phoenixes... They will encounter incredible encounters along the way, guided by unfailing courage and determination.

Will they succeed in their quest?

Ages 9-12
- 3h14
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Poupée de sucre
Poupée de sucre

"This tale, told throughout the Middle East in different versions, is about initiation. Not the little one, but the big one, the real one, the one that turns the monster into a human." "The illustrations set a funny, light-hearted tone to this potentially scary tale of devouring."

Ages 6-8
- 8 min
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Petit ogre veut un chien
Petit ogre veut un chien
In this book, designed with the help of associations and dyslexia professionals to make it easier to read for dyslexic children and those who are new to reading, we meet a Little Ogre who wants an animal to play with. But beware! Will his Daddy Ogre be able to control his hunger?
Ages 6-8
- 10 min
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Les ogres sont des cons
Les ogres sont des cons

The problem with ogres is that they think with their bellies, preferably full. And when it comes to filling it, they don't think further than their bellies!

Ages 9-12
- 6 min
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L'ogre fait sa toilette
L'ogre fait sa toilette
A sheep and a pig are being chased by a hungry ogre. Trying to save themselves and seeing no other way out, the two friends stop running and offer the ogre a deal. You can eat us, but first you must wash yourself. The ogre accepts. Poor guy, he doesn't know what he's gotten himself into.
Ages 3-5
- 7 min
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Le fennec le plus menteur du monde et encore plus d'histoires...
Le fennec le plus menteur du monde et encore plus d'histoires...

A skeleton, a princess, a child, a troll, a witch, compete to be respectively the most playful, talkative, boring, moronic and coquettish in the world!

Ages 9-12
- 2h09
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Petite histoire pour effrayer les ogres
Petite histoire pour effrayer les ogres

Mr. Ogre and Mrs. Ogre lead a peaceful life, gorging themselves on children. One day, Mrs. Ogre, always concerned with being the latest fashion, buys a handbag made of genuine crocodile skin. At the same time, strange phenomena begin to occur in their home...the ogres are no longer safe!!A story with many twists and turns that will please children but much less...the big bad.This album was nominated for the 2018 Lancemots Favourite Books Award, was a finalist for the Prix Espiègle, Primary School Library category (ages 5-11), 2018 and a finalist for the Prix Philippe Béha, Children's Album category, 2019.

Ages 6-8
- 10 min
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Le Mangeur de sons
Le Mangeur de sons
"I am an ogre. But not just any ogre: I am a sound-eating ogre! I eat all sounds, because to my ears they are all good! I devour laughter when it runs out, anger as big as thunder. I swallow the crashing of airplanes and the purring of your kittens. I sip the gurgling of bottles and whisper them in your ears! I crunch noises and rattles, I suck sounds like candy! "The beautiful story of an ogre who eats all the noises of everyday life. But what happens when the noise pollution becomes too much?
Ages 6-8
- 8 min
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L'île aux animaux étranges
L'île aux animaux étranges

In her little room, Zélita is bored. But soon, a white bird pecks at the window and takes her out of her reverie...

Ages 9-12
- 11 min
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L'ogre dévoreur de livres
L'ogre dévoreur de livres

The books have disappeared from the Free and Laughing Kingdom. What if the ogre stole them? The Prince offers a reward to the one who will bring them back. But who will dare to face the terrible book-eater?

Ages 6-8
- 11 min
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La bonne soupe de l'ogre
La bonne soupe de l'ogre

Are you hungry, ogre? Come with me to explore the vegetables in the garden. We're going to make a delicious soup! This is the third adventure of the ogre and his friend Margotte, following "The Ogre, Margotte, and the Galette" and "The Ogre's Carnival."

Ages 3-5
- 7 min
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