Customer Reviews
Uninspired, boring, painful - By: P. Cleary, 14 Nov 2007 
I am having trouble understanding the other reviews on this book & CD, as I found this book unbelievably contrived, with too much talking. There is a french lady who introduces each song, which totally spoils the flow, especially as she has a really fake syrupy way of speaking which is very grating.
I was so annoyed with the CD, I actually threw it away so my children (and others) would never be subjected to listening to it. I never do things like that normally, but I felt very passionately about this! If kids are bored & turned off to French early on, it may be hard work geting them interested again later on, by which time the damage has already been done.
I would recommend either Putumayo French Playground for a lively, contemporary, & really fun introduction to french, or the fantastic 'Songsin French for children' (on Amazon), which is a compilation of traditional nursery rhymes & has a charming Disney-style 1950's era sound.
lovely little cd and book - By: flapjack, 10 Jul 2007 
The CD is great for listening to natives speaking French, & for improving pronounciation. My two kids like listening to it. The words are a bit odd & sometimes complicated, they appear to be true French nursery rhymes & songs, rather than ones written specifically for children learning a foreign language - but this makes it stand out a bit from the rest. An English equivalent would be "One potato, two potato..." etc. Clearly spoken & sung words. Overall would definately recomend it.
Un, deux, trois - as easy as 1,2,3 - By: , 25 Jul 2003 
This is a well laid out & beautifully illustrated book. The reader is taken on a journey through different environments (farm, market, by the river etc.) each of which is brought to life by a selection of traditional French rhymes & songs. If at all possible you should also get the audiocassette which accompanies the book. The songs & rhymes are performed by native French speakers (children & adults) which encourages a good accent & the tunes are a wonderful memory aid. My children love it.
