Max et Mathilde is an exciting range of children's picture books which are designed to help children speak French. Each book comes with its own CD with Max and Mathilde speaking the simple phrases in the book and singing the fun songs.

Children can easily absorb useful snippets of French as children dip into Max et Mathilde's world - at home, on holiday, and out and about! The books are designed in a straightforward 3-tier system - word, sentence or simple dialogue, which allows children to absorb French in a natural, easy way.

This series has been assessed by an educational consultant who confirms that this series will be perfect supplementary material for Key Stage 2 students who are learning French.

Visit the Max et Mathilde website to read more about the books, play games and download activities.

Reviewer: RM

'A great book to introduce young children to the French language. The simple story is nicely illustrated and the book also includes a list of useful phrases related to shopping, the numbers 1 to 20, and a song based on the story. All of these are also featured on the cd, which is nice and clear and easy to listen to. The 6 tracks allow you to either listen to the content of the book in French with an English translation line by line, or just in French with a pause after each sentence to give you the opportunity to repeat the phrase. My six year old enjoyed it and asked if there were any other books about Max et Mathilde, always a good sign.'