Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday

Description

Learn French with Monsieur Roscoe in Jim Field's debut author/illustrator picture book. Monsieur Roscoe is off on his summer holiday, meeting friends and learning lots of new words in French along the way! Join Monsieur Roscoe as he camps, skis, sails and eats his way through France on the holiday of a lifetime! A fun and colourful picture book from the bestselling illustrator of Oi Frog! and The Lion Inside, Monsieur Roscoe will make learning French exciting for the youngest children. Each new word appears alongside its English translation, so readers can follow along with ease.

Jim Field is an award-winning illustrator, character designer and animation director. He has illustrated many bestselling children's books, including Oi Frog! (written by Kes Gray) and The Lion Inside (written by Rachel Bright). Jim is also the illustrator of the Rabbit and Bear series, J.K. Rowling's The Christmas Pig and his debut author-illustrator bilingual picture book, Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday. He lives near Paris with his wife and daughter.

a jolly travelogue and French language lesson...a sweet and accessible story with enticing pictures -- Alex O'Connell * The Times, Children's Book of the Week * rich in comic incident... rewarding to pore over -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week *