An accessible introduction to modern languages, these billingual readers retell the best loved fairy tales with parallel text in English and French. A picture book design supports simple, accessible text with just a few lines of text on each double page. Extra features include a handy word glossary at the back with key words or phrases from the story.The books would serve equally well to a native French child with English as a second or other language as well as literacy and comprehension teaching. The stories are told in 400 words and aimed at 5-7 year olds.