Customer Reviews

10 reviews

• Claire

  Such a lovely book with cute illustrations and an uplifting storyline. Great way to get kids interested in other languages from a young age. Brilliant addition to any home book shelf or school class book corner.

• Chris

  This is an enchanting story with attractive illustrations which I am sure will catch the imagination of my grandchildren! It's a really fun way to introduce French at an early age; I think it can work on many levels for the very young through to independent learners in school. The story will appeal to pre-schoolers and will engage older children to try out the new vocabulary. Highly recommended!

• Mrs B J Williams

  This is a great book. It is an excellent start for both young children and those into Years 3/4 who are beginning their curriculum journey into learning French. For younger children the pictures are engaging and the explanations on how to pronounce the words is fantastic. For older children, although they may know some of the words, the message of ‘striving’ to ‘have a go’ at something outside your normal comfort zone is a thread throughout. It shows that challenging yourself is a value you should foster. Well done to Katy (and Scruffy!) for such a super book- I look forward to the next one, as do my class!

• VF Va de Wiel

  Such a lovely book! Bought for my 7-year-old daughter and she really enjoyed it. There is help with the correct pronunciation of the French words which is great for children (and adults!) to build up their confidence. It is a lovely story about Scruffy and his helpful friend Whiskers the cat, with beautiful illustrations. Would highly recommend!

• E Walsh

  My year 3 class are just beginning to learn French and thoroughly enjoyed this delightful picture book which encourages children to develop their French conversational skills. A really clever concept.

• Catherine M Gallagher

  Great book for encouraging young children to feel confident in having a go at speaking French. Useful, basic phrases for holidays. This book is really building confidence for my son. Very cute, well written & beautifully illustrated. Would highly recommend!

• Stella Barker

  My love affair with France started when I was very young and although I was very keen to learn the language translating what we learnt in the classroom setting to real-life was tricky. We now look forward to younger members of the family coming out to visit us in the South or France so we will definitely have a copy of 'Speak Scruffy' on the shelf to help them learn french the easy fun way.

• Helen Netherton

  A beautifully, well - written book in its own right, but with the added bonus of being really useful in introducing and helping children to learn a new language. It's gorgeous illustrations and adventurous story, with Scruffy the dog as the star, make it super fun to read. The kindness of his friends in encouraging him to have a go is a lesson in itself and will build children's confidence to try it too. I love the "Pronunciation Help" sections which make it so easy to speak the language. I highly recommend this book and can't wait to see more adventures with Scruffy!

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