What is Little Linguists' Library?


Little Linguists’ Library ® is a series of engaging, easy-to-follow and beautifully illustrated storybooks to help you learn a foreign language with your child.


You and your own little linguist will be introduced to the foreign language in the same way you learned your mother tongue – in context and through stories.

This means that learning the foreign language can be easily incorporated into the busiest of days – just swap your usual bedtime story for a story from the Little Linguists’ Library®.

Books One and Two are now available in French and Spanish. Further languages and titles are planned to be added to the series later.

Our approach

Little Linguists' Library's approach is based on three core beliefs about learning a language:

1. Anyone can do it.
2. You should start as early as possible.
3. It should be fun.

The Little Linguists’ Library® series builds to teach you and your child the basics of a foreign language.

The stories follow the adventures of two friends - a little boy monkey and a little girl tiger. Through their adventures, they introduce a range of vocabulary based on the theme of the story. At the same time, general phrases useful for everyday conversation in the target language are also taught. Each book is accompanied by a free MP3 download of the story read by native-speaking professional voice actors.

Learning a foreign language gives children a head start in so many other areas of life, such as cognitive development, confidence building and developing empathy and cultural awareness. It has never been more important to teach our children the value of other people and their cultures. And what better place to start than by learning a language together?


About The Author

From my (partly successful) attempts to teach myself Welsh while at primary school, through my language studies at Oxford and up to today, I have always had a passion for languages. I am a qualified teacher and have taught French and Spanish in UK secondary schools. I now work as a private languages tutor and author.

When I started tutoring a 5-year-old in French several years ago, I quickly realised that most language-learning resources for young children were dry and uninspiring. They focused too much on individual words rather than helping children develop fluency in useful, everyday phrases—something I knew would be more beneficial as they continued their education.

That's why I founded Little Linguists' Library. My books are designed to be engaging and story-driven, making language learning a natural part of your child’s routine. Each story is crafted to introduce key phrases and vocabulary from the Key Stage 2 curriculum, giving your child a headstart on what they’ll encounter in school later.

I often hear from parents who say, “I’d love to learn a foreign language with my child, but I was rubbish at it in school and wouldn’t know where to start.” Little Linguists' Library makes it easy for parents, no matter their own language skills, to enjoy learning alongside their children. My goal is to inspire young learners and create language-learning families.

I live in the North West of England with my wife and two daughters. I enjoy sharing my love of languages with them through Little Linguists' Library.