Early Steps in French

Yoto Says: The perfect way to introduce your little one (and you!) to learning French — through catchy songs, lively speaking and engaging rhymes.

To learn French or any language with confidence means mastering its sounds, and knowing songs and rhymes from an early age helps children to do just that, totally naturally.

They listen, they sing, they repeat... and the sounds are reinforced every time.

Early steps in French takes us through a tuneful day in the life of a younger child, where we go to the park, are caught in the rain, look for animals in the woods, feed hens and meet other creatures through the charming songs, rhymes and spoken scenes.

Even the smallest listeners will enjoy the range of musical moods — from the gentle, nature-inspired Auprès de ma blonde to the exciting back-and-forth exchanges of Au feu, les pompiers ! and from the jolly melodies of C’est Gugusse avec son violon to the sleepy harmonies of Sainte Maritaine.

This is music for children that parents love too... with acoustic instruments, quality musicianship and high production values. So you can un-grit your teeth — while immersing your child in the sounds of French at their most language-receptive age.

With your card you'll receive an illustrated digital booklet containing all the words and lyrics with their English translations, alongside notes and activity suggestions for younger listeners.

Tracks included:

• Auprès de ma blonde / Beside my sweetheart
• On se lève / Getting up
• Ainsi font les petites marionnettes / That's what the little puppets do
• Où est Maman / Where's Mummy
• Tapent, tapent, petites mains / Little hands clap, they clap
• À Paris sur mon petit cheval gris / To Paris on my little grey horse
• On va au parc / Let’s go to the park
• Au feu, les pompiers ! / To the fire, firefighters!
• Au parc / At the park
• Coccinelle, demoiselle / Ladybird, young lady
• Le petit chat / The little cat
• Y'a une pie dans l’poirier / There's a magpie in the pear tree
• Vite, on rentre à la maison ! / Quick, back home!
• Cours, cours petit cochon / Run, run little pig
• On regarde la pluie / Watching the rain
• Il pleut, il pleut, bergère / It's raining, it's raining, shepherdess
• Il pleut, il mouille / It's raining, it's soaking
• Les flaques / The puddles
• Les petits poissons dans l’eau / The little fishes in the water
• La petite sieste / The little nap
• Sainte Maritaine / Saint Maritaine
• Après la sieste / After the nap
• C'est Gugusse avec son violon / It's Gugusse with his violin
• Toc, toc, toc / Knock, knock, knock
• Un, deux, trois, nous irons au bois / One, two, three, we'll go to the woods
• Dans le bois / In the wood
• Il court, il court, le furet / The ferret runs, it runs
• Les poules / The hens
• Quand trois poules vont aux champs / When three hens go to the fields
• L'omelette / The omelette
• La poulette grise / The little grey hen
• C'est l'heure du bain / It’s bathtime
• Allons dans nos lits / Let's go to our beds
• L'heure du coucher / Bedtime
• La fenotte / The young lass