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Tales from the workshop

French books and audio stories for kids

Classic fairy tales are reinterpreted in original ways—often with humor, irony, or a flipped perspective. These versions take creative liberties—changing characters, reversing roles, or using a satirical tone—to offer readers a fresh take on well-known tales, playing with the conventions of traditional storytelling.

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Tales from the workshop

Classic fairy tales are reinterpreted in original ways—often with humor, irony, or a flipped perspective. These versions take creative liberties—changing characters, reversing roles, or using a satirical tone—to offer readers a fresh take on well-known tales, playing with the conventions of traditional storytelling.

All the books of the theme Tales from the workshop are french books for kids available on Storyplay'r, with french audio version told by native speakers and, thanks to our reading module, we propose you for these stories a reading and pronunciation aid and a version adapted for dyslexics.
La vieille bique et les sept loustics
La vieille bique et les sept loustics
Annick has seven youngsters who play music. But for their neighbour Monique, there's a catch! A hijacked version of "The Wolf and the Seven Kids".
Ages 6-8
- 9 min
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Bou et les 3 zours
Bou et les 3 zours

Once upon a time there was a little Bou who lived in the forest with her maïe and her païe. One day she went camping in the forest to gather flora.

This book is deliberately written in a French that is not grammatically correct.

Ages 3-5
- 10 min
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Le Prince au petit pois
Le Prince au petit pois
Princess Toinon will be married as soon as she finds the prince with the little... The prince with the little what? With the little weight? The little whopper? The little pea?
Ages 6-8
- 9 min
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La masure aux confitures
La masure aux confitures

Today Arthur and Ursula have decided to live a great adventure. In the forest, they will find a hovel in full decay.

Ages 9-12
- 10 min
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C'est pour mieux te manger !
C'est pour mieux te manger !

"Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood..." Once upon a time?

Ages 3-5
- 7 min
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3 petites culottes
3 petites culottes
Horror! One morning, Jacquotte, Charlotte and Grabote can't find their panties! A drama to give you the shakes!
Ages 3-5
- 9 min
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Au fond des bois
Au fond des bois
Once upon a time, in the dark forest of tales, there was a lost child.
Ages 3-5
- 10 min
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Hamour noir
Hamour noir
Fifteen stories about wolves, a clever mix of love conquest and winks to fairy tales, all tinged with black humour.
Ages 6-8
- 13 min
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