La mer

My six-year-old asks for the sea creature story almost every night now, and I love that it sneaks in real facts about octopuses without feeling like a lesson. The French is simple enough that she follows along even though we're not a bilingual household.

The sea-themed stories are perfect for building French vocabulary around nature and the body — my students actually stay engaged the whole lesson. I wasn't expecting the social studies tie-ins to flow so naturally into conversation practice.

My kids ask for this every night now — the sections on sea creatures tied to the science lessons are their favorite. Being in French is a bonus for us at home.