Petit Potam, French cartoons of a sweet little hippopotamus who drives the river ferry and also tells lovely stories. These French cartoons are available on DVD, with clips available on youtube, and they have a cute web site for kids. The sweet stories demonstrate loyalty, friendship and courage. Sam Sam is a 6-year-old good superhero “in training” living with his family and playing with his friends. It is available to watch on youtube, or to watch on DVD. T’choupi et Doudou (Charley and Mimmo in English), Canadian French cartoons from Quebec about a penguin family. Babar – The Classic Series Season One is available on DVD (with English and French audio options). Canada has produced a TV series of the famous elephant and there are many episodes of these French cartoons on-line. If you search on the Canadian amazon though, you can find many Caillou DVD options labelled “bilingual.”īabar is a character from a 1931 French children’s book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff. Although the original series aired in French, the DVDs sold in the US are not available with a French audio option (!?). It is also available on amazon as a DVD, and you can watch it on Netflix, or here on youtube.Ĭaillou is a beloved educational Canadian children’s television series about a little boy and his adventures with his friends and family.

Trotro (the donkey!), cute French cartoons recommended by 3 different families. They have a cute web site with additional activities, links to their apps, coloring pages, etc. There are several episodes on youtube, and you can also order as DVDs from amazon. Petit Ours Brun (Little Brown Bear), sweet French cartoons from the 1970’s, which are still popular today. This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you for your support! They are more or less in order from younger children to older children, with a preview of each on youtube: Here is a list of 12 favorite French cartoons (new and old, originating in France or Canada). (They usually love it, especially if I would show them in class:). So many readers piped in to share their children’s favorite French cartoons- we got suggestions from both native French speakers, and parents hoping to expose their kids to French! As I was searching for clips, my kids enjoyed checking out the videos- all are suitable for kids, though I frequently use children’s cartoons to teach teenage language learners.

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