Toutou dit tout

by Claude Boujon. Mon petit maître s'appelle Pierre. Moi, le petit chien, je m'appelle Toutou. À la maison ça ne va pas fort parce que Pierre est un... tireur de langue ! Pour un oui, pour un non ou rien du tout, il tire la langue... jusqu'au jour où Pierre a une petite soeur et tout rentre dans l'ordre sauf que...

Told from the witty, candid perspective of a faithful little family dog, Toutou dit tout is a delightfully humorous French picture book written and illustrated by renowned children's author Claude Boujon!

Toutou loves his young master, Pierre, but things at home have become tricky: Pierre has developed the terrible habit of sticking out his tongue at everyone—for any reason, or no reason at all! Frustrated parents and family chaos ensue, until the arrival of a baby sister completely changes Pierre's behavior... well, almost!

Filled with Claude Boujon’s signature expressiveness, charming retro illustrations, and playful narrative voice, Toutou dit tout tackles everyday childhood misbehavior and family dynamics with warmth and laughter. It makes a fantastic read-aloud for storytime at home or a lively guided reader in early French immersion and FSL (French as a Second Language) classrooms.

Key Learning & Classroom Highlights

• Everyday Conversational French: Natural dialog, high-frequency verbs, and relatable family scenarios that encourage reading fluency and conversational comprehension.

• Humorous Social-Emotional Growth: Sparks engaging classroom and family discussions about manners, habits, jealousy, and sibling arrival through gentle humor rather than preaching.

• First-Person Animal Perspective: The story is told entirely from the dog Toutou's point of view, making it a wonderful mentor text for teaching narrative voice and creative writing.

• Great for Emergent Readers: Accessible sentence lengths and expressive illustrations support comprehension for independent readers (grades 1–3) or read-aloud listening for younger audiences.

Paperback, 40 pages.