A Francophile's diary
One of my favorite authors of books for very young children is Arnold Lobel. I’m exploring the nuances of French by translating his award-winning collection of fables. This week’s effort: The Bad Kangaroo (see the full series of translations here). As before, I did the first round of translation on my own (with reference works), …
I’m logging what I do each week to improve my French. Maybe it will motivate me to do more. No need to post the details here, but I’ll see if posting a skeleton log of my actions helps motivate me to keep it up. I’ll update this post over the week rather than make new …
One of my favorite authors of books for very young children is Arnold Lobel. I’m exploring the nuances of French by translating his award-winning collection of fables. This week’s effort: The Cat and His Visions (see the full series of translations here). As before, I did the first round of translation on my own (with …
One of my favorite authors of books for very young children is Arnold Lobel. His most famous works are the Frog and Toad series, though I’m particularly fond of two of his other books, Grasshopper on the Road and Uncle Elephant. Lobel also published an award-winning collection of fables aimed at a slightly older audience, …
I’m logging what I do each week to improve my French. Maybe it will motivate me to do more. No need to post the details here, but I’ll see if posting a skeleton log of my actions helps motivate me to keep it up. I’ll update this post over the week rather than make new …