FV 022 : Marie Aubinais, the Author of “Petit Ours Brun” stories for French Children

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Meet Marie Aubinais, author of Petit Ours Brun stories. Every French toddler knows this famous childhood character! Marie will tell us how she became the author of Petit Ours Brun, how she chooses the topics of the stories, what inspires her and also what challenges she needs to take into account when writing for her very young audience. Last, but not least, Marie will also raise awareness about the importance of exposing children to books from an early age.

Episode Timeline

[04 min 24 sec] History of Petit Ours Brun: the birth of a childhood hero

[07 min 35 sec] How Marie started to write Petit Ours Brun stories

[09 min 36 sec] Marie’s source of inspiration

[10 min 54 sec] Understanding the emotions of young children

[13 min 03 sec] The letter to Santa story

[15 min 30 sec] Petit Ours Brun, a mirror image for toddlers

[18 min 02 sec] Finding new themes for the monthly stories

[19 min 36 sec] Christmas time: topics

[21 min 28 sec] Petit Ours Brun stories: from the magazine to individual books

[23 min 47 sec] Before writing: the research phase

[25 min 31 sec] Length of stories and typo

[27 min 50 sec] The challenges around illustrating the stories

[29 min 42 sec] The challenges around the choice of words and syntax

[34 min 20 sec] When the library meets the street

[35 min 35 sec] The importance of exposing children to books

Links & Resources

Site de Petit Ours Brun : http://www.petitoursbrun.com/

Page Facebook de Petit Ours Brun : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petit-Ours-Brun/147139478693654

French Voices, Episode 13 : Hitting the Road with French Books on Wheels : www.frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode13

Le Forum http://www.leforum.com.au

Page Facebook de la librairie https://www.facebook.com/leforumaustralia

Photos: Courtesy of Marie Aubinais and © Bayard Presse - illustration originale de Danièle Bour

© Bayard Presse - illustration originale de Danièle Bour

© Bayard Presse - illustration originale de Danièle Bour

Marie Aubinais at her desk, with a collection of Petit Ours Brun books

Some of the children who inspire Marie for new stories of Petit Ours Brun