'Behind the Scenes' Articles

Today is Bastille Day, or as the French say, le 14 juillet. On July 14th, 1789 the Bastile prison was stormed and the French Revolution officially began. If you’re lucky enough to be in Paris today you’d be enjoying fireworks, parties, and an incredibly jovial environment.
Today is the perfect excuse to use the French word [...]

Everyone at Little Pim is very excited about the World Cup games taking place right now in South Africa. And it’s not just because the Fifa mascot bears a striking resemblance to Bob the Bobcat of Little Pim Volume II.

It’s always amazing to see some of the world’s best soccer players take to the field [...]

Little Pim is definitely a world traveler! Check out these photos of our DVDs being proudly displayed in one of our Australian retailers.
Did you know that most Australians take a year or two off to travel between high school and college? Australia is a diverse cultural landscape and its children speak a variety of languages. [...]

Yesterday Little Pim’s crew and I showed our new DVDs to some of the young stars who helped bring Little Pim 4, 5 and 6 to life. We drove to upstate New York to Hanover Farm and revisited the beautiful scenery that served as a backdrop during filming.

The children were so excited to be at [...]

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Today commemorates the unexpected 1862 victory of the Mexican army over the French army in the battle over the city of Puebla. I’ve compiled some Spanish vocabulary words that follow the theme of today’s festivities.
La batalla – battle
La revolucion – revolution
La bandera – flag
El heroe – hero
La independencia – independence
La victoria – [...]

This Sunday I went to the grand opening of the newest giggle store, which just opened its doors on the Upper West Side in Manhattan.

The store is chock full of beautifully selected colorful toys, clothes, baby products and gifts. My 5-year old was the first to win our “treasure hunt” by finding the Little Pim [...]

Widely respected French language expert, Laura K. Lawless, reviewed Little Pim on her About.com page. Laura is the author of seven language books; three in Spanish, four in French. Her fourth book, Intermediate French For Dummies was published in 2008.

I received a personal email from Laura this morning letting me know the review had gone [...]

Lately I have been making up games with the Little Pim French Word & Phrase cards to help my son Emmett learn new French vocabulary words. When we leave the house, I grab about 10 cards from the 60 in the Little Pim deck and carry them with us in the sturdy Little Pim box [...]

Language learning doesn’t begin and end for me at the office. I grew up bilingual in French and English and am passionate about passing on le français to my two children- Emmett and Adrian. Here’s a cute video I shot last week of them counting in French while playing in the kitchen one morning…
Seeing them [...]

I’m proud to announce our first iPhone Application or App: Little Pim Word Bag! Now parents can help their toddlers or preschoolers learn Spanish or French words on the go using an iPhone or iPod Touch.
By marrying beautiful graphic design, our signature music, and the always lovable Little Pim panda, Little Pim Word Bag has already become a [...]