The Premiere of the new DVDs for our Little Stars
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 [...]
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
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 [...]
We're in giggle stores!
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 [...]
About.com's Laura K. Lawless Review Little Pim French
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 [...]
Fun with Flashcards? Absolutely!
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 [...]
Little Pim at Home
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 [...]
There's an App for that! Little Pim Word Bag
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 [...]
Live From the American International Toy Fair
I’m blogging live from the American International Toy Fair! This huge four-day event draws companies from all over the world. The trade show features the newest and hottest products for children and is the largest conference in the Western Hemisphere. Thankfully, it’s held in New York, so we don’t have to travel to attend. The [...]
Bringing Bob to Life
One of the most fun parts of making Little Pim DVDs is going to the recording sessions when we bring our animated characters to life. We recently recorded the voice of Bob the Bobcat, one of Little Pim’s new friends. We all have a soft spot for Bob, an adorable furry wildcat with black trimmed [...]
Fox61 with Sarah French
This morning I had the exciting opportunity to be interviewed by Sarah French (a Little Pim-approved surname!) on the Fox61 Connecticut morning show about foreign language learning for kids. Sarah was interested in knowing why it’s so much easier for young children to absorb a new language and at what age they should start — [...]
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