BookCloud
French · Français
French children's books, read aloud — the same story in French and the language your child is growing up in.
The library shelves near you don't always hold French. BookCloud does: a free, ad-free children's library of openly-licensed and public-domain stories, in French and the other languages your family speaks.
Any book can be switched between languages, page by page: the same illustrated story in French and your family's other language, narrated so your child can listen as they read. Read tonight in français; tomorrow in the other. Bonne nuit.
Why we built it
French bedtime stories, wherever you live.
Your child speaks French with you and the local language at school. The same book in both, with the same illustrations and characters, keeps each language close.
Add your family's languages and switch a book between them, page by page. The library is growing language by language — stories you can read together, or your child can listen to alone.
Who it's for
For families who carry French with them.
French families abroad. In London, New York, Berlin or Dubai, your child lives the day in another language and comes home to yours. The same story in French and in theirs keeps both close.
Mixed-language homes. One parent speaks French, the other a different language. One book, both languages — each of you reads in your own.
Families learning together. Maybe French is a language you're learning rather than one you grew up with. Each story is read aloud, so your child can listen and you can learn alongside them.
Safe by design
A reading product, not an attention product.
Reading time should be calm time.
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No ads. Not in the books, not between them, not anywhere your child can see.
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No games. No points, no streaks, no reward loops.
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No price. Free, with no subscription and no upsell.
Get the app
Bring French stories home.
BookCloud is free, on the App Store and Google Play. Open the library, read together, and switch between French and your family's other language book by book. If you're a native French speaker who could help review a translation, or you want to tell us what your family is missing, say hello.
