PagineLa chanson de Sakima
A free picture book in French from Global Storybooks
La chanson de Sakima is a picture book in French for ages 5–8 that you can read free online in Pagine — no download, no cost.
📖 Read it free →- Language
- French
- Publisher
- Global Storybooks
- Reading level
- ages 5–8 · kindergarten to 2nd grade
- Source
- Global Storybooks
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Price
- Free — read online, nothing to download
About this book
La chanson de Sakima is a short illustrated picture book in French. It is written for ages 5–8, so it works as a read-aloud for little ones and as practice for children learning to read in French. The book comes from Global Storybooks and is shared under an open CC BY 4.0 licence, which is why it is free to read.
How it begins
Sakima vivait avec ses parents et sa petite sœur, qui avait quatre ans. Ils vivaient sur la terre d’un homme riche. Leur hutte à toit de chaume était située au bout d’un rang d’arbres. Quand Sakima avait trois ans, il…Opening lines quoted from the openly licensed book (CC BY 4.0).
Reading together in French
- Read it aloud first, pointing at the pictures; then let your child “read” the pictures back to you.
- Ask open questions: what happened, how did the character feel, what would you do?
- Growing up with two languages? Talk about the story in whichever language feels easiest — the understanding carries over.
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Frequently asked questions
Is “La chanson de Sakima” free to read?
Yes. “La chanson de Sakima” is free to read online in Pagine on any phone, tablet or computer — no payment and nothing to download. It is openly licensed (CC BY 4.0).
What language is “La chanson de Sakima” in?
It is written in French. Pagine has 124 free children’s books in French.
What age is “La chanson de Sakima” for?
It is best for ages 5–8. Younger children can enjoy it read aloud.
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Get the free app →Credits: La chanson de Sakima — . fr, Level ?. From Global Storybooks (global-asp.github.io/storybooks-rwanda). CC BY 4.0. · Page updated October 2026