PagineTingi et les vaches
A free picture book in French from Global Storybooks
Tingi et les vaches 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 3.0
- Price
- Free — read online, nothing to download
About this book
Tingi et les vaches 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 3.0 licence, which is why it is free to read.
How it begins
Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère. Il gardait les vaches avec elle. Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent. Ils emmenèrent les vaches. Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent. Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir. Puis les soldats…Opening lines quoted from the openly licensed book (CC BY 3.0).
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 “Tingi et les vaches” free to read?
Yes. “Tingi et les vaches” 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 3.0).
What language is “Tingi et les vaches” in?
It is written in French. Pagine has 124 free children’s books in French.
What age is “Tingi et les vaches” for?
It is best for ages 5–8. Younger children can enjoy it read aloud.
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Get the free app →Credits: Tingi et les vaches — . fr, Level ?. From Global Storybooks (global-asp.github.io/storybooks-rwanda). CC BY 3.0. · Page updated October 2026