Joanne has lived abroad for two years of her life and has always enjoyed going on holiday and exploring new places. As part of her University course she lived in Lyon in France where she studied marketing along with native French speakers. Lyon is a beautiful city and is well worth a visit if you have never been there before. Joanne also loves the South of France where she has many fond memories of lovely holidays there.

Which was the first book Joanne wrote for children learning French?

Cool Kids Speak French - Book 1 was the first book Joanne wrote in her range of books for children learning French. Since writing this great activity book she has gone on to write 22 other books for children learning French! One of Joanne's favourite French foods is pancakes, so in Cool Kids Speak French - Book 2 there is a section about ordering savoury or sweet pancakes! The drawings that appear in her books were all created by Joanne as she wanted to develop her own unique style for her books. Children remember more when they are enjoying themselves as they learn and the principal behind all her books in the French range is "Let's make learning French fun!"