Lucy Montgomery was born in Linton, Kent in 1955. After studying French and music at Homerton College, Cambridge she taught French at Dulwich College Prep School, Cranbrook and Hill House School, London before getting married in 1983 and moving to East Kent. In 1991 she opened an 'after school' French club called Ecole Alouette in a converted barn on the family farm. All her books have been written whilst teaching primary aged children the French language. Her great interests are Anglo French history, music, walking and visiting Scotland as much as possible.

• Pg 1 le ballon - un ballon Pg 2 le chat - deux chats Pg 3 le poisson - trois poissons Pg 4 le papillon - quatre papillons Pg 5 le lion - cinq lions Pg 6 le crabe - six crabes Pg 7 la fleur - sept fleurs Pg 8 la pomme - huit pommes Pg 9 la pelle - neuf pelles Pg 10 la glace - dix glaces Pg 11 le livre vert - vert Pg 12 le soleil jaune - jaune Pg 13 le train violet - violet Pg 14 la fraise rouge - rouge Pg 15 le lapin gris - gris Pg 16 le chien noir et blanc - noir blanc Pg 17 le tracteur bleu - bleu Pg 18 le cochon rose - rose Pg 19 la chemise orange - orange Pg 20 le cheval marron - marron