Having young kids at home during the coronavirus pandemic can be a challenge for any parent. With this in mind, we've rounded up a list of some of the best French TV series available for preschoolers on streaming platforms in the US.
From staples like Babar, Simon and Trotro, to the educational show Guess What?, and Ozie Boo!, which teaches little ones about protecting the environment, you're bound to find something to suit your mini TV critics!
Babar
Recommended for ages 5+
See the adventures of Babar, King of the elephants, his family and friends in this beloved series full of life lessons based on Jean de Brunhoff's classic book series.
Available on Tubi | Amazon Video | Google Play | YouTube | iTunes | Vudu
Bali
Recommended for ages 3+
Bali, a resolutely modern preschooler, lives a resolutely modern life in the big city. With a most un-stereotypical family, Bali faces the world inquisitively, sometimes shyly, never recklessly and always enthusiastically.
Available on Amazon Prime | Google Play | YouTube | iTunes
Gigantosaurus
Recommended for ages 4+
Rocky, Bill, Tiny and Mazu are four young dinosaurs growing up in the Cretaceous period. Life is always an adventure: new volcanoes are popping up all the time, enormous triceratopses roam free… and the big bad Gigantosaurus reigns over it all!
Available on Amazon Video
Guess What? (Devine Quoi ?)
Recommended for ages 2+
Timothy and Annabel are two playful rabbits who love having fun and sharing their adventures with children. Their favorite game is solving puzzles. But before they find the solution of each mysterious question, our heroes will meet lots of friends, collect clues and enter the Fantasy Land of Guesses as they leap into the kid computer.
Available on Apple TV | Amazon Prime
Manon
Recommended for ages 2+
Manon, the little queen of animals, lives on a farm and shares some funny and poetic adventures with all her friends: Bingo the dog, Melba the cat, Baz the Donkey and many others.
Available on Amazon Prime
Mia
Recommended for ages 2+
Mia is a six-year-old mouse who lives in the depths of a large house, with her Granny Mimi, her friends and neighbors. Inquisitive, daring and fearless, Mia gets excited by everything and anything: she wants to see, try and experience it all!
Available on Amazon Prime
Mini Wolf (Mini-Loup)
Recommended for ages 4+
Mini wolf and his fun-loving pals friends are always on the lookout for a new adventure even if it includes a little bit of mischief.
Available on Netflix
Molang
Recommended for ages 3+
Molang is an affectionate, humorous look at the relationship between an eccentric, joyful, and enthusiastic rabbit, and a shy, discreet, and emotional little chick. The series explores Molang and Piu Piu’s everyday life with warmth and humor.
Available on Netflix | Hulu | Amazon Prime | Disney Now | YouTube | Google Play | Hopster | KidStream
Ozie Boo! Save The Planet (Ozie Boo ! Protège ta planète)
Recommended for ages 2+
The Ozie Boo Team goes to school like all children around of the world… but their school is the Nature School.
Available on Amazon Prime
If you like it, you can also watch:
Ozie Boo! – Learn To Live Together - Available on Amazon Prime
Paprika
Recommended for ages 3+
Stan and Olivia – the amazingly different Paprika twins – use their boundless enthusiasm to turn everyday life into an extraordinary adventure.
Available on Netflix
Simon
Recommended for ages 3+
With his vivid imagination, Simon the rabbit searches for fun while learning about the importance of responsibility and communication.
Available on Netflix
Tales of Tatonka (Les Légendes de Tatonka)
Recommended age 4+
Meet Wanji, Nunpa, Yamni and Topa, four wolf-cubs who live with their parents Winyan and Wicasa amidst a wolf pack in the plains and forests of North America. Their friend Tatonka, the lone bison, initiates them to a world unknown to wolves: they will have to learn to live outside the family, sometimes in a hostile and totally surprising environment.
Available on Amazon Prime
Trotro
Recommended for ages 3+
Trotro is a little donkey with a head full of ideas. He knows exactly what he likes and doesn't like. He's a positive and engaging hero, with whom young children will easily identify.
Available on Amazon Prime
Zou
Recommended for ages 3+
Zou, a little five-year-old zebra, lives in a town inhabited only by zebras. He and his extended family live in a large house right next door to his best friend, Elzee. He is an imaginative and inquisitive foal, and he’s now old enough to start becoming his own person!
Available on Amazon Prime
And don't forget Tivi5MONDE!
TiVi5MONDE is America's first and only 24/7 French language children's network delivering cartoons, educational shows, animations and teen series - the ideal destination for the kids ages 4- 12! Kids' favorites include Calimero, Oui Oui, Il était une fois...L'Homme, Belle et Sébastien, Chasseurs de dragons... Visit www.tivi5mondeusa.com to learn more.
