Author Kim Chatel, whose Rainbow Sheep was winner of the 2009 Epic Children’s Fiction Award, uses an appealing story about a small horse, only six hands tall, to introduce common French words and phrases to early readers. Every page contains several French words with their English meanings placed along side those items in the pictures by illustrator Kathleen Bullock. In the back, there is a glossary which gives English and French animal sounds, the translation of some common French phrases used in the book, and the meanings of the names of the animals. Both my wife and I studied French in high school and used various books to introduce our boys to French when they were small. Clip-Clop, Tippity-Tap is a cute resource for this purpose.
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I liked that I learned some different words in French from reading “Clip-Clop, Tippity-Tap.” It was sometimes hard to figure out how to say them though. Even mom had trouble. Some of the words were easy to say like for bird in French it says oiseau (wazo). But some of the others where it says how to say it had things like buisson (bɥisɔ̃) for bush. I really didn’t have any idea what that meant in the parentheses. It sounds kind of like the word is spelled though. We did listen to how to say the words on the computer though for the ones I wanted to know. It was fun to learn new words. My favorite one we learned was poulet, which is chicken in French.
--http://www.readerviewskids.com/ReviewChatelClipClop.html

I think kids will love following Mini-moi's adventures and will certainly empathise with the little horse's desire to prove himself. His kind heart and helpful nature prompt him to offer help to all who need it, and at the end of a busy day, Farmer Yvette realises Mini-moi can do his own special work on the farm.
Clip-Clop, Tippity-Tap makes a perfect choice for parents with children who are learning French or parents who want their kids to know we live in a multilingual world. Children who love stories about animals will definitely be charmed by this tale of a tiny horse with a big heart.
--http://www.thebookchook.com/2011/03/childrens-book-review-clip-clop-tippity.html