Sheet 1 of 5
A mouse in the grass
A mouse in the grass: a free printable coloring page, from age 4. Sheet 1 of 5 in the “Une souris verte” series, in a meadow full of flowers.
The “Une souris verte” series to print
Five coloring pages built around “Une souris verte”, the French rhyme everyone in France knows by heart. The mouse crosses the grass, the school, the park and the beach, then goes home — one place per page, easy to tell as a story.
The five sheets of the series
Print them all and lay them out flat on the table. Same characters, same line, same song: it is a set, and you color it in any order you like.
Sheet 2 of 5
Hello, school
Hello, school: a free printable coloring page, from age 4. Sheet 2 of 5 in the “Une souris verte” series, with the big building and its yard.
Sheet 3 of 5
The park under the stars
The park under the stars: a free printable coloring page, from age 6. Sheet 3 of 5 in the “Une souris verte” series, with the swing and the slide.
Sheet 4 of 5
A turn along the beach
A turn along the beach: a free printable coloring page, from age 6. Sheet 4 of 5 in the “Une souris verte” series, with the palm trees and the waves.
Sheet 5 of 5
Heading back home
Heading back home: a free printable coloring page, from age 4. Sheet 5 of 5 in the “Une souris verte” series, outside the house and its garden.
More coloring pages from the same song
Drawings around the same song that are not part of the series: they take the refrain their own way. To print on their own, or to carry the series further.
A verse of the words
Une souris verte
Une souris verte,Qui courait dans l’herbe,Je l’attrape par la queue,Je la montre à ces messieurs
What it says: A green mouse is running through the grass; the singer catches her by the tail and shows her to some gentlemen.
The verses stay in French — they are what the child sings; next to each one, a plain-English gloss tells you what it says, so you sing the real words and understand every one of them.
What is in this series
- The song:
- Une souris verte, a traditional French nursery rhyme (14 lines)
- The sheets:
- Five, drawn on the theme of the song
- The ages:
- 4 – 5 years · 6 and up
- The themes:
- Storybook scenes · Animals · School · The park · On a journey · At home
- The seasons:
- Spring · Back to school · Summer vacation
The other series
Five sheets each, on the theme of its song.
Coccinelle demoiselle
5 sheets
A ladybug we watch fly away: the hand, the flower, the park, the school.
Petit escargot
5 sheets
The snail, his little house on his back, the rain arriving, and the head that comes out.
The series togetherThe words of the rhymesStorybook scene coloring pages