What We're Reading

Here are a list of books related to Guernésiais that are available to borrow from Guilles Allès Library (local section), buy from the Press Shop or Guernsey Museum Shop in Candie Gardens, or buy online!

The Priaulx Library has a corner upstairs dedicated to Guernsey language.

Mes Prumieres paroles (my first words) en Guernésiais by Harry Tomlinson - this includes phonetic spelling of many words and expressions not currently available online. Please contact us on info@language.gg or 747264.

Warro! Let's Learn Guernsey's Language by Yan Marquis & Jo Dowding - this is a topic-by-topic introduction to the language and has an accompanying You Tube channel (also available to download for free from the end of this page).

Conversations in Guernsey French by Hazel & Harry Tomlinson - this includes phonetic spelling.  Available to buy from Guernsey Museum.

Des Poemes en Guernésiais by Renée Jehan - not written with phonetics but has a glossary at the back. Please contact us on info@language.gg or 747264.

The Collected Works of Marjorie Ozanne edited and translated by Ken Hill (2 volumes)  Buy online here.

P'tites Lures Guernésiaises  edited by Hazel Tomlinson - a collection of short stories, includes work by many authors including Helier d'Rocquoine.  Available to buy from Guernsey Museum.

Dictiounnaire Angllais-Guernésiais, 4th edition by Marie De Garis, 2012.  Available to buy from Guernsey Museum.

The Toad and the Donkey edited by Geraint Jennings & Yan Marquis - this is an anthology of literature from the Channel Islands, includes English translations.  Buy online here.

Folklore of Guernsey by Marie de Garis - this includes some fascinating stories, poems and expressions which use the language.  Available to buy from Guernsey Museum.

Glossary of Guernsey Place-Names by Marie De Garis - find out what your road name means.