If you want to read and write in French, one of the first things you should learn is the alphabet. Fortunately, French has the same 26 letters as English. Unfortunately, most of the names of letters are pronounced differently, as are many of the sounds.
One Third Stories is a monthly box subscription with a language-learning twist. Each month features a story that starts out in English, then gradually adds French words until by the end, the entire story is in French.
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, features the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge in a wonderful holiday story. This excerpt has been adapted and translated for beginning French students and also includes audio.