This lovely picture book introduces kids to Julia Child via her cat, Minette. Wonderful vocabulary (including lots of French words--pronunciation guide in the back), beautiful illustrations by Amy Bates, and even great Afterword and Notes sections talking about source. This book will delight anyone who is interested in cats, food,...
The lush Loire Valley, fragrant pain au chocolat, soaring Eiffel Tower, and haute couture may be thousand miles away. A good read for the Francophile is not.
Beacoup fiction, travelogues, and memoirs abound with French and Parisian themes: