|Posted by Rebecca Anderson on May 12, 2018 at 3:55 PM|
There are some wonderful books in English that are great for learning more about French or the Francophile culture. Click here to see my past blog about French books. You may find many of these books at Bonjour Mama bookstore in Kensington, MD. You may also order them through our local bookstore, Hoory 4 Books. Amazon. com or amazon.fr may have them too.
Paris up, up and away!by Hélène Druvert If you like shadow puppetry and Paris as much as I do, you would love this book. The original is in French.
Escargot. by Dashka Slater and Sydney Hanson
Everybody Bonjours! by Leslie Kimmelman and Sarah McMenemy
Paris, A book of shapes: by Ashley Evanson Combing architecture and shapes
This is Paris by Miroslav Sasek
Adele and Simon by Barbara McClintock A sister and brother walk home from school in Paris. The brother, Simon, keeps loosing his things around Paris, and on each page, there is a hide and seek to find the things he looses. Beautiful illustrations of different neighborhoods in Paris as well as a map showing where the brother and sister went on their walk.
Mission Paris by by Catherine Aragon A scavenger hunt guide when you take your children to Paris.
E is for Eiffel Tower by Helen L. Wilbur and Yan Nascimbene
Where is the Eiffel Tower? by Dina Anastasio
Gustave Eiffel's Spectacular Idea by Sharon Katz Cooper