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Month: July 2021

Book review: Kylie the Crocodile in Paris by Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee

July 28, 2021 by Bethany Keats
Book Kylie the Crocodile surrounded by bougainvillea and a plush crocodile

Kylie the Crocodile lives in a canal in Paris. She used to live in an apartment with a Parisian lady until she grew too big and was released into the canal. Now, she enjoys people-watching and exploring the city’s sights at night when the city is quiet. I love a book that starts with a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: book review, books, France

Interview: A mother-daughter duo using books to bridge the Atlantic

July 5, 2021 by Bethany Keats
Two women hold a copy each of a children's book and smile at each other

Ongoing creative collaboration on children’s books across the Atlantic Ocean has helped bring Patti Lecron and her daughter Marianne Lecron closer together while achieving a family goal of leaving their children a literary, artistic, and entrepreneurial heritage.  Patti likes to say that curiosity brought her to France but it was a smile that kept her … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: books, France

Book review – A Genuine Little Mouse / Une Véritable Petite Souris, by PB Lecron

July 5, 2021 by Bethany Keats

Iris, the mouse wants to be the tooth fairy. That’s because, in France, the tooth fairy isn’t a fairy at all but a special mouse that collects children’s baby teeth when they fall out. A Genuine Little Mouse, written and illustrated by PB Lecron, and available in French as Une Véritable Petite Souris, is about … [Read more…]

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