The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres
This story serves up a delightful recipe for a children's book: take one adorable tale of Parisian mice who want to win the prize for the best cheese soup in France, add a full serving of the whimsical illustrations of Marie LeTourneau, mix in a dash of French language and a sprinkling of...
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This story serves up a delightful recipe for a children's book: take one adorable tale of Parisian mice who want to win the prize for the best cheese soup in France, add a full serving of the whimsical illustrations of Marie LeTourneau, mix in a dash of French language and a sprinkling of Parisian café culture, and voilà! We have The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Frères (Bistro of Seven Brothers).With many basic French words cleverly woven into the story, readers will absorb the language without even realizing it. There is a pronunciation guide at the front of the book, and directions in the back to this website for the famous cheese soup recipe!
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780974930367 (0974930369)
Publish date: April 15th 2006
Publisher: Tanglewood Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
The mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres published by Tanglewood Press written and illustrated by Marie LeTourneau with Danielle Reed Baty, is a beautiful children's story. I thank Netgalley for it.Pictures researched, with a special aristocratic touch to my point of view.The story is this one: Once upon...
I'll just admit it. I had seen this little book so many times on Netgalley and I thought the cover was really cute. Besides, thinking mice and cooking, I couldn't help but think of Ratatouille. And while the inside was also nice, it can best be read with (very) small children. They will probably e...
The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres is a charming and delightful picture book with the added bonus of teaching basic French vocabulary, focusing on restaurant related terms. The actual story of the Bistro of Seven Brothers is prefaced with a pronunciation guide that is very user friendly, as tested ...
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review. No other consideration was offered, expected or received. I knew from the cover that I was going to like this book, but I couldn’t imagine just how impressed with this book I would be. The artwork is very cute and ma...
of all the mice, the seven brothers all have their bit to do in making their father's famous cheese soup, but it is their young (and only) sister, Petite Michelle, who stays calm and saves the day when they have run out of the secret ingredient. the end result is a soup that's even better than it ev...
10 years ago
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