This book list is based on the Pigeon Post essay Liberté, égalité, fraternité from July 7, 2007. These are books by French authors, Americans of French heritage, are set in France or cover French history. What are your suggestions?
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Reader
Young Adult
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans |
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The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop |
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Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop |
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Stone Soup by Marcia Brown |
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Bonsoir Lune by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd |
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The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff |
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Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff |
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Babar's Museum of Art by Laurent de Brunhoff |
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The Hare and the Tortoise by Jean de la Fontaine and Ranjit Bolt and illustrated by Giselle Potter |
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Puss in Boots retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone |
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Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew |
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Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Fred Marcellino |
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Cinderella by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Marcia Brown |
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Little Red Riding Hood and other stories by Charles Perrault and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson |
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The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Sally Holmes |
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Cajun Alphabet by James Rice |
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This is Paris by Miroslav Sasek |
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Max Et Le Maximontres (Where the Wild Things Are in French) by Maurice Sendak |
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The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Marc Simont |
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Many Moons by James Thurber and illustrated by Marc Simont |
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Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and illustrated by Marc Simont |
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The Stray Dog by Marc Simont |
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Eloise in Paris by Kay Thomoson and illustrated by Hilary Knight |
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Eloise a Paris (in French) by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight |
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Anatole by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone |
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Cajun Night Before Christmas by Trosclair and illustrated by James Rice |
Independent Reader
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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo |
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Fables by Jean de la Fontaine and illustrated by R. de la Neziere |
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The Adventures of Tintin by Herge |
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Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse |
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
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Le Petite Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and illustrated by Paul Wright |
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Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne and illustrated by Barry Moser |
Young Adult
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Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch |
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The Song of Roland by Glyn Burgess |
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Papillon (in English) by Henri Charriere / Jean-Pierre (INT) |
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas |
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The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas |
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas |
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The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth |
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Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo |
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Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory |
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The Necklace and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant |
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Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
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Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
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Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
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The Song of Roland by Dorothy Sayers |
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Desiree by Annemarie Selinko |
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Henry V by William Shakespeare |
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The Friend of Madame Maigret, Inspector Maigret Series by Georges Simenon |
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The Yellow Dog, Inspector Maigret series by Georges Simenon |
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The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman |
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A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman |
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Mysterious Island by Jules Verne and illustrated by N. C. Wyeth |
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