Marie LeTourneau

The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres
Written and Illustrated by Marie Le Tourneau
with Danielle Reed-Baty

" What is a Christmas list without a mouse story? Some mice run a restaurant (The Bistro of the Seven Brothers). The illustrations are wonderful, the reader will pick up a few words of French, and there is a feminist-mouse (femousenist?) point made."

"It’s a language lesson and a cookbook, wrapped in the story about a team of Parisian chef mice—one dad, seven sons—who desperately want to win the coveted award for the best cheese soup in France. While the brothers turn the kitchen upside down, their sister, Petite Michelle, calmly pirouettes around the chaos and cooks up the winning recipe. The French words sprinkled throughout make this book fun to read aloud (a pronunciation guide is included for us Ugly Americans)"

New York Magazine - Top Five Children's Books Holiday Reading

"One of the best children's books ever...the lush illustrations are breathtaking."
                                                         Texas Family Magazine, Dec 2006

     "Treat young readers to a gustatory delight with The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Frères (Tanglewood Press, 2006, ages 3 to 8, $15.95)....With her lively text and expressive illustrations, Marie LeTourneau has created the recipe for a winning picture book, liberally spiced with French phrases and sprinkled with a helpful pronunciation guide."

                   Washington Parent Magazine - October 2006

     "With fanciful illustrations, an amusing gastronomical story and everyday French words and phrases effortlessly incorporated into a primarily English text, this is an engaging introduction to French culture and language. There's even a pronunciation guide and, on the publisher's website, a recipe for Chef Marcel's delicious cheese soup. Ooh la la!"

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