This is a whimsical work which compiles useful, and odd, phrases in actual French. Asking for a mosquito net ("Je veux une moustiquaire") is followed up by the very useful old standby, "Je cherche la salle de bain" ("I am looking for the bathroom"). The book gives English language translations as well as phonetic guidelines (e.g., "oo-vray lah fuh-netr'" for "Ouvrez la fenetre").

The illustrations by Irene Haas are reminiscent of the style of Maurice Sendak, with two young children, a boy and a girl, wandering around Paris, visiting the Eiffel Tower, and complaining about cold chicken ("Mon poulet est froid").

C'est tout! ( )

A funny story of a Paris adventure told in a series of "useful phrases" with their French translations. ( )