Mes 10,000 mots (1976)

A dictionary for children. Their first 10,000 words (!) Each word and expression has a sentence or two to contextualize it.

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Sempe – Tout se complique

I have several books by Sempé – don’t really know where I acquired them. But here they are in all their glory. Sempé is known for Le Petit Nicolas, a series of stories about a boy named Nicolas and his adventures with other childhood cronies. It seems to be autobiographical. The style of his drawings are very much prized by the New Yorker Magazine.

Tout se complique is part of his earlier work.

700 French Idioms

Here is a fun book – a study of the 700 most frequent idioms of the French language.

700 French Idioms

Here is a fun book – a study of the 700 most frequent idioms of the French language.