BYE BYE BUNNY

"Toute sortie est une entrée quelque part ailleurs..."

In the words of the very prolific playwright and screenwriter, Tom Stoppard, "Every exit is an entry somewhere else..." 

Stoppard has the distinction of being the first foreign playwright to have one of his works performed at the Comédie Française during his lifetime. His play, Arcadia, had been translated into French and performed in 1998 to a receptive Parisian audience. The Comédie Française was founded in 1680 by decree of Louis XIV.

The above exit sign shows the way out of one of my favorite places to walk for kilometers on end, l'Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup. 

Vocabulary

un lapinou:  a bunny

un lapereau:  a young rabbit

une lapine:  a female rabbit, a doe

Meet Papa Lapin

Papa Lapin is the central character of a series of original French fairy tales written by my daughter, Marianne Lecron. The latest adventure of this intrepid and kind rabbit is Le Lapin à la recherche du Printemps. Intrigue and surprise to delight all ages, with ink and aquarelle illustrations. Available also in English, The Rabbit in Search of Spring. Both books are sold on Amazon, click on titles to have a look!

              

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BURSTING OUT

 Le printemps éclate partout !

Spring is bursting out all over the place!

Photo taken at l'Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup

It's a perfect time to read in French, or in English, a new children's story by Marianne Lecron,

Le Lapin à la recherche du Printemps, or The Rabbit in Search of Spring. Both books are available on worldwide Amazon sites.  Click on the titles to take a Look Inside!

©2021 P. B. Lecron

SAFETY FIRST

 La sécurité d'abord

A life saving buoy on the banks of a large pond at the Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup. The 495-acre arboretum, with more than 2,500 plant species, is a part of the royal estate of Versailles. Distinguished with the French label as a "Jardin Remarquable," it has one of the richest collection of trees in Europe.

 

Vocabulary

une bouée de sauvetage:  a life buoy

un étang:  a pond

©2021 P. B. Lecron

CHAT ET SOURIS

 

It's worth repeating: reading an illustrated children's book in French is a fun and easy way to enhance your language learning. Reading aloud is even better! Une Véritable Petite Souris is a new and original fairy tale that I wrote myself in French, as well as illustrated. The story is about the French equivalent of the Tooth Fairy, known as la Petite Souris des dents de lait.

©2021 P. B. Lecron

A RACE AGAINST TIME

Une course contre la montre

It's been a race against time the past three months to write, illustrate, and publish my new children's story about the French tooth fairy--before my six-year-old Franco-American grandson loses a tooth for the first time! In France, the tooth fairy is a mouse, la Petite Souris! 

Vocabulary

une dent de lait : a baby tooth, a milk tooth

  Available on worldwide Amazon sites. Click here to take a peek!

©2021 P. B. Lecron