Read: Yes – If you speak French
Difficulty: II
Quick Review: A small book with a big, bright dose of happy!
Almost nothing makes me happier than traveling. It only seemed fit I bring this with to San Antonio.
Whenever I go to used bookstores, I like to look in the foreign language section. Books in French and Russian can be hard to find; especially ones I would like to read. I was in Kaboom Books, here in Houston, when I found this bright, little book.
Paroles de Bonheur can be translated as Words of Happiness. What isn’t there to like?
At only 57 pages long, Paroles de Bonheur is about as fast of a book as you can imagine. The pages are filled with quotes about happiness by famous people. Only three quotes are not by francophones, and those were translated into French, of course.
Every pairing of pages includes a quote and an illustration. I’m always drawn to bright colors, so this obviously had my attention from the very start. The quotes are well picked out
I love reading in French. I don’t do it as much as I would like. This is the perfect book to read when I’m missing the language. The quotes are beautiful, and it’s a reminder of how the language flows.
Title: Paroles de Bonheur
Editor: Albin Michel
Illustrator: Yves Got
Publisher: Pollina
Copyright: 1997
ISBN: 9782226090171
