Where's Our Mama? Où est Maman?

This has to be the most intriguing book I've reviewed for a while. The story of a little girl and boy lost in Paris which is told in both French and English is a rarity. There are simply not enough bi-lingual books of any sort for young children and certainly very few modern picture books. Unfortunately, this one is marred by the way the French text is printed in miniscule italics at the bottom of each page making it hard to read, in contrast to the English which is in bold print. However, the story is witty and lively and the illustrations, especially of the poor, frayed gendarme, are amusing. Well worth having as an indication to young children of the possibilities of another language.