Children's Literature: French Authors


Figure 1.--A reader tells us about a beautifully illustrated book, Poupee de Bebe (The Baby's Doll) written by Mme Doudet, The illustrator is not identified. Perhaps it was Mme. Doudet. We know nothing about Mmme. Doudet at this time. Perhaps our French readers will be more familiar with her work. It was published in France (Presumably Paris) in 1900. The story is the marvelous adventures of a talking doll. The coloured illustrations show many examples of French children's fashions at the turn of the 20th century. It is a valuanle addition to HBC because it provides color information that is lacking in the black-and-white photography of the period. There are mosttly girls' clothing. We see several outfits for girls of different ages. The boys are dressed in navy blue sailor suits. In addition to the clothes we see shoes and hair style.

We do not yet have very much information on French authors of children's books. We have some information on French books portraying children, but we do not yet have much information on authors involved or the authots that have written books specifically designed for children. The Countess de Ségur (1799-1871) is viewed by many as the greatest authors of children's stories in the French language. Her father was the Russian Count Rostopchine. He had burned Moscow when it was seized by Napoleon's Grand Army in 1812. He at first wanted to burn Paris, but instead lived there for nearly 10 years. His daughter married the Comte de Ségur. [Mansel] Quite a few authors wrote for Sige de Piste, including Paul Berna, Serge Dalens, Jean-Louis Foncine, Guy de Larigaudie, and Serge Dalens. Marcel Marlier is a well known author of children's books especially girls' books during the 1970s-80s. Paul-Jacques Bonzon was born on August 31, 1908 in Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont, Manche, in Normandy. He was a teacher and school director for 25 years. He writes [? d?abord] books like "[? L?éventail] of Seville", "The promise of Primerose", etc. His books have been translated into 16 languages. Some of his books have been adapted for television,

Books

We do not yet have very much information on French authors of children's books. We have some information on French books portraying children, but we do not yet have much information on authors involved or the authots that have written books specifically designed for children.

Individual Authors

We have begun to develop some information about individual French authors of children's books. Our information is still limited. French readers are incouraged to send along informastion about their favorite authors.

Sources

Mansel, Philip. Paris Between Empires: Monarchy and Revolution, 1814-1852 (St. Martin's, 2003), 559p.







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