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Baby Go!: France

by Vanessa Lee Christensen (text) & illus. by Audrey Lee
Gloo Bks. (Baby Go!: Bk. 5). Nov. 2025. 22p. Board $11.95. ISBN 9781962351287. Toddler-K
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Toddler-K–A few words (bonjour, joi de vivre, counting to cinq), places like Versailles, the River Seine, and famous spots (Tour Eiffel, Notre-Dame, etc.) are swirled like a dash of salt into an otherwise cheerfully bland text in tiny type and bright cluttered illustrations about France. It’s a part of the “Baby Go!” series (a separate title takes on Mexico) but the countries are mostly indistinguishable. What use this is should be left to individual caretakers but its role in libraries is limited.
VERDICT Board books are an inherently inviting form, but this title does not inspire travel, language skills, or even reading to the end.
Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Oct 01, 2025

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