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Post by parisianfields on Jun 14, 2010 20:09:18 GMT -5
We want to know what French children (especially young girls) read. The English have a vast repertoire of children's stories, the Americans have Little Women and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and all that, and Canadians have Anne of Green Gables. What do the French have? Is Gigi considered a role model? We considered some differences on our blog: awomansparis.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/gigi-meets-anne-of-green-gables/Any ideas? |
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Post by phread on Jun 15, 2010 0:24:46 GMT -5
French chidren don't know Gigi exist. At least none of the ones that hang out here. They read those vampire books and Judy Blume and pretty much the same as an American kid. They've all been translated.
Youth Lit does not have as large a repetoire here as in the US.
La Fontaine they memorize in school. Barbar, they have the books, but that is much younger and TinTin, yes but Asterix et Obelisk more so.
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Post by sunshine817 on Jun 15, 2010 2:08:17 GMT -5
Harry Potter is still seen around -- the most popular of late is the Percy Jackson series (by American author Ric Riordan), based on what I see the girls at school carrying around. I've never once seen a copy of Gigi.
BD seem to be the most popular of all.
Phread, do your girls have to memorize tons and tons of poesy? Every week, we have at least one poem to commit to memory.
And at the high school level? Oh yes, the vampires. I gained lots of cred with the girls when I commented on a conversation they were having about the vampire series that indicated I'd read them.
It's difficult to even find Babar (even though the author lived not far from where I live now) - and Madeleine is nonexistent in any but tourist shops.
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Post by parisianfields on Jun 15, 2010 15:00:17 GMT -5
What/who is "BD"? (I probably should know but can't figure it out.)
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Post by luckyluc on Jun 15, 2010 16:02:02 GMT -5
BD or Bédé are Bandes Dessinées or Comic book in English. From my youth I remember waiting for the next Tintin and the next Astérix, but my mother would hide them for the next rainy day. I also like Spirou who came with a special gadget every month and Gaston Lagaffe. But I have no idea what the youth are reading theses days.
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Post by sunshine817 on Jun 16, 2010 0:49:19 GMT -5
I think it's the same as what the US calls a graphic novel (don't read either, so I can only tell you they look the same to me!)
Luc, Tintin and Asterix still seem to be the most popular, based on what I see kids carrying and on offer at the bookshops. There's another series about two explorers/archaeologists, too, but I don't remember their names - but I know they've been around for decades.
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Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha