Vivienne lives in Paris and takes readers along with her on a tour of places she loves. Her grandfather asks her to take a ride through Paris and “take notice of what your heart and body tell you.” So she hops on her bicycle and visits some of her favorite shops and the opera house. Each stop captivates one of her senses. The taste of freshly baked bread, the sound of violins, the smell of her favorite cheese, the texture of a new hat, and the sight and scent of flowers all ground her experiences in physical as well as emotional reactions.

The illustrations show a vivacious girl in iconic Parisian locations. Flowers trail from marble urns in the Luxembourg Gardens with her grand-pere. The windows of a boulangerie patisserie and a fromagerie are filled with delights to tempt taste buds. Cobblestone streets, signs on shops and streets in French, sidewalk tables outside cafes, and the sweeping staircase in the entrance of the Palais Garnier all set the scene. Colored text helps phrases in French stand out on the page such as when the florist asks, “Comment puis-je vous aider aujourd'hui?”

Young readers will have fun comparing their own favorite places around town with those of Vivienne’s story. Perhaps they will even be inspired to write their own version of a perfect Sunday afternoon.

A cute little book based in Paris.
The beautiful illustrations stood out for me. They are very detailed and elegant.


4/5

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This book was very sweet but a little too wordy for my 4 year old. I would recommend it for kids 8 and up and if you’re reading it aloud I would recommend knowing how to pronounce some words in French!

This is a well-illustrated story of a young girl in Paris. Vivienne explores the city alone, which seemed odd to me. Perhaps this is acceptable in France? I felt like this one detail kept me thinking about the dangers of this, her skipping merrily from arrondissement to arrondissement. Otherwise, I enjoyed the colorful illustrations and the mini-French lessons/refreshers throughout the book. Thank you to Net Galley for this ARC.

This is a delightful little book showing children and adults a different side to Paris and why it’s important to (literally) stop and smell the roses. The illustrations are gorgeous and instantly transported me to Paris on a summertime day. I am planning on buying this book as a gift for my lovely little niece. Thank you to netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this charming book.

This was a great book to read and I loved it. It took a children's book to teach me how to appreciate the little things in the world. Slow down and admire everything you see, smell, hear, feel and taste. Love the story and really should be read to children.

I got a free copy of the book and is voluntarily writing a review

This book was lovely and I enjoyed reading it. I felt like I took a quick little tour of Paris. The illustrations are some of my fav that I’ve seen in a long time.

I wasn’t exactly sure what age this one would be best for. I think it might be more well received if the pages with more words on them were broken down a bit. I’m not sure if this would really hold a child’s interest the whole way through.

I rather enjoyed it myself but that’s what I would recommend…break down the wording on each page and all additional pages and illustrations.

Overall it was good.

This book is following a young girl who seeks to feel the beauty of her city. This is super cute and she loves her city. As someone who has visited Paris and completed a bicycle tour around the city the author does a fabulous job of taking you to all of the sights of the city and feeling the romance of all that Paris has to offer.
This is a story about gratefulness and enjoying your life the fullest. It shows the value of family and love. The illustrations are adorable they take on a cartoonish flair. If I wasn't reading it on my kindle I'd be able to enjoy all the colours in this book which I feel would be pinks and blush and happy spring colours.

Enjoyed this quote about Flowers on page 74 - kindle edition "Flowers are linked to a person's happiness, both immediate and long-term. Flowers can make you happy by triggering your happy brain chemicals: dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin".

~Short, sweet & fun read
~Beautiful illustrations
~An important reminder to slow down and be aware of our surroundings and how we feel. Check in with yourself throughout the day.
~This book would probably be a good resource to use to help introduce younger individuals to the topic of mindfulness

While this story could technically be set anywhere, as it's just about discovering the small pleasures in life, why not turn it up a notch and explore Paris? The French, and Parisians in particular, get a bad rap for bad attitudes, but I find 9/10 it's just rbf. Or honestly, just their faces. Only Americans awkwardly smile at everyone. Anyway, good attitudes abound. Very cute story with gorgeous illustrations. Makes me want to go back to France.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.

Hmmm… A pointer to the quality here is that the author's biog at the end mentions a love and experience of travel not once but three times. This is a love letter to Paris, where a young girl (aged somewhere between 8 and 38) cycles mindfully from cliché to cliché, when her grandfather asks when the last time was that she'd felt the frisson of joie de vive and enthusiasm for life. So she engages all the senses, and travels round various shops and places she likes to frequent (with a surprising lack of variety in store-sign font), and that's about it. I can't really think of a time in my youth when I would have liked this enough to justify the asking price, and I can't see much to recommend it now – the pastel kind of feel from the art is pleasant, yes, as it all is, but that's not nearly enough.

What a beautiful story!

The illustrations were so beautiful! Now I am a prek teacher. I think this might be above my students grade level. But the storywas great, I liked how it had French in it. And the colors were so bright too

I thought this is a very cute picture book. This is about a young girl name Vivienne who was going around her day in Paris to figure out what really makes her happy and gives her magic in her heart. I love the different places she visited and how there is actual conversations in French, but also translated into English. The illustrations are so beautiful.

A delightful book! It is a a large hardcover book that is easy to hold and share with someone. Many of the pages have words on one side and a picture on the other. The words fill the page and include some French words so this is a great book to read to your little one. The story is beautiful as we get to spend Sunday in Paris. You get to learn a little about Paris through Vivienne’s travels. A fun book to read and enjoy!

What a beautiful book.
It was so descriptive you felt like you were walking with her.
The illustrations were so sweet!
The French translations were a great addition.
Such an important reminder to be thankful for all the little thing we already have.
Loved it.

Thank you NetGalley for giving this book. It was a beautiful adventure of Vivi in Paris, in her hometown. Such a heart-warming book. Vivi's grandpa question now makes me contemplate my own..

A reading to devour with all five senses.
I think we should all be more like Vivienne and look at life in detail. Life passes too quickly before our eyes and we are not aware of what we are missing, so this book was a delight.
A book that is read in a breath and devoured in bites. I think what makes this story special is the details.

A young girl is encouraged by her grandfather to ride her bike around Paris and visit her favorite places. He wants her to listen to her heart and body on her journey. The book is wonderfully descriptive as she visits a boulangerie, the opera house, and other shops. I thought this book is a great example of mindfulness. Paying attention to what you can see, touch, smell, think and feel. The illustrations are pretty too. But I thought there were too many words for younger readers to read on their own. And I wish there were more stops at iconic Paris locations as opposed to shops. But still a fun adventure. Thank you to NetGalley and Amplify Publishing, Mascot Kids for a temporary ARC and I am leaving a voluntary review. (3.5 Stars)

Thank you to #Netgally, the author, and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. The descriptive vocabulary was what drew me in from the first page. I truly felt that I was experiencing Paris along with Vivienne. I think this would be a great asset to a class library. I know I will add it to mine!

"I heard the violins in a way I had never heard them before. All in unison, their melodies took my body on a quest. I immediately felt the calm, the grace, and the treasure of dance and music."

This was a delightful children's book filled with beautiful illustrations. The story follows Vivienne on her Sunday bike ride throughout the streets of Paris. The story brings in the concept of mindfulness as Vivienne seeks to find joy in her surroundings. I very much appreciated the chosen vocabulary, the level of descriptiveness, and the translation of French phrases to English. I look forward to finding more books by this author to share with my daughter.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sharing an advanced copy of this title.