Thank you, SMPL and NYPL

"Thank you so much for following up on your book Paris-Chien. It is, as I'm sure you already know, a truly lovely book. We would be pleased as punch to add it to the NYPL collection. I believe this will be a very strong and popular choice in the NYPL system." Betsy Bird, Youth Materials Specialist, New York Public Library, Branch Collection Department

Photo: Santa Monica Public Library's Children's Center 

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"Hudson, a plucky terrier, can't wait to meet some French dogs while spending a year in Paris. Though Hudson sees other dogs running errands with their owners, everyone is so busy going places that he isn't able to make friends.
When he finally finds a dog park, another obstacle arises: the dogs only speak French. 'Oh great,' Hudson thinks. He thought all dogs spoke Dog. Hudson slowly absorbs the French language (thanks to lessons from--who else--a French poodle), and debut author Mancuso includes a sprinkling of French words throughout, which are defined in a glossary.
The story showcases Mancuso's playful, rough-hewn gouache paintings of Paris and its human and canine denizens (Hudson appears in roughly half of the images). She gives Hudson a bold, amusing narrative voice tinged with self-righteousnes, and he ends the story on a droll note, announcing that he's becoming a real Parisian--'I mean Paris-chien.'"—Publishers Weekly