#GiveForFrance

Field, southern France. (M.A. Reilly, 07/12/16)

We arrived home safely from France last night. From when Devon and I entered Orly Airport in Paris it took us about 5 hours to clear the various security points and for our flight to take off. We were delayed nearly 90 minutes. Throughout the airport, the presence of military was quite pronounced. When we entered the airport we ended up riding the escalator with 9 soldiers all of whom were carrying automatic weapons. And though the security checkpoint lines were very long, everyone seemed to understand the need for heightened security and acted accordingly.  Now, a day later, we hear news of a terrorist attack in Nice and the faces of the people we met while in France feel more present and thinking of their kindness and generosity helps to renew the belief that the world is populated largely with good people--people just like you, just like me. We must hang on to this understanding.  The world is filled with mostly good people. Ordinary people. People just like you.

I think about Saul Bellows's Dangling Man. Joseph, the protagonist comes to understand that goodness and community are co-specifying,  He observes,

Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.  - Saul Bellow

 Mediterranean Sea, southern France (July 2016). I took this
image on Monday. I was so excited to dip my feet into the sea.

It is in the company of other, that our own sense of goodness is heightened. So at these times when the absence of action feels frustrating, we need to find a way to help the victims of this latest terror. So what can we do?


Here's a few ideas...

1. from LA Daily News: How can you help terror victims of the attack in Nice, France?
2. from Reddit 
3. #GiveForFrance
4. Pray.
5. Pray some more.

April in Paris: 50+ Children's Books Set in France

from A Lion in Paris.

Agee, Jon. (1990). The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau. New York: Square Fish. 

Alemagna, Beatrice. (2014). A Lion in Paris. London, UK: Tate.

Banks, Kate. (2004). The Cat Who walked Across France. Illustrated by Georg Hallensleben. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Beaty, Andrea. (2014). Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau. Illustrated by David Roberts. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 

Bemelmans, Ludwig. (1958/1967). Madeline. New York: The Viking Press. 

Brannen Sarah S. (2014). Madame Martine. Park Ridge, IL: Albert Whitman & Company. 

Carlson, Natalie Savage. (1959/1989 ). The Family Under the Bridge. New York: HarperCollins. 

Dahan, André. (2000). Squiggle's Tale. San Francisco, CA Chronicle Books.

Debon, Nicolas. (2002). A Brave Soldier. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Dominguez, Angela. (2013). Let's Go, Hugo!  New York: Dial. 

Dunrea, Oliver. (1996).  The Tale of Hilda Louise. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Fowler, Gloria. (2014). Come With Me to Paris. Illustrated by Min Heo. Los Angeles, CA: AMMO Books. Egan, Tim. (2010). Dodsworth in Paris. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.San Francisco, CA Chronicle Books.

Fromental, Jean-Luc. (2010). Oops! Illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 

Goode, Diane. (1999). Mama's Perfect Present. New York: Puffin Books. 

Gruener, Nina. (2011). Kiki and Coco in Paris. Photographs by Stephanie Rausse. Petaluma, CA: Cameron + Company. 

Hoestlandt, Jo. (1996). Star of Fear, Star of Hope.  Illustrated by Johanna Kang. Translated by Mark Polizzotti. New York: Walker Childrens.

Holmes, Mary Tavener and John Harris. (2010). A Giraffe Goes to Paris. Illustrated by Jon Cannell. New York: Two Lions.

Ichikawa, Satomi. (2008). Come Fly With Me. New York: Philomel.

Ichikawa, Satomi. (2004). La La Rose. New York: Philomel. 

Jacobson, Rick. (2005). The Mona Lisa Caper. Illustrated by Laura Fernandez. Toronto, ON: Tundra Books.

Jonath, Leslie. (2005). Postmark Paris: A Story in Stamps. San Francisco, CA Chronicle Books.

Kalman, Maira. (2002). Ooh-la-la (Max in Love). New York: Puffin,

Kimmelmann, Leslie. (2015). Everybody Bonjours!  Illustrated by Sarah McMenemy. New York: Dragonfly Books.

Kingfisher, Rupert. (2008). Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles. Illustrated by Sue Hellard. New York: Bloomsbury USA Childrens. 

Kirby, David. (2002).  The Cows Are Going to Paris. Illustrated by Chris S. Demarest. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Klein, Cheryl. (2012). Henri's Walk to Paris. Illustrated by Saul Bass. New York: Universe.

Knight, Joan MacPhail. (2003). Charlotte in Paris. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Kraulis, Julie. (2014). An Armadillo in Paris. Toronto, ON: Tundra Books.

Lamorisse, Albert. (1967). The Red Balloon. New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers. 

Magoon, Scott. (2007). Hugo & Miles in I've Painted Everything! New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Maltbie, P. I. (2010). Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped the Trains. Illustrated by Jos. A. Smith. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 

Maltbie, P. I. (2005). Picasso and Minou. Illustrated by Pau Estrada. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Mancuso, Jackie Clark. (2015). Hudson in Provence. Paris: La Librairie Parisienne.

Mancuso, Jackie Clark. (2013). Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-Pat Dog. Paris: La Librairie Parisienne.

Matthews, Elizabeth. (2007). Different Like Coco. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

McClintock, Barbara. (2006). Adèle & Simon. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

McCully, Emily Arnold. (1997). Mirette on the High Wire. New York: Puffin Books. 

Montanari, Eva. (2009). Chasing Degas. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 

Olshan,  Matthew. (2013). The Mighty Lalouche. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. New York: Schwartz & Wade. 

from Marguerite Makes a Book

Reich, Susanna. (2012). Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat. Illustrated by Amy Bates. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 

Robertson, Bruce. (1999). Marguerite Makes a Book. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Trust. 

Rockliff, Mara. (2015). Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France. Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Rubbino, Salvatore. (2014). A Walk in Paris. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Ruelle, Karen Gray. (2010). The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust. Illustrated by Deborah Durland Desaix. New York: Holiday House.

Sasek, Miroslav. (2004). This is Paris. New York: Universe. 

Selznick, Brian. (2007). The Invention of Hugo Cabret. New York: Scholastic. 

Stock, Catherine. (2004). A Spree in Paree. New York: Holiday House. 

Stone, Tanya Lee. (2008). Sandy's Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder. Illustrated by Boris Kulikov. New York: Viking.

Thompson, Kay. (1999). Eloise in Paris. Illustrated by Hilary Knight. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Titus, Eve. (2010). Anatole. New York: Dragonfly Books.

Wellington, Monica. (2004). Crêpes by Suzette. New York: Dutton Juvenile. 

Winter, Jonah. (2012). Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books. 

Wright, Johanna. (2009). The Secret Circus. New York: Roaring Brook Press. 

Yolleck, Joan. (2010). Paris in the Spring with Picasso. Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. New York: Schwartz & Wade.

Young, Amy. (2005). Belinda in Paris. New York: Viking Juvenile.

Zolotow, Charlotte.  (1993). The Moon Was the Best. Illustrated by Tana Hoban. New York: Greenwillow Books.