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Title: Children's Illustrated French Dictionary: English-French French-English (Childrens Illustrated Dictionaries Series) by Hippocrene Editorial Staff, Hippocrene Books ISBN: 0-7818-0710-7 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing pronunciation guide
Comment: I chose this dictionary because it lists the pronunciation for the French words right next to them. I speak French, but my husband does not; I wanted him to be able to share this book with our young son, who is learning French.

The book has a brief pronunciation guide in the front. It is woefully incomplete and hard to use; the English words selected to give an idea of the pronunciation of some French vowels are words which are pronounced very differently by English speakers in different countries and areas. If you don't already know how to pronounce those vowels, you'll be forced to guess.

The pronuciations listed in the dictionary itself are misleading. They don't even match up with the guide in the front of the book.

I'm giving this book three stars because the illustrations are charming and old-fashioned, and the book does appeal to my son. However, it's not useful to me, and I'm returning it.

Rating: 5
Summary: Best Beginner Picture Dictionary
Comment: This is the best picture dictionary we've seen. The key is that it gives the French pronounciation of each word right under each word and picture (you don't have to keep flipping to some pronounciation guide in the front or back). Thus, it is useful for young French readers and for adult helpers who have little or no French language background (like us). It also gives most of the relevant words that a beginner needs. It has a good sized picture for each word and only about 12 words per page, so the pages are not too cluttered. This picture dictionary is great for new French readers to use on their own, or for adults to share with toddlers. We got it to share with our 1 1/2 year old. We wish there was a companion phrase book. Get this picture dictionary first.