Bonjour, Mr. Satie
by dePaola, TomieFrenchThis book contains predominantly French people and/or French culture and/or the main character is French.
DiversityThis book portrays diverse nationalities and/or male and female genders.
MulticulturalThis book contains several different cultural or ethnic groups.
Synopsis
Mr. Satie is a traveling cat. But every summer he returns to Centerville, USA, to visit his niece and nephew, Rosalie and Conrad. They love it when Uncle Satie comes to stay, because he always has exciting stories to tell about his adventures abroad with his friend Ffortusque Ffollet, Esq.This year they have been in Paris, where they found themselves at the center of an art dispute. It all began one Sunday evening when Gertrude and Alice, their American friends living in Paris, invited them to the rue de Fleurus to gather with many of the famous celebrities of Paris. Pablo was to show his paintings, when, unexpectedly, Henri arrived from Nice with his new paintings, and the arguing began....
Tomie dePaola illustrates this most original story in extraordinary paintings which capture his imaginary characters alongside the fascinating personalities who lived in Paris in the twenties.
Like Rosalie and Conrad, children will love Mr. Satie and his adventures just for what they are; but later, when they are older and they come across these famous artists and writers, they will remember them as the good friends of Mr. Satie.
- Illustrator: Tomie dePaola
- Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
- ISBN-10: 0399217827
- ISBN-13: 9780399217821
- Reading Age: 4 - 8
- Grade Level: Pre-kindergarten - 3
- Number of Pages: 33
- Published At:1991
- Added at: 2025-07-06