Claudine

<p><em>Claudine was a ladybug who wanted more than anything to live in Paris. Surely she belonged there. Her red and black ensemble was equal to any creation from the House of Dior...</em></p><p>Claudine sets out with naive certainty to live an enchanted life when - of course there are surprises. And terrible challenges. Will Claudine have the strength of soul to achieve her destiny? Will she really be helped by Pierre a sometime-rooster who quotes Simone de Beavoir?</p><p>Marian Grudko and T.A. Young have written a book that begins as a children's story and evolves through language and thought to earn its subtitle <em>A Fairy Tale for Exceptional Grownups. </em>With drawings of Claudine by Donal Partelow and paintings of Paris by Renee Gauvin.</p>