Bringing Up Bébé One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting. Now with Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting

Marvelous . . . Like Julia Child, who translated the secrets of French cuisine, Druckerman has investigated and distilled the essentials of French child-rearing. . . . Druckerman provides fascinating details about French sleep training, feeding schedules and family rituals. But her book's real pleasures spring from her funny, self-deprecating stories. Like the principles she examines, Druckerman isn't doctrinaire. NPR

Bringing Up Bébé is a must-read for parents who would like their children to eat more than white pasta and chicken fingers. Fox News

On questions of how to live, the French never disappoint . . . Maybe it all starts with childhood. That is the conclusion that readers may draw from Bringing Up Bébé. The Wall Street Journal

French women don't have little bags of emergency Cheerios spilling all over their Louis Vuitton handbags. They also, Druckerman notes, wear skinny jeans instead of sweatpants. The world arguably needs more kids who don't throw food. Chicago Tribune

I ve been a parent now for more than eight years, and confession I ve never actually made it all the way through a parenting book. But I found Bringing Up Bébé to be irresistible. Slate