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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 28 MIN

Red Balloon, a Magical Bookstore for Kids in Paris

from Parentalité: Parenting in France

On this episode of Parentalité, Joelle Benoliel visits the wonderful, magical, anglophone bookshop for kids and talks with the owner and founder, Penelope Fletcher. Just adjacent to Jardin du Luxembourg, The Red Balloon is the kid focused section of The Red Wheelbarrow and is a haven for little readers and their parents to come, learn, pick out books, and build community.Penelope raised her children in Paris while opening and maintaining the Red Wheelbarrow. She shares her beautiful story of love, difficulty, children, and books in the city of Paris. She also gives her 3 current favorites for young readers.For more information on The Redwheelbarrow and The Red Balloon please visit their website: https://theredwheelbarrowbookstore.com/PARENTALITÉ is a produced in collaboration with Message Paris, an association of anglophone caretakers and parents in the Paris Region.This episode was produced by ARBL Murray for World Radio Paris and Message Paris with Host Joelle Benoliel on Location at The Red Balloon Bookstore.To find out more about Message Paris go to: https://www.messageparis.orgTo find out more about WRP or Donate visit: https://worldradioparis.org/donate/

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