The Girl and the Cathedral: The Story of Notre-Dame de Paris

The Girl and the Cathedral: The Story of Notre-Dame de Paris is a great book for older kids, maybe aged 9 or 10 and up. It is a very touching book about a girl who plants whatever she can, wherever she can. She plants love, kindness, and a special seed that grows into the cathedral of Notre Dame. Part of the story is a true story, and it is a real treasure for the heart.

The illustrator did an absolutely wonderful job with the pictures. They’re very direct and exact pictures but also full of imagination. Readers will happily find themselves entranced in a different world. It feels a bit like a living history book, but there’s so much story that you don’t realize you’re learning about history. It’s different from any book I’ve ever read before. Readers will love learning about the history of Notre Dame as well as about what happened to the little girl. Inside the book covers there are details about important things and times that happened throughout the cathedral’s history.