In Close Friends, photographer Vicky Ceelen wonderfully captures the sweetness, innocence, and whimsy of baby animals and baby humans with humor and tenderness. Pairing pictures of animals with photos of adorable babies in strikingly similar poses, Ceelen’s delightful photographs perfectly capture the “kinship” that babies of all kinds share. A babies first steps is […]
Babar: The Legendary Elephant’s Adventure Lives On
This past year, Cecile de Brunhoff passed away in Paris. She was 99. But Babar, the whimsical elephant she helped create, remains as lively today as the evening she gave him life, seven decades ago. Though her husband, jean, is better known as Babar’s creator, the Babar universe has been a uniquely collaborative effort; the […]
Reel Pets – Gisele Bundchen Strikes a Pose with her Pets!
The lanky Brazilian model may have graced countless catwalks, but it’s her dog, a tiny Yorkie named Vida (meaning “life” in Portuguese), who has captured her heart. Gisele Bundchen is rarely seen without the tiny terrier in tow, be it in New York, Milan, Paris or Sao Paulo. Discovered at a Rio de Janeiro […]
An American Cat In Paris, by Jennifer Cattaui
Following the well-choreographed footsteps of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, a suburban field cat from New Jersey makes his way to the city of lights, love and fashion, exploring and exploiting all that France has to offer the jet set cat brimming with joie de vivre. He sat on a windowsill looking out on a […]
Poncho Does Paris
Monique held his face between her hands,gazing deeply into his eyes as only the French can do. “Mon Dieu,” she murmured, smitten.“He’s gorgeous.” Poncho lowered his eyelids and trembled. Monique gently bent forward in her airline seat and kissed his muzzle. We hadn’t even landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport, and my dog […]