Draft:Jeanne-Marie

Jeanne-Marie is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Franco-American Francoise Seignobosc, under the mononym of Francoise; its titular character is a girl who lives in rural France. It was originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons between 1951 and 1963.

Synopsis
The books tell the stories of Jeanne-Marie, a girl who lives on a farm in France with her grandmother and animal friends.

Books
The original series was published by Charles Scribner's Sons:
 * Jeanne-Marie Counts Her Sheep (1951)
 * Noel for Jeanne-Marie (1953)
 * Springtime for Jeanne-Marie (1955)
 * Jeanne-Marie in Gay Paris (1956)
 * Jeanne-Marie at the Fair (1959)
 * The Big Rain (1961)
 * What Time Is It, Jeanne-Marie? (1963; posthumous)

In 1999, Smithmark Publishers collected and reissued the first three titles as The Adventures of Jeanne-Marie.

Background
Creator Francoise Seignobosc (1897–1961) was born in the southern French village of Lodève in Hérault department; she started to draw at age five. Later on, she was educated at Sévigné College in Paris. She worked on the Jeanne-Marie series several years after her move to the United States during World War II.

Reception
Two titles in the series, Jeanne-Marie Counts Her Sheep and Jeanne-Marie in Gay Paris, were ALA Notable Books.