Reviewed by: Ma grammaire pour apprendre le français by Charlotte Defrance E. Nicole Meyer Defrance, Charlotte. Ma grammaire pour apprendre le français. Clé International, 2021. ISBN 978-2-09-038989-0. Pp. 192. Aimed at levels A1-B2, this grammar guide has a lot going for it. Visually enticing, it presents things simply and well. I plan to recommend it as an optional supplement to my students in our beginning and intermediate French sequence. The sommaire organization is crystal clear. Divided into eight “Parties” (le nom; l’article; l’adjectif; les adverbes et prépositions; les pronoms; les verbes, les temps et les modes; la phrase; les relations logiques), the 44 chapters within proceed in a logical order (with occasional exceptions), with delineated subsections that aid the reader in seeking clarification on grammar points they might find challenging. And, while the organization is great for instructors, it might confuse students occasionally (the partitive is introduced almost immediately, for instance). In the beginning section on adjectives, it would help to introduce the well-known BAGS (beauty, age, goodness, size) that signals adjectives placed before and the noun. More importantly, students may be confused by the statement that “grand” is one of those that “se placent devant le nom” (24) “toujours en premier” (26), given the emphasis on an exception that is sandwiched in-between these two categorical statements. The “cas particulier [...] un homme grand” refers to tall, while if it precedes it means “great” (25), with illustrative photos placed immediately above the emphatic aforementioned “toujours.” In addition, the text jumps levels of complexity from page to page, even on a single page, and this might prove challenging, depending on your approach, as students will likely ask questions, due to the general lack of explanations in the text. Of particular note is the author’s use of colored fonts, images, arrows, and visual clues to support inductive learning. Traffic cones are featured to warn the student of exceptions to the rule and microphones indicate pronunciation challenges. Entirely in French, this visual support truly helps the visual learner to note patterns and understand exceptions, for instance, of adverbes de quantité, les prépositions et les adverbes de lieu, and le comparatif. The broad approach from beginning French to advanced concepts such as the plus-que-parfait and le discours rapporté makes Defrance’s grammar guide particularly useful to instructors and advanced students. However, all students can benefit from its uniquely clear presentation. That said, the volume excludes non-binary pronouns, epicenes, and any mention of ways to avoid imposing binary gender on all. For instance, inclusion of expressions such as “quelqu’un de” would be better than no mention at all. And, as “iel” and “iels” have made it into the Larousse, presenting this option, along with a note that other variations are used in French-speaking countries, would be more inclusive. I look forward to the day that well-done grammars such as that of Defrance incorporate non-binary gender identities, images of other abled persons, etc., and thus better reflect the full diversity of the French-speaking world. [End Page 239] E. Nicole Meyer Augusta University (GA) Copyright © 2022 American Association of Teachers of French