Having looked in several shops for a French phrase book to accompany a course my son and I are doing, and not found anything not overloaded with grammar, I turned to the trusty Dorling Kindersley on Amazon. This book is a perfect, reasonably priced phrase book and perfectly fit for purpose and small enough to slip into a pocket. Ben wants to go and live in France so seemed a good idea to learn the language! We are learning using Michel Thomas's French course and only speaking French at meal times (makes for a peaceful meal!) The phrase book is a good adjunct to this.