This is pretty much what it comes down to. This is the museum's bookstore, or part of it. It is full of "bande dessine," pronounced sort of like "bohn dehsuhnay." These are elaborate books that tell stories in a sequence of pictures and words.

They're not exactly like our comic books, but similar. Practically speaking, many of them have the outward appearance of children's books in the U.S., but the content is fanciful and varied. People of all ages in France and Europe, indeed in much of the world, enjoy this art form.