Marie Is Talking: Say "Bonjour" Marie

by Alice Agoos

Overview

Mr. and Mrs. LeBlanc are thrilled with their little baby Marie. When she first starts making sounds, they anxiously wonder whether her first word will be Mama or Papa. Imagine their surprise when, one day, Marie blurts out something quite unexpected: Le Croissant. Startled, the parents think theyve just imagined it. Then, Marie continues to utter a list of delicious French foods with a flawless accent! Her parents suspect something might be wrong with their culinary-obsessed little girl. Shes only happy when shouting about food, but, as her grandfather observes, at least Marie seems to have excellent taste. The parents finally break down and consult a doctor about their daughters unusual vocabulary. At first, Marie calls the doctor un homard, or lobster, but once he understands Maries plight, he decides to do his best to help. After the examination, though, he finds theres nothing wrong with Marie. What does he suggest to remedy her food fixation? A book filled with laughs and love, Marie Is Talking also teaches French words and shows how families work together.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504977081
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	02/10/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	28
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Alice Agoos has a BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University and a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia. After working for more than thirty years as a journalist, she returned to creative writing. Alice and her husband split their time between Miami and New York and have two grown children.

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Marie Is Talking

Say "Bonjour" Marie

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By Alice Agoos

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2016 Alice Agoos
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-5049-7707-4

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CHAPTER 1

Mr. and Mrs. LeBlanc had a baby named Marie. They loved their baby very much.

Mrs. LeBlanc played with the baby all day long, and when Mr. LeBlanc returned from the office, he would first greet his wife and then give a kiss to baby Marie. The whole family was extremely content.

After a short time, Marie began to talk. Well, maybe not talk. She began to babble. She said, "Bla,blu,ba" and "Ga, goo, glub". Mrs. LeBlanc wanted Marie's first word to be "Maman", and Mr. LeBlanc wanted the first word from Marie to be "Papa".

All day long, Marie's mother would smile at Marie and say, "Dis 'Maman', ma cherie. Dis 'Maman'."

Marie's father spent many hours bouncing Marie on his lap and singing, "Dis 'Papa', mon petit chou. Dis 'Papa'."

But Marie was quiet or gurgled her little sounds "blub, glub, goo" Then one day Marie shocked her parents. She said her first word. It was. ...

"LE CROISSANT" Mr. and Mrs. LeBlanc were certain they had misheard Marie. But Marie repeated the word "le croissant" for nearly an hour.

Then Marie was silent for a full minute. Suddenly, she spoke another word. But it was not Maman, and it was not Papa. No, the word, Marie shouted was "LE CHAMPIGNON".

Marie's mother and father were upset. They feared that something might be wrong with their little Marie. Marie's grandparents came to visit just to see the special baby who didn't say Maman or Papa but who was happy cooing "LE CROISSANT" and "LE CHAMPIGNON".

(Continues...)

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