Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Finkle: A Finkle Family Fable

by James D. Waedekin

Overview

"On the day Raymond is born, Mrs. Finkle thinks the world is divine. Picture-perfect in Daddy's hands, she knows his twinkle will surely shine." So begins this simple yet poignant Finkle Family Fable about one exceptional little boy's journey to find his really big voice. Watch as Mrs. Finkle and Little Raymond seek out counselors and therapists and specialists to figure out just why he won't speak. Follow Little Raymond as he struggles in the classroom and on the playground knowing all along the way all he wants is to feel the wonders that true speech and language can do. At home, in front of his bathroom mirror he speaks perfectly, but can Little Raymond Finkle find the courage to stand up against school teasing and bullying to overcome his stuttering and finally find his voice?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823018005
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	03/24/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	44
File size:	44 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

James D. Waedekin, MFA, is an award-winning playwright and English/Theatre Instructor. Known for using both improvisational theatre and drama therapy techniques to create original plays and musicals, he is the author of such works as THE INVISIBLE J. MICHAEL HESS (Eldridge Publishing) and LAVENDER GIRL (3HREE, DRG Records).

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Finkle

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By James D. Waedekin, Dan Drewes

AuthorHouse LLC

Copyright © 2014 James D. Waedekin
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4817-3511-7

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CHAPTER 1

On the day Raymond is born, Mrs. Finkle thinks the world is divine. Picture-perfect in Daddy's hands, she knows his twinkle will surely shine.

Like his brother, he glows, laughs and cries. Like his sister, he glimmers, burps and sighs.

But alas, unlike the many Finkles before him, his journey looks somewhat bleak. Although he grows taller like the neighborhood toddlers ...

... Raymond will not speak.

Afraid for their son, the Finkles have Raymond's hearing checked. The ear doctor sends the bill and note:

"NORMAL. TESTS ALWAYS CORRECT."

Afraid for their son, the Finkles have Raymond's eyesight verified. The eye doctor sends the bill and note:

"NORMAL. DON'T BE TERRIFIED."

Mrs. Finkle thinks ...

"If Little Ray can hear, and Little Ray can see ... then why won't he speak like the other Finkles, even a little bit ... just for me?"

"It's quite simple," Mr. Spencer the Specialist confounds, compounding Mr. & Mrs. Finkle's fears. "Your little Raymond Finkle is COM--MUN--I--CA--TIVE--LY wrinkled!" And the Finkles fight back tears. "Do not fear. Trust me, I promise, this disorder soon shall pass. These phases are a bother, but rarely ever last!"

As Raymond grows taller, this "neverlasting soonly passing" spell hurts his schoolwork, and his little spirit too. He falls fast behind his classmates' skills and the lessons his teacher Miss Jones assigns for him to do.

If they do not get Little Ray some help, their son could fade before their eyes, so onward the Finkles search for answers from the SPEAKING WORLD's wise.

(Continues...)

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