Little French Whistle

Whoui! Whoui! Whoui! Louie blows on his brand-new whistle from Paree. It sounds important, snappy, and grand to Josette. But it scares the birds from the garden. Fonfon jumps up and yip-yaps away. And baby Roland starts to cry."Play it sweet, mon cher, " says Auntie Claire. "Can't you blow soft?" asks Mama. "Zut alors!" cries Grand-pere. "Non! Non! Non!" yells Louie. When he leaves in a huff without his whistle, Josette finally gets to give it a try. She blows it sweet for the birds: "Whoui. Tee-whoui." She blows it soft for Fonfon: "Whhoui-ooo-whhouit." She blows it soft and sweet for Sheba: "Brr-oui. Brr-oui."The birds twitter back. Fonfon comes dancing. And Sheba purrs to the music she makes. Then, maybe Josette will call a taxi -- Whoui! Whoui! Whoui! -- and return the little French whistle to Louie.Schaefer, Carole Lexa is the author of 'Little French Whistle' with ISBN 9780517800607 and ISBN 0517800608.