Fiona Finds Her Tongue

At home Fiona is a real chatterbox, conversing with everyone and everything, even her shoes. But once outside the house it's a different story; she doesn't say a word to anyone. So when she starts school things get really difficult: 'On that first morning at school Fiona's word tap was so stuck that even if you were the biggest, strongest plumber in all the world, you could not have turned it on.' But then poor Tai is in an even worse position; coming from Vietnam he can't speak or even understand English. Happily after a morning's painting session Fiona has found her tongue and Tai has four new English words not to mention an English friend to help him. This sensitively written story is labelled 'Read Alone' and although with its approachable format it is ideal for solo reading, don't forget that the Young Puffin categories are not intended to be rigid: try sharing it with a group of infants too.