Sh! Sh! Marie

Marie cant seem to keep her voice or body quiet as she twitches and twirls her way through life hearing Sh! Sh! Sh! at every twist and turn. Her irrepressible spirit has her leap through the living room practicing ballet; pound with exuberance on a toy drum (near the neighbors window); and imitate a baby baboon during story-time at the library. Children will laugh with delight at her antics and relate to the common refrain Sh! Sh! Sh! Their delight will increase at the end of the story when Marie gets to say the final Sh!Speech language and reading skills are interdependent and children make leaps toward literacy when those skills are taught together. This story besides providing entertainment will help children learn the letter combination sh and give them practice pronouncing it as they join in the repeated refrain Sh! Sh! Sh!