The_Vowel_Family_A_Tale_of_Lost_Letters_Carolrhoda_Picture_Books

T Vowehe
A Tale of Lo
Sally M. Walker illustr

el Family
ost Letters
trations by Kevin Luthardt

$16.95 U.S.A.
$21.95 Canada

Here are
the Vowels• • •

There’s

Alan,
Ellen,

Iris,

Otto,
Ursula,

and
sometimes

Aunt Cyndy!

Now imagine
life without them . . .

Tlkng wld b vr hrd.
Rdng wld b pzzlng.

Can you play
the Vowel game?

Reinforced binding Ages 7 and up

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For Aisling Power and her siblings, Eoin (pr
and Aidan—the original vowel family. Also f
Charles (Illinois) Literature Festival, the plac

To Grandpa Luthardt and Grandpa Walt. In
Luthardt and Grandma Mancil. Thank you, Je

Text copyright © 2008 by Sally M. Walker
Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Kevin Luthardt

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Walker, Sally M.
The Vowel family: a tale of lost letters / by Sally M. Walker ; illustrated by
p. cm.
Summary: The members of the Vowel family have a hard time talking until

Iris, Otto, and Ursula, are born, and when one of them gets lost one day, it tak
fix the problem.

ISBN 978–0–8225–7982–3 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) [1. Vowels—Fiction. 2. Humo
Kevin, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.W153845Me 2008
[Fic]—dc22

Manufactured in the United States of America

1 2 3 4 5 6 — JR — 13 12 11 10 09 08

eISBN-13: 978-0-7613-3970-0

ronounced Owen), Ivan, Ursula,
for the readers at the Saint
ce where this story was born.

—S.M.W.
loving memory of Grandma
esus!

—K.L.

be reproduced, stored in a
anical, photocopying,
ng Group, Inc., except for the

Kevin Luthardt.
their children, Alan, Ellen,
kes their Aunt Cyndy to
orous stories.] I. Luthardt,

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Whn Pm Smth mrrd Sm V

“xcpt whn w tlk,” Sm

Vwl, sh sd, “Lf s wndrfl!”

sd. “Tlkng s vr hrd.”

Pm rlzd smthng ws w

Pls
m th
Lt’

t

wrng.

s hnd
h brd.
’s mk
tst.

Wht?

ftr Alan and Ellen
ther parents ggg

and Ellen’s clear s

n, the twns, were brn,
gled wth glee. Alan
speech made sense.



At schl, when the teacher asked
Alan’s name, he stated, “Call me
Alan Vwel.”

Lfe was better. Bt t wasn’t perfect.

“r faml lacks zest,” de
“Papa and Mama

“We’ll get a cat and an

“And an elephant and

eclared Alan and Ellen.
a, we want pets.”

n ape!” answered Sam.

an egret!” added Pam.













Grwng chldren need vegetables and
“Dad prepares delectable breakfas
“Let’s have pancakes and scrambled
“Nt ths mrnng. We have n eggs. r f
are gne,” Pam answered.
“What?” asked Sam.

st

d gd fd. Sam was a master chef.
sts!” Alan declared.
d eggs,” added Ellen.
flr and btter

stSaTlmclGhcemsesthpshjstdsnntaaggb’r!sslnen.’tt.

Cndtns mprved after
another pair of twins,

r Iris and Otto,
joined the famil.

I SaVmaomwel. I am I
VPoawmel.

At last, people comprehe
their names! Life becam
Of course, Iris and Otto

I am I am
VAolwanel. Ellen
Vowel.
I am
Iris I am
Vowel. Otto
Vowel.

ended when the Vowels said
me precise, even exceptional.

got pets too . . .

An insect
and an ibex.
An otter
and an okapi.



However, when Alan tried
to enter with a triceratops
Sam stamped his foot.

s,



CT IT OT !

?

No more animals in this

flWmme’orexed.

confsTihnag.t’s

!hose

I’m
bffaloed.

Thank goodnes
just that mome

ss Ursula chose
ent to be born!

Ursula—born speaking because
miracles do occur—pronounced
her first words with care.

awtAnohdOulatlUtdhaToDauui!nlngasNihodctoohIarsicamsntqi,roduhurii,otrseute“’ssCeaeadonU!”ibTmdwvuaieoclIsuTks

Puffed with pride at his
Sam hugged all o

“Alan, Ellen, Iris, Otto, and Ursu