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Title

The boy who wouldn't talk

Description

Carlos, a Puerto Rican boy, lives in America and is frustrated with learning the English language. He decides not to talk at all and just nod and draw pictures. He meets a blind boy who cannot see his pictures or nods, so Carlos must talk. Carlos is so happy to meet this boy that he begins to talk again.

Author

Bouchard, Lois Kalb

Publisher

Doubleday & Co., Inc.

Illustrator

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1969

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Jennifer Funa, 1994

Citation

Bouchard, Lois Kalb, “The boy who wouldn't talk,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed July 2, 2022, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/7482.

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