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K-3
Illustrated by
Charles Lehman.
Tessie's loud, fast, nonstop talking drives everyone away--especially when her mouth is full of food. Her teacher and school counselor help Tessie visualize her runaway tongue and give her techniques to become a good listener. Bright cartoon illustrations show Tessie's tortured--then relieved--family and classmates. Three pages of "tips for helping talkative children" are appended to the purposeful story.