Fill-in-the-Blanks Stories

Maxime the monster wants a friend

Name: Maxime the monster wants a friend
Brand: Symbolicone
SKU: 9782925207054
Price: 19.95 CAD
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A fill-in-the-blanks book to learn how to pronounce the /m/ sound in a short story

Maxime is a friendly monster who would love to make a friend. Every time he tries to play with a child, the child gets scared and runs away. Without getting discouraged, Maxime then tries different, sometimes surprising, ideas to succeed in playing with the child.

Through this short, fun, and reassuring story, the child is invited to complete the sentences by observing the images and inserting the missing words directly into the text. The suggested words contain the /m/ sound, which allows for working on pronunciation in complete sentences, integrated into a simple and coherent narrative.

Designed by a Quebec speech-language pathologist.

About Us

This fun and colourful book with cut-out holes helps children aged 3 and up develop their pronunciation of the /m/ sound, expand their vocabulary, and construct sentences within a motivating narrative context.

Thanks to a repetitive structure and picture clues integrated into the text, the child actively participates in reading. This interaction supports phonological awareness, attention, and the joy of communicating.

Highlights

🧩 Fill-in-the-blank stories encourage the child to actively participate in the narrative and create sentences.
🔁 Deliberate repetition of words and phrases facilitates learning to pronounce the /m/ sound.
🎨 Expressive illustrations aid comprehension and maintain attention.
👹 The theme of the friendly monster allows fears to be addressed with humor and kindness.
👶 Particularly suitable for children aged 4 to 6, including those with language or pronunciation difficulties.

For whom?

This book is for children aged 3 to 6 who are learning to pronounce the /m/ sound and enjoy actively participating in reading.
It is particularly relevant for parents, educators, and speech therapists who want to stimulate oral language through simple and engaging stories.
It is also very suitable for children who have language or pronunciation challenges and need to practice the /m/ sound in everyday words and sentences.

What the child develops

When reading Maxime the Monster Wants a Friend with an adult, the child develops:
• the pronunciation of the /m/ sound in different words and phrases;
• an enriched vocabulary related to monsters, friendship, and emotions;
• phonological awareness, an important skill for learning to read;
• early literacy skills through connections between images, words, and text;
• narrative skills, by learning to understand, organize, and recount story events.

Technical Data Sheet

Recommended age: 4 to 6 years old
Author: Marie-Claude Dufour
Collection: Histoires à trous
Format: Illustrated youth album – printed book.
Publication date: October 2022
Publisher: Symbolicone
ISBN: 978-2-925207-05-4