Dear Reader I don't know your actual real name so just pretend your name is in the place where I wrote Reader There are some French and Spanish words in this book because this book takes place in Paris and there are Spanish speaking characters When you see a French or Spanish word that you don't know just flip to the back of the book There is a glossary back there that will tell you what bonjour and merci mean and lots of other words too I know what you are thinking Wow thank you so much That is really helpful You're welcome I hope you enjoy this very amazing and hilarious story Love Winicker
One MAKE THOSE GREEN FROSTING COOKIES WITH SILVER BALLS Tomorrow is going to be the best day ever Tomorrow my best friend Roxanne is flying from Three Rivers Massachusetts to visit me in Paris She is staying here for a whole week She is coming for Christmas with her grandmother Granny Bee Granny Bee is short for Granny Becky which is short for Granny Rebecca Granny Bee is my Grandma Balthazar’s best friend in the whole world I have two best friends and the second one is Mirabel Plouffe my FBFANDN French best friend and next door neighbor Mirabel Plouffe is going to meet Roxanne for the first time They will probably become best friends too 6
But maybe not quite as best friends as me and Roxanne And less best than me and Mirabel Plouffe But still best friends And we could call ourselves the Tremendous Three Tremendous means great which is what we will be Winicker you look just as excited as I feel Grandma Balthazar says We are all sitting at the kitchen table me Grandma Balthazar Mom Dad and my baby brother Walter in Mom’s arms We’re all having cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal with raisins for breakfast Except Walter because he can only have milk He’s a new baby New babies get milk It is our last breakfast before I am on Christmas break from school It is our last breakfast before Roxanne gets here I am so excited I say We’re going to do all of the Christmas stuff we used to do in Three Rivers We’re going to decorate cookies with 7
