THE STORY OF MADEMOISELLE OISEAU

ISBN: 9783899557343
In this delightful tale, Mademoiselle Oiseau helps turn shy Isabella into a confident girl. This is a story about friendship, dreams, and growing up.
On the top floor of a lovely old Parisian apartment building in the Avenue des Temps Perdus lives the slightly odd Mademoiselle Oiseau. No one knows exactly how old she is. In fact, since she never leaves her house, nobody really knows her at all. Sometimes, though, one can catch a glimpse of this elegant lady with her unkempt curls and endlessly long pearl necklaces when shes out on her terrace amid her countless cats and birds.
Isabella is a 9-year-old girl who lives in the apartment under Mademoiselle Oiseaus. She is so unremarkable that shes practically invisible. One day, when Isabella comes home from school and gets in the elevator, she accidentally presses the number for the sixth floor rather than the fifth. She doesnt even realize her mistake until she sticks her key into the lock and Mademoiselle Oiseau opens the door.
When Isabella and Mademoiselle Oiseau meet, a wonderful friendship begins. They spend their days together exploring Mademoiselle Oiseaus roof garden, as well as her apartment full of mysteriously changing rooms, orto the amazement of everyonemaking it snow on a spring day. Soon, Isabella has become a much braver, more confident girl.