Natalie Savage Carlson is the author of Alphonse that bearded one. (Alphonse le barbu) (1954), Alphonsethat bearded one (1954), The Talking Cat (1952), The Talking Cat and other stories of French Canada. Retold by N. S. Carlson ... Pictures by Roger Duvoisin (1952), The talking cat, and other stories of French Canad a.