hiː pˈʌblɪʃt aɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ wˈɛl slˈæʃ dʒˈiː mˌiː sˈuːviən baɪˈɛnz, ɐ hˈɑːɹd kˈʌvɚ bˈʊk kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt bˈaɪlˈɪŋɡwəl fɹˈɛntʃ ænd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈoːɹiz ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ sˈʌnɪɚ dᵻpˈɪktɪŋ hɪz lˈaɪf æz ɐ tʃˈaɪld, ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp ɪn ɐ fɹˈɛntʃspˈiːkɪŋ kˈeɪdʒən fˈæmɪli ænd dɹˈiːmɪŋ ʌv bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst.
He published I Remember Well / Je Me Souvien Biens, a hard cover book collection of 38 bi-lingual (French and English) stories written by Sonnier depicting his life as a child, growing up in a French-speaking Cajun family and dreaming of becoming an artist.