Friday Favorite: Elbert’s Bad Word

September 26, 2008

“One afternoon at an elegant garden party, young Elbert heard a word he had never heard before.  The word floated by like a small storm cloud.  It was ugly and covered with dark, bristly hairs.  With a swift flick of his wrist, Elbert snatched the word from the air and stuffed it into his back pocket…”

Audrey Wood presents the problem of swearing in such a clever way.  And the illustrations are the icing on the cake.  Love it.

Did you read anything great this week?

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