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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