Author(s): Audrey Wood,Don Wood
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Language: English
Date Published: 1996-10-04
Dimensions: 215 x 226 x 4mm
Publication City/Country: San Diego, CA, China
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

All children catch bad words. And so it was with young Elbert, who snatched one out of the air one day at an elegant garden party--and stuffed it into his pocket. The word waited--ugly, covered with dark, bristly hairs--and snuck into Elbert's mouth. Then without warning, it sprang out, causing a dreadful uproar.

With humor and insight, Audrey Wood tells a tale certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad word. And Elbert's cure provides an ingenious solution for children confused by a bad word's power.