Elbert's Bad Word

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by Audrey Wood | Children's Books | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0152253203 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 3/21/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Saturday, March 21, 2020
This hardcover, missing its dust jacket but otherwise in good shape, was among the books donated to the public library for distributions to the Little Free Libraries. As one might guess from the title, it's about a boy who overhears "a word he had never heard before", one that "floated by like a small storm cloud. It was ugly and covered with dark, bristly hairs." Elbert stuffed it into his back pocket and forgot about it - until later on when "like a little gnat" the word flew into his mouth and made him say it. Chaos ensues, and then... well, then things get into fantasy territory. When having his mouth washed out with soap doesn't phase the Dirty Word, Elbert runs to the wizard gardener for help, and gets a very good explanation about "strong words" and when and how to use them - with some examples of words that can help with those strong emotions but without being quite so horrible. Rather amusing - though if the book's readers start shouting "GADZOOKS!" it might startle their folks at first!

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at LFL - Broad St. #20 in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, December 21, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (12/21/2020 UTC) at LFL - Broad St. #20 in Nashua, New Hampshire USA

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