Elbert's Bad Word - Audrey Wood

Elbert's Bad Word is a delightful picture story book written by Audrey Wood and aimed at young children. It tells the story of a small boy called Elbert who heard a word he had never heard before - and I should tell you at this point that it's a 'bad' word! - and about what happened as a consequence. Elbert is at a rather posh garden party when he hears the word. It 's interesting in this story that the word is treated as a tangible object that floats in the air and which Elbert is able to snatch and put in his pocket! He instantly forgets about it and it could quite possibly have stayed there for ever were it not for the fact that a mishap occurs where the ...