A review by claudiaswisher
Elbert's Bad Word by Audrey Wood, Don Wood

4.0

Elbert seems to be right at home at the elegant party...everyone's nose is in the air...snottiness abounds. Then a bad word appears and hops onto Elbert's shoulder, waiting for the right moment. A string of silly accidents result in a mallet landing squarely on Elbert's toe...and the bad word appears in all its glory, horrifying the guests to no end...Elbert's mouth is washed out with soap, but that doesn't really help Elbert find a new word for extreme circumstances....lucky for him, the gardener, who is also a wizard (of course!) has a solution.

Fun...a silly exploration of a situation too close to home for lots of kids...

The illustrations are worth poring over, watching the bad word take on recognizable shapes and change sizes.