I'm sure five months is far too young to be influenced by poor grammar, but I do wish the people who make toys for children would make a bit of an effort! One of my son's cloth books reads like this:
Who has hidden little cat's dinner? it begins with A. Is it in the washing machine? Its 1 Apple.
What has little horse lost? Is it in the wardrobe? It begins with B. how many bananas ? 1. 2.
What has little cow lost? Is it in the tea pot? It begins with C. How Many Carrots ? 1. 2. 3.
Who is hiding behind the curtains? "Boo! It was me" Naughty little puppy.
"It was naughty puppy!" Said the hungry animals.
"But now we know our... a b c 1 2 3"
The End
[sic]
My poor little boy never gets to appreciciate the (gripping) plot line because his mummy is holding forth about capital letters and apostrophes. Do you think I need help?
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Sanguine · 03/05/2008 11:25
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