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Katz, Alan

Don't Say That Word!

32 pp. | McElderry | June, 2006 | Trade ISBN 978-0-689-86971-6 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by David Catrow. Michael tells his mom everything that happened at school (one classmate vomited, another sat in gum, etc.). Every time he gets to a good part ("she stepped in a pile of dog..."), he's censored ("Don't say that word!"). The rhyming verse helps kids fill in the parent-prohibited blank. Zany, grotesque illustrations add another layer of revulsion.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

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