It's nothing huge, nothing truly terrible. They're more like little aggravations.
"Harriet Ziefert" is an American children's author. She has written several hundred children's books, including the Little Hippo series. Notable illustrators of her books include Emilie Boon and Santiago Cohen.
More Harriet Ziefert on Wikipedia.I have no recollection of ever seeing Ms. Barrett's book - though it would be foolish of me not to consider the possibility that I might have seen it decades ago and that its structure and some of its language imprinted somewhere on my subconscious.
Teachers and parents should try to get these feelings out in the open, down on paper and let them be talked about.
Since I am both the author and the publisher of this book, I must, of course, take full responsibility for the text.
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