http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/greg-foley%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98thank-you-bear%e2%80%99-a-good-book-for-toddlers-that-panders-to-library-story-hours-at-the-expense-of-parents-and-others/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/greg-foley%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98thank-you-bear%e2%80%99-a-good-book-for-toddlers-that-panders-to-library-story-hours-at-the-expense-of-parents-and-others/#comment-1776 Thu, 17 May 2007 22:37:40 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/greg-foley%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98thank-you-bear%e2%80%99-a-good-book-for-toddlers-that-panders-to-library-story-hours-at-the-expense-of-parents-and-others/#comment-1776 An interesting point. “Thank You Bear” does have good, surprise ending. But using the comma there and not on the cover might confuse adults (and older children). When there’s an inconsistency like that, people tend to wonder, “Was it a mistake?” So the inconsistency was distracting to me, though it may be less so to others.

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/greg-foley%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98thank-you-bear%e2%80%99-a-good-book-for-toddlers-that-panders-to-library-story-hours-at-the-expense-of-parents-and-others/#comment-1775 Thu, 17 May 2007 22:13:45 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/greg-foley%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98thank-you-bear%e2%80%99-a-good-book-for-toddlers-that-panders-to-library-story-hours-at-the-expense-of-parents-and-others/#comment-1775 I think the lack of comma in the Title is to preserve the surprise ending and isn’t a grammatical error.

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