The Puzzler: Message of Love

If you want to impress a loved one this Valentines Day, you certainly want to do it with excellent grammar! Only one of the candy hearts in the photo below will impress the word-wise sweetheart in your life. Can you spot the one grammatically correct message of love? 



The answer will be in next month's issue.
 

 

ANSWER TO LAST MONTH:S PUZZLER: Classic Characters

Illustrated children's books are full of memorable characters. Here are nine classic examples that will probably make you smile in recognition. How many of these classic characters can you name?

Answers:

Top Row, left to right:
Max is the boy in the wolf costume in Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
The Cat in the Hat is a cat in a hat in The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.
Mary Poppins first appeared in Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers.

Middle Row, left to right:
Paddington Bear of deepest, darkest Peru stars in Paddington Bear by Michael Bond.
Babar the Elephant first appeared in The Story of Babar by Jean de Brushoff.
Madeline debuted in the self-titled Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans.

Bottom Row, left to right:
Pippi Longstocking is the central character in the Pippi Longstocking series of books
     by Astrid Lindgren.
Curious George and “The Man with the Yellow Hat” star in Curious George by
     Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey.
Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig are featured in Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White,
     illustrated by Garth Williams.


Give yourself 5 points for each correct character and 1 bonus point for each correct book title, author, and names of secondary characters shown above. A total score of 50 or more is outstanding!