Children, I am sorry I have dedicated this book to a grown-up person. 🔊✎ But I have a good excuse: this grown-up person is the best friend I have in the whole world. I have another excuse: this grown-up person understands everything, even children’s books. And here’s a third excuse: this grown-up person lives in France, where he’s hungry and cold. He needs something to make him feel better. 🔊✎ But if all these excuses aren’t enough, I would like to dedicate the book to the child this grown-up person used to be. All grown-up people started off as children. 🔊✎ (Though very few of them remember that). 🔊✎ So here is my corrected dedication: 🔊✎