← 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.
← 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.