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To Leon Werth
I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it
to a grown-up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the
world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books
about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry
and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will
dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were
once children-- although few of them remember it. And so I correct my dedication:
To
Leon Werth
when he was a little boy