To write the book, Ruth Krauss asked very small children how they would define words like "face," "dog" and "party."

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"We shouldn't get sidetracked into thinking we were asked to play Dr. Ruth, " Baker said.

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Everywhere Schreiner went, people asked him what he was doing, skating or walking along, dressed as Babe Ruth.

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