Frank and Ernest play ball

Frank and Ernest play ball

One of my favorites from childhood still holds up quite well. Frank and Ernest hire themselves out to take over your business while you're away, and they do a wonderful job of immersing themselves in the culture. Here, they manage a baseball team, learning the lingo as they encounter interesting phrases. There are two others in the series, in which the duo - an elephant and a bear - explore the slang of other situations.

July 13, 2010