Judge Stuart Driver, QC, said he wanted to see a written basis of plea, but rejected one put forward by Sharratt in which he denied "importing a doll with
childlike features".
Michael Hagerty, defending, agreed with the judge, but suggested perhaps a better phrase to describe the doll's features than "
childlike" was "youthful".
In Leo Lionni's little blue and little yellow, for instance, the illustrations depict nothing but colourful blobs in various conformations; but the text identifies the blue blob as a humanized
childlike character who "lives at home with papa and mama blue" and the yellow one as his "best friend...
The upper two-thirds of the work mingles a chaos of sketched nudes -- holding poses that you might associate with art school models -- and animals, photos and the odd
childlike crayon drawing against a wash of pastels
Peek was 37 when Rain Man was released and, to prepare himself for his role, Dustin Hoffman spent several hours with him - picking up on and using his rocking motions, rapid monotone delivery and his
childlike emotions.
Spread after spread delights, with memorable moments including a sky full of zigzags that tail feathers could make as birds fly; a red cardinal in a snow-covered, leafless tree; the
childlike innocence in a wish to be able to fly; and the "surprise" of a tree full of birds suddenly taking flight.
Weightman (Chinese studies, University of Leeds) uses the work of seventeenth-century writer Pu Songling to explore the Chinese concept of a
childlike nature.
My only criticism is the
childlike lyrics on some tracks, but the music more than makes up for it.
Hammond said he regressed to a
childlike state during the weeks after his crash, a state which Mr Firth said can be brought on by injuring the frontal lobes of the brain.
The star speaks of how the crash caused a brain injury which saw him regress to a
childlike state and left him in excruciating pain.
Much giddy mayhem ensues as a gaggle of
childlike acrobats high-hop between two oversize trampoline four-poster beds.
The only thing worse than a petulant
childlike control freak in your book club, sports team, classroom, scout troop or volunteer organization is a really smart one who grows up and becomes Prime Minister.