Book ‘Em!
Child's Play x2 | February 27
I’ve been to a place where the Wild Things are (and no, I’m not talking about my kids’ bedroom), I’ve eaten Green Eggs and Ham, I’ve given a pig a pancake (or did I give a mouse a cookie? No, maybe I gave a moose a muffin. It’s hard to keep track), I’ve had terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days and every night I say goodnight to the moon along with the little old lady who says “hush.”
But that’s not all. I’ve also played with a cat with a hat. I’ve told my kids that I love them to the moon and back. And I’ve worried that all the animals do things together - but not the hippopotamus. I’ve seen a very hungry caterpiller get a tummy ache and I’ve helped a little bird find his mother.
Lately, I’ve found that I can’t stop hanging out with Finklehopper Frog and his hippy hoppy suit. I’m also quite taken by the wardrobe of the Man With The Yellow Hat. While I don’t have a yellow hat, I’ve found wockets in my pockets and while I don’t have a monkey, I have spotted a red fish and a blue fish (or was it one fish or two fish?) and a really, really big red dog. I’ve often pondered just where the sidewalk ends and someday I hope to travel through a wrinkle in time.
But now my 8-month-old twins and I are looking for more adventure. We’re not quite ready to hang out with Fudge or even visit Hogwarts but we’d like some more variety at bed time. What trips through the pages of the imagination do you and your kids like to take? List your favorite books and help out a dad who’s trying to increase the quality and quantity of his kid’s library.
Oh! The places We’ll Go! I can’t wait to Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!
