Sigh. How do I get myself into these things? Here's more or less how the conversation went--
Mommy: The guy that did the pictures in the Frog book (Nic Bishop) also has a book on Spiders. (Why I said this, I don't know. I tell you, I should keep my mouth shut.)
Boo: Can we get it?
Mommy: Mommy won't read it to you.
Boo: Why not?
Mommy: Because they're creepy and gross.
Boo: (Considers this for a moment.) Daddy will read it to me.
Mommy: Yes, I'm sure he will.
Boo: So can we get it?
Mommy dutifully goes and puts the blasted thing on hold. Why me? And honestly, who is this and what has she done with my child? Boo generally has a cow if there's a cricket in the house, let alone a spider. Now suddenly she wants a creepy book of nasty spiders. Eww.
I am so not opening that book.
On an amusing side note-- her new hobby? Creating medieval tapestries.
Except, when she says it, it sounds more like "mean evil tapestries". (Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep a straight face when a child asks "Mommy, can I read a mean evil tapestry to my brother?")
Seriously though, what preschooler is into medieval tapestries? Apparently we watch WAY too much Little Einsteins.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Saturday with Boo (and Mister)
[Who is screaming. Sigh.]
So, I thought maybe I would ask for input from my kid(s) for my Saturday posts.
Of course, this prompted Boo to ask me to write a book, missing the "about" part of what I write.
Anyway, we sat down to look at Frogs by Nic Bishop. That's right, look at, not read. I did try to read it, but it was causing a mutiny as Mister tried to turn pages at approximately the speed of light.
But hey, it's all about the photos, right?
Boo's "favoritest" is the red-eyed tree frog. Mister, apparently, found the blue dart poison frog hysterical, because that page made him laugh. His favorite, though, is the gliding frog, which inspired much pointing and "ooh wow"ing.
Unfortunately, this is not a boardbook. Which meant I had to put it away. He's still crying. This is clearly a tragedy on the deepest, most personal level.
Boo thinks other people would like the pictures. (We'll make a reviewer of her yet.)
"yuhhhhjkjghhft545y7te
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xv ccxzzxzsxddffvfggjhbxfgvy4d4tevcvu4g"
That was Boo. Have I mentioned I don't generally let her touch the computer?
Anyway, you can find out more about Frogs HERE and HERE and you can see Nic Bishop's website HERE.
And now I'm off to do weekend stuff.... and if Boo has her way that will include writing a book about Unicorns.... which she says Cari's (of Bookscoops) daughter will love as well.
So, I thought maybe I would ask for input from my kid(s) for my Saturday posts.
Of course, this prompted Boo to ask me to write a book, missing the "about" part of what I write.
Anyway, we sat down to look at Frogs by Nic Bishop. That's right, look at, not read. I did try to read it, but it was causing a mutiny as Mister tried to turn pages at approximately the speed of light.
But hey, it's all about the photos, right?
Boo's "favoritest" is the red-eyed tree frog. Mister, apparently, found the blue dart poison frog hysterical, because that page made him laugh. His favorite, though, is the gliding frog, which inspired much pointing and "ooh wow"ing.
Unfortunately, this is not a boardbook. Which meant I had to put it away. He's still crying. This is clearly a tragedy on the deepest, most personal level.
Boo thinks other people would like the pictures. (We'll make a reviewer of her yet.)
"yuhhhhjkjghhft545y7te
sdx nd fbbvcfgfrr
xv ccxzzxzsxddffvfggjhbxfgvy4d4tevcvu4g"
That was Boo. Have I mentioned I don't generally let her touch the computer?
Anyway, you can find out more about Frogs HERE and HERE and you can see Nic Bishop's website HERE.
And now I'm off to do weekend stuff.... and if Boo has her way that will include writing a book about Unicorns.... which she says Cari's (of Bookscoops) daughter will love as well.
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