Tom's favorite kid books

By -
Lisa writes: Tom says he was all about the Richard Scarry books for a while. I read a quote from Scarry once where he said he wrote books that were meant to be dog-eared and held together with tape. That's the sign of a good kid's book.

We liked Richard Scarry books at our house, too. I very vividly remember this one to the right. That chair is DOOMED.

Tom says he liked Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach" for a while. I remember in third grade, the teacher had the smartest boy in the class read a chapter from this book out loud to us every day after lunch as a reward for being good. I thought that boy was awesome for getting such a spectacular privilege, but I also secretly thought I could have read it out loud better than he did.

As little kids, and even older, Tom says they read a lot of Beatrix Potter. It's interesting to watch the evolution of children's books. Those sweet old bunny books are quite scary and occasionally gruesome.


Right, Tom Kitten?

Comments

Tamary said…
I never read Beatrix Potter as a child (except Peter Rabbit, I think), but after our oldest was born someone gave us a Beatrix Potter collection and we were hooked. Our favorites are Tom Kitten (those rotten kids!) and Mrs. Tittlemouse (anyone who's tried to clean house with people underfoot can relate to this one).
6:14 PM
Jamie said…
I, too, received the boxed set of B. Potter books when Addie was born and I simply CANNOT read them w/o a British accent. They are so funny.

My kids love Scarry books, too (searching for the gold bug) and we just got a Scarry DVD called "Huckle"--big hit around here.
1:33 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Independence Month party continues

By -
Image
23 Sept: Ward Independence Day party on a Wednesday night (???)  Photospot Games and prizes: Tacos (these ladies are serving up the cochinita) And comradery   We left a little after 8 p.m. because they boys have to be up a 6 a.m. for school, but pics sent out on the ward chat afterwards showed that it turned into a dance party around 10 p.m.! 24 Sept: Neighborhood celebration. We live in a section of town called Chuburná de Hidalgo which used to be its own city. As part of the general patriotic goings-on of the month, they had a history celebration in the town square tonight. Dancers, music, people selling treats, and a slideshow by a local historian. This is also the park where Joseph's parkour class also sometimes comes out to do outdoor practices. So imagine Joseph doing flips off that blue wall. You can share in some of my heart attacks. 25 Sept: And as long as we're celebrating, it's my birthday! 26 Sept: Merida is about 20 minutes away from Progresso beach. The big ...
Read more

Our soul-destroying bathroom remodel in excruciating detail: Nearly done

By -
Image
Lisa writes: Home stretch! I am so confident that this project will be DONE soon that I went ahead and sent out invitations to all our neighbors for our annual block party (May 22, 5-8 p.m. You should come!) Would a person with a non-functioning bathroom do that? I think not. All that's left is this here vent cover... And the bathroom mirror. The countertop, she is lovely, non? As is the unusually high faucet. All the better for Tom to stick his head under as part of his daily ablutions. Please note the one-handed toilet paper holder, and the tiling on the side of the vanity. Yes, Earl tiled the side of the vanity to match the walls. This is because Earl is (a) a perfectionist, (b) cwazy, or (c) Earl has too large a gun collection for me to comment. Light fixture. The hole in the wall is the previous location of the old light. Everything in this bathroom is high and tall: high vanity, extra thick counter top, extra tall shower doors, extra high mounted light fixture. The overall ef...
Read more

"If I had known, I would have become a locksmith." Albert Einstein

By -
Lisa writes: We had friends visit for lunch yesterday, and while we boring grown-ups talked and talked at the table, the 5 and 3 year old explored the house and found the stationary bicycle. Moments later, the 5 and 3 year old began fighting and crying over the stationary bicycle so I, in my infinite wisdom, pushed the "lock" button on the doorknob of that room and closed the door. Problem solved ... until later that night when we wanted to open the door. There is a little hole on the exterior knob which, presumably, you stick some sort of implement into to unlock the door, but we lack this implement and nothing else in the house -- and I mean NOTHING, 'cause we tried EVERYTHING -- will work. Tom loves me anyway, and we will both love whomever we find at Home Depot tonight who can point us to the right tool.
Read more