You never know what you're gonna get

[dampscribbler]

When I picked up Maggie from school on Monday, she was holding a book she couldn't put down and yelling to me with great excitement about it.  I've never really seen her so excited over a book, and this is a kid who really likes books (especially cross-marketing ones like Princesses, Barbies, and Ponies, but I digress.)  As she ran toward me waving the book the first thing I noticed was that the cover wasn't pink.  Then she got closer and I got a good look at it, and almost fell over with surprise and wonder.

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[kellyrfineman.livejournal.com]

That is so not pink. How awesome that she's so excited!

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Isn't that cool! I just love it when she surprises me like that. It has illustrations and photos, and she was so delighted to show me the drawings of a squid pulling a man off a ship, and the photos of a dissected (or at least bisected) squid in a lab. I really don't think I could have been more surprised. :)

[jillbertini.livejournal.com]

That is really cool! Do you know about the David Wiesner books? He is a wonderful illustrator.

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

I had to go look at Amazon, and yes, I've heard of him and seen his work in the bookstores. We have a surprising shortage of quality picture books around, maybe she's just starting to get to that age. I remember being really impressed with his books that I saw, maybe we can add some of those to the library. :)

[jillbertini.livejournal.com]

I hope your library has his books! I would be surprised if they didn't. Multnomah County is renowned for its services!

We used to read a lot of children's books, but I haven't read any in quite some time, so I'm not so up on them like I used to be. Eloise is one of my favorite characters; I kinda wish there were more of them, but at the same time, I'm delighted there aren't. I'm thinking Maggie's probably a little young still for those, but I'm totally sure of her age or desire/ability to sit and be read to :D.

[chocolatesmudge.livejournal.com]

Oooh I bet Linus would like that one. Maybe I should add some princesses and ponies to the mix too, for balance. :) We read about trains, pirates and monsters.

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Maggie enjoys being afraid of pirates. I've got "Pirates Don't Change Diapers" waiting for the right moment, I try to keep a book or two in reserve for "special" moments (usually as a reward, sometimes as a distraction!)

[chocolatesmudge.livejournal.com]

Oh we love "Pirates Don't Change Diapers." It's fun to read aloud, which I can't say for all the books Linus is fond of.