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Tad Hills: Duck and Goose
Obviously people don't want to share, they have to learn to share. The distinction is what keeps this book from sticky sweetness. The illustrations are simple and engaging, and it's funny enough to keep a parent from rotating it to the high shelf. (****)
James Marshall: George and Martha
This is the most charming children's book I've read in a long time. Actually, it's a compilation, and it has a great format: short stories in groups of five, so at bedtime you can read as much or as little as you like. (*****)

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Perhaps it was the rainy weather keeping us inside (very Cat in the Hat); perhaps it was the fact that my wife is out of town for a couple of days, seriously perturbing our orbits; or perhaps it was the 2 A.M., three scotch, politics-religion-and-emerging-technologies teleconference I found myself in last night with two college buddies. In any case, today was a grey and listless day, what Monkeyfish calls a "boring day." I knew I wasn't at my best when she asked, "Dad, do you want to get some coffee?" Of course, she's the one who woke me at 6:15.

August 28, 2006 in Monkey Say, Parenting | Permalink