Is this a blog about childrens’ books? Lately, the answer is a resounding yes. On Saturday my Infamous Friend Who Prefers This Blog to Facebook is having a baby sprinkle. I have never heard of this, but it is apparently a celebration for baby #2. It’s a dumb name, but I agree with the idea in spirit, so I headed to Barnes & Noble yesterday to get this baby bookworm a bedtime story.
I picked out a few, which I won’t spoil on this blog (yet). One however is from the Frances series by Russell Hoban. I love these books, and they always make me think of My #1 Reader Who Can Literally Quote Content Kiley.
Kiley and I were not cool in high school. Which is probably why we have cool jobs now (zing!) Just kidding, Kiley is a barely paid intern. But since she just graduated from vet school she will have a cool job soon – if you call removing dog testicles a cool job, which she does. Anyway, I digress.
Kiley and I solidified our nerdom my participating in Forensics, which is speech competition. Kiley did storytelling, and told the story of Bread and Jam for Frances, and I can still sing her intro word for word which is remarkable considering I don’t remember the names of most of my teachers. So I will always associate her with the Frances series, starring a rodent I can’t identify.
I love it when a trip to Barnes & Noble lines up with a request (nay, a demand) that I blog about a Demanding But Faithful Reader.
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| This is Kiley and me at her wedding in June '08 - approximately 10 years after I told her to be a vet and she finally listened. |
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