Ladybug Girl Loves. . . comes with us in the car and in the grocery. She shows it to everyone, sings made-up songs about Ladybug Girl, and begs me to play the dress-up ladybug game on the computer. She is hooked.
Here is what she said in the car today: "Ladybug Girl has a tutu just like ME!" "Ladybug Girl has a dog just like ME!" I am getting the idea that she REALLY relates to Ladybug Girl.
Ordinarily, I'd be tearing my hair out with the same book read over and over again. But this one, I am as equally into. I was reading a kids' magazine the other day with Mirette and there was a piece about a girl looking around the yard. It was cute, but ladybug girl somehow turns these simple acts into an adventure.
This is our favorite page: "Ladybug Girl loves to go on trips with her family. She always tries to guess where the car will take her next. Maybe it will drive her to the moon!"
Mirette loves looking at the picture of the mommy in the car and likes the idea of visiting the moon.
I love this page because I think a lot about how kids have no control over where we take them. I often imagine what it would be like to be in Mirette's shoes, at the parents' beck and call, never knowing exactly what adventure we are going to embark on. I love the idea of the car doing the deciding!
No comments:
Post a Comment