Two weeks ago the story time was dominated by the theme of “apples.” The kids started story time with the craft- painting paper plates red and applying a green leaf or two. They started with the craft so it would have time to dry, a very smart move by Miss Halee. The movie was the first half of Johnny Appleseed.

We got to see the second half the following week when the theme was “trees.”

Since Fuller traveled in the middle of the two weeks we kept his books for two weeks. Here is our run down:

Martha Speaks – This is the last Martha Speaks book I will let Fuller check out for a while. It was hands down his favorite because he is used to seeing Martha on PBS and I grew tired of the story being read out loud as well as coming from the TV. The idea of a talking dog is interesting to Fuller, though he knows it is all pretend. I just want a different book.

Today is Monday – The Eric Carle books are such a wonderful visual for anyone, and this book is no exception. Fuller loved helping me “read” by remembering what food was on each day. This is based on a song, which I couldn’t sing, but Fuller still enjoyed it a lot.

The Subway Mouse – The story of a mouse trying to make it to the end of a tunnel was one that stuck with Fuller for quite some time. We illustrations we detailed and gave Fuller even more of a picture of what it would be like to be in the tunnels of the subway. I tried to convince him a subway and the train we took in Atlanta were the same thing, but he didn’t really get it.

Delivery – Eh. This book has wonderful illustrations, so it was great for quiet time, but the story was really lost on Fuller. He prefers more wordy details to get the story across.

Here Come the Babies – Again with the babies. I like the idea of preparing Fuller for his new brother using books and this one was great for pointing out the baby will not be coming out of me and be ready to play super heroes.

I’m looking forward to returning these books and moving on to some new ones later today.

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