Thursday, March 06, 2008
The Goin To Bed Book, Revisited
Sometimes all it takes is a fresh pair of eyes.The kids absolutely love Sandra Boynton. And one of their favorite books is The Going to Bed Book.
In this book, a group of assorted animals on a cruise get ready for bed, putting on pajamas, brushing teeth, and finally, going on deck to exercise in the moonlight. Parents are often puzzled by the sequence of events of the book - shouldn't exercise come before bathing?
Our friend Michael came over for dinner a few months ago and the kids asked him to read the book. We got to the puzzling passage and explained the confusion about their nonsensical regimen.
Michael smiled a wicked little grin and said "Maybe it's that kind of excercise."
Wink, wink, nudge, nudge indeed. Now every line of that book comes off as a double entendre. I can't read it without cracking up., and now for all the wrong reasons.
Labels: Modern Life, My Literary 2 Cents
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