Today Mamma tried something new to keep my attention - and it worked! She placed me on my back on a mat on the floor. Then she got out a book she received when she was a little girl from her grandmother at her her preschool graduation called, A Treasury of Bedtime Stories Illustrated by Hilda Offen. Mamma still has her original copy of the book with the inscription from her grandparents but also bought a second copy when she saw it at Waldenbooks ten years ago.
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A Treasury of Bedtime Stories is loaded with a ton of fairly well known stories, but also includes a handful of others which aren't very well known such as, "Tim Rabbit and the Scissors." Mamma told me this was one of her favorites. Mamma sat down next to me with the book, and then to my surprise, she retrieved a really awesome handmade hand puppet that had frog like eyes and a big flappy tongue! She used the hand puppet to tell me the story of "Tim Rabbit and the Scissors!" I LOVED it!! I didn't know who I liked to look at more, the puppet when it's mouth began flapping along with the words of the story, or Mamma and her expressions as she told the tale of the rather curious rabbit who doesn't obey the wishes of his parents and gets into a bit of trouble with some scissors. I also couldn't help myself - I began talking too, so that I could be a part of the story telling. I wonder if I will be a story teller when I get older. I hope so. There were some challenging vocabulary words in the story (such as gossamer, sheaf, menagerie, and posset) but Mamma says it is good to be exposed to a variety of vocabulary as I am growing up - it will help me to become an intelligent individual.
I imagine that I will absolutely love these stories when I get older and will likely request them to be read to me again and again. One thing that may really appeal to parents about the book is that in the Table of Contents where it lists all of the stories the book contains, it also lists a time frame for how long it will likely take for you to read the story to your child. There are 30 stories in the book that range from Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant" (a 10 minute story) to the traditional Russian tale of "The Great Big Turnip" (a 3 minute story). One of the things Mamma remembered most about the book was the illustrations. While the pages alternate from black and white to color, the drawings were simple, yet captivating and memorable. Perhaps the reason "Tim Rabbit and the Scissors" is so memorable to her is not just because it was a great story, but also because she laughed every time she saw poor Tim Rabbit standing with the other rabbits and having to wear a coat made of his own fur.
This book is available used through Amazon if you are interested. Also, the puppet Mamma used to tell me the story is a unique puppet made by cate & levi. If you are interested in owning one of these one of a kind puppets, check them out here. We own the frog and the walrus and I adore them both (thanks, Beth for getting them for me)!
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A Treasury of Bedtime Stories is loaded with a ton of fairly well known stories, but also includes a handful of others which aren't very well known such as, "Tim Rabbit and the Scissors." Mamma told me this was one of her favorites. Mamma sat down next to me with the book, and then to my surprise, she retrieved a really awesome handmade hand puppet that had frog like eyes and a big flappy tongue! She used the hand puppet to tell me the story of "Tim Rabbit and the Scissors!" I LOVED it!! I didn't know who I liked to look at more, the puppet when it's mouth began flapping along with the words of the story, or Mamma and her expressions as she told the tale of the rather curious rabbit who doesn't obey the wishes of his parents and gets into a bit of trouble with some scissors. I also couldn't help myself - I began talking too, so that I could be a part of the story telling. I wonder if I will be a story teller when I get older. I hope so. There were some challenging vocabulary words in the story (such as gossamer, sheaf, menagerie, and posset) but Mamma says it is good to be exposed to a variety of vocabulary as I am growing up - it will help me to become an intelligent individual.I imagine that I will absolutely love these stories when I get older and will likely request them to be read to me again and again. One thing that may really appeal to parents about the book is that in the Table of Contents where it lists all of the stories the book contains, it also lists a time frame for how long it will likely take for you to read the story to your child. There are 30 stories in the book that range from Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant" (a 10 minute story) to the traditional Russian tale of "The Great Big Turnip" (a 3 minute story). One of the things Mamma remembered most about the book was the illustrations. While the pages alternate from black and white to color, the drawings were simple, yet captivating and memorable. Perhaps the reason "Tim Rabbit and the Scissors" is so memorable to her is not just because it was a great story, but also because she laughed every time she saw poor Tim Rabbit standing with the other rabbits and having to wear a coat made of his own fur.
This book is available used through Amazon if you are interested. Also, the puppet Mamma used to tell me the story is a unique puppet made by cate & levi. If you are interested in owning one of these one of a kind puppets, check them out here. We own the frog and the walrus and I adore them both (thanks, Beth for getting them for me)!
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