We have advanced to some longer more involved story books of late. One of Kelly's favorites is a book with 7 Dora adventure tales. We have read them so many times now that she starts "reading" it (from memory of course) right along with me. Another is a Disney storybook with shorter versions of some of the classic tales, which is perfect for introducing her to some characters she is not yet familiar with like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty (all in preparation for a coming visit to Disneyland next spring!).
But she has been driving me NUTS lately by interupting me every couple of sentences. Usually for some sort of clarification of what's going on in the story, or for her to confirm or validate what is being read. But sometimes she takes off with the storyline and re-tells a summary of the whole thing with her own little twist! Sorta goes like this:
Me: "So then Cinderella's mouse friends decided to help mend Cinderella's gown, and...."
Kelly: "And mommy, then they all went outside and played at the park, and the birds and the Bruno dog came too, and the fairy gommother said bibidibop-boo, and they all went dancing at the ball and then Cinderella, oh she came too, and then the clock went BONGGG, and they ranned all the way back to her mean stepmother and she said NO CINDERELLA, you doen getta go to the BALL! and Cinderella had the other slipper and then she got married to the prince."
Me: Blink-blink. "Yeah hun, that's pretty much it."
Kelly: "Mommy, can you read me it again!!!"
2 comments:
HA! In no time at all little miss Kelly will be reading books to YOU! I love the way her mind works...she's a very independent thinker...like her mommy!
She's a genius already! Comprehending and summarizing long novels into screenplay form. Love it. Love Kim for documenting it all for us.
~ Aunt Suzanne
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