Hazel and I went shopping for a new life jacket today and as usual she wanted to try the bikes. Usually, I have to help her and she gets frustrated as she hasn’t figured out that pushing backwards on a pedal causes braking. This time she chose a pale blue bike with training wheels and was doing figure eights in the store on her own . . .
Tricycle days are numbered
- Those Darned Squirrels
Old Man Fookwire is a grump who only likes to paint pictures of birds that visit his backyard. The problem is, they fly south every winter, leaving him sad and lonely. So he decides to get them to stay by putting up beautiful birdfeeders filled with seeds and berries. Unfortunately, the squirrels like the treats, too, and make a daring raid on the feeders. The conflict escalates-until the birds depart (as usual), and the squirrels come up with a plan that charms the old grump.My take: How can you not like a book where you get to say Googlie Mooglie, raise your fist and yell “Those darned squirrels”?
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