We made a human! Hence, I've been pondering children's books lately. As a child, my mother read to us every night until third or fourth grade. At first it was things like Golden Books and Dr. Seuss, and then we moved up to a chapter of Alice in Wonderland each night. I'm sure this is part of what fostered my own love of reading, and I want the same love for our child. I read some poetry (e. e. cummings) to my belly the other night, as they say it can hear in there now. I was born without the singing gene, so I thought I could at least give this- a rhythmic lullaby of beautiful verse. I hope he/she heard me and moved his/her tiny hands. ("nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands"...)
As I set about creating our wee thing's first library, I'm left wondering which children's books we should include in the baby's collection. Having slim-to-no contact with children in recent years, I'm not sure what people read to their kids these days. When I think children's books, I think Green Eggs and Ham (the first book I read by myself), Goodnight Moon, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs... One friend swears by How to Potty Train Your Monster and another by Click Clack Moo. There is much work ahead of us. So many books, so many gleeful trips to Borders...
Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
-Dr. Seuss
-Dr. Seuss
