Read to Julia, February 14, 2005

We went to the library today for creative movement class and picked up a few books.

The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by Bill Peet. Julia picked this out herself. I actually tried to put it back, because it looked like it might be scary, but Julia insisted. I'm glad she did. Classic Bill Peet. Prewitt is a peacock with a small, unimpressive tail with only two eyes. His tail grows into an image of a monstrous face, causing him to be ostracized from his flock. They're chasing him away when they come face to face with a tiger, who is scared off by Prewitt's monster-faced tail. Completely predictable, and completely enjoyable. Borrowed from library.

Fox in Love by Edward Marshall, pictures by James Marshall. An easy reader -- I'm starting to introduce these as Julia is learning to read so she can look forward to reading books on her own. I like the Fox books. They're not syrupy sweet -- he's a bit irresponsible and foolish, but overall a nice guy.