More Book!

This is one of those topics that won't interest everyone. It's more to inform Grandma and Grandpa of Spence's latest achievements and to serve as a reminder for me when, several years down the road, I wonder what Spence was into when he was 21 months old.

Spence is so into books right now that (OK, this is awful) I had to take all the books except four out of his room. If he had a bookshelf full of books, he would expect us to read all of them to him every night. His latest saying is, "More book! More book!" His favorite books are Bee Bee Boot (Bear's Blue Boat), Bubble (Bubble Trouble), Woof (A Day in the Life of Dogs), and Hoptoad (Hoptoad). The first title is what he calls the book. The title in parenthesis is the actual title. He loves these books! Hoptoad is so simple that I know I could write a book ten times better. It's about this toad that is slow crossing the road. His friends the turtle and the lizard actually beat him across the road, and an approaching truck has to stop to avoid hitting the toad. On each page, Spence points out the toad and says, "Rib!" That's what he calls frogs - his version of "ribbit." I say, "Frog! Ribbit!" Then he points to the turtle and says, "Turl!" I say, "Turtle!" Then he points to the lizard and says, "Ish!" This is his standard word when he doesn't know something or can't say it. I say, "Lizard!" And then he just laughs and laughs. We turn the page, and the game repeats. It's so cute, that it makes this book bearable. His other favorite book is Bubble Trouble. This is one of those beginning reader books with extremely simple language. He repeats a lot of the phrases after I read them. It's so sweet.