9/52 literacy and some new kicks

9/52 picture of the week.
reading "does a kangaroo have a mother, too?" by eric carle.

i hold him on my lap and read,
"yes! a penguin has a mama, too!
just like me and you!"
and i kiss his face and hands.

liam loves himself some eric carle.
we actually have to hide this book
to keep him from having us read it
and read it
and read it
and read it
all day long.

i am a teacher-mama
and i am hiding books from my child.
is that so wrong?

the child loves to be read to.
he has gotten really good at turning pages.
he even knows when to turn them without us asking.

"frosty the snowman" is his favorite morning book.
(it plays the song when you open it!)
he climbs down from our bed in the morning
and goes straight for the books.
he gathers them in his arms
and toddles back to us.
we pull him back in with us and read together.

the boy has us completely under his spell.


side-note:
liam wanted me to post a pic of his new kicks.
no.
really.
he wanted me to.




liam's new kicks from livie and luca.