Beep
Huck came to me with How to Read a Story by Kate Messner and Mark Siegel. “Mommy, will you be my reading buddy?” (That’s Step 2 in the book.) Why of course I will!
He starts reading me the book. And then, halfway through, only a few pages after the sneaky video I took below, he…stopped reading out loud. Got sucked into the story and read silently for the first time. Thanks to this charming picture book, I got to be there for the moment of transition. It was magical. And yes, since he’s my youngest, a little bittersweet–the last one to cross the bridge to solo, silent immersion. But only a little bittersweet. Mostly just magical.
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sarah says:
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On March 27, 2015 at 10:44 pm
Penny says:
Magical indeed
Congratulations Huck 🙂
On March 28, 2015 at 3:22 am
Kortney says:
“Will you be my reading buddy?” That boy’s got your number! Can’t wait to share the video with my still sleeping littles. Happy day to all your crew down South!
On March 28, 2015 at 5:05 am
Melissa Wiley says:
He has my number for SURE. 🙂
“Find a reading buddy” is Step 2 in the book. I was sure I’d mentioned that in the post but it’s gone missing!
On March 28, 2015 at 6:08 am
maria says:
Oh. my! Adorable personified! Precious! Magical! Just *sigh* magically bittersweet most definitely.
On March 28, 2015 at 5:05 am
Kortney says:
Now I’ve got three crazy kids running around saying “Soon the castle will be mine!” in great big Huck voices! We’re heading over to the Thicklebits to re-read the old favorite that includes Huck saying Meep!
http://thicklebit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/forgive.jpg
Those tear-filled eyes!
On March 28, 2015 at 8:03 am
Melissa Wiley says:
Ha, those eyes!! Chris really nailed that one, didn’t he? 🙂 I haven’t looked at it in a while and my heart just went kerflop. My baby boy!
On March 31, 2015 at 8:08 am
Kortney says:
Your reply sent us back to The Thicklebits (which my kids insist is the family’s surname) this morning!
On March 31, 2015 at 10:16 am