Frances announced that she wanted chapter books. I dutifully trotted myself down to the library and picked up some books I wanted her to read and love, books like Charlotte's Web, Winnie the Pooh, Just So Stories, etc. I was particularly excited for her to read Beezus and Ramona, both because I loved it as a kid and because I thought she would appreciate a story about an annoying little sister. The book sat around and sat around and Frances refused to get interested in it. So I came up with a plan. I asked Mark to just casually lie down and start reading the book to himself. I figured that would pique her interest. Mark thought that was the best request he'd heard all day.
The plan worked great - sorta. Frances did track down Mark almost immediately to ask what he was up to. But then, she decided to "read" the book to him.
Afterwards, again, she refused to have any interest in Ramona. What she really likes is My Little Pony drivel, though she did pick up a Greek myth with Pegasus the next time we went to the library to return poor Ramona. Don't worry though. I picked up a Ramona book on CD to listen to on the next Maine trip. Then she won't be able to escape my plan!
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