The Need to Read

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
~ Groucho Marx

Our little guys can spiral into whiny, argumentative, territorial little beasts at the drop of a matchbox car. The pecking order is established at every meal, portions are reviewed and even the color of a cereal bowl can bring down peace negotiations faster than a tv camera on a North Korean nuclear reactor.

Imagine my delight to find them in the early morning this way: not arguing, not hitting or biting, nor crying or whining. Not two little forces of tears and mucus and accusation.

They are readers. Readers reading together.

Diggers and Cranes, bringing the world together one morning at a time. Thank you, Usborne and authors/illustrators Caroline Young, Chris Lyon, Teri Gower and Nick Hawker.

And thank you, Bubbi, for knowing that your little diggers needed this book. And so did their mommy.