Ella slept in her infant carrier and Chris played with toys in the back while I sat in the front with Timmy on my left (between me and Ella, what should I make of that?!) and the rest of the students sitting "criss-cross applesauce" around me.
I started with The Sneetches and asked whether anyone knew the story.
One girl said that they have the movie at home. I didn't know there was a movie.
A few children knew the moral already without my reading it: don't think being different means you're better. Or something to that effect. I know whose moms have had plastic surgery ...
Before the grand finale or punchline of the book, I asked, "What happens next?" The girl familiar with the movie answered, "They sing a song!" Yeah, in the movie version. I wasn't about to sing anything!
Then I read Fox in Socks which, if you don't know, is a bunch of tongue-twisters. Some of the kids understood that. I tried to act as if the lines were difficult to say so they would understand. But since I've had these books memorized for years, I can rattle 'em off pretty easily without looking.
Finally, they settled down enough for me to read a fairly long book, my personal favorite, The Lorax. Read my book review.
They understood the environmental message of the book.
I had a good time and Tim was glad to see me there.
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