Since Gillie got to hug a book, we set Colin up with the plush cat book:
Colin wasn't quite as into the book hugging, but then again, he hadn't pooped in a while, so he wasn't really quite into much of anything. All told, they do like the books a lot, and the fact that you can hug them, just makes them all the better.
P.S. While Daddy enjoys reading (or reciting) the "Snowy Bear" book for Colin and Gillian, it is only six pages long and wears a little thin after a while. Also, Daddy is a bit troubled by the fact that while the book is titled "Snowy Bear", Snowy Bear does not appear anywhere within the text of the book. Instead we are introduced to a moose, a seal, a walrus, a penguin, a whale, and a puffin. It seems like a bait-and-switch scheme to me.
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Okay...this is hilarious. I actually just went on Amazon to look up "Snowy Bear" because something sounded so familiar when I read your description of the book -- with Snowy Bear never actually being in the book. Well, we have a book entitled "Rocky Dog" and it is the same exact way!! And, no surprise, has the same author/publisher!!! WHAT THE HECK??? Our book is a big board book that plays music on the last page, but the concept it exactly the same in that you never once see or read about Rocky Dog in the actual book -- only on the cover! Each page has a little bit about another animal, but never Rocky Dog! That has always driven me batty, but I'm glad to know now that I'm not crazy to think that is strange!!!
Natalie, We have another one of those books too, called "Fluffy Chick." And, yep, no chick inside the book. Perhaps a conspiracy at work?
I told you they were a bit short on character development and the plot was a bit thin. A biug plus is they are chewaable, huggable, and non-tearable. I love that Gillie is a "bookhugger". It warms her old librarian Grammy's heart. Boys are usually a bit slower to get hooked on books, but the C-man is fond of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." Daddy is too much a critic-he doesn't like Max and Ruby either. It's Mike Mulligan or nothing!
I am delighted to see that Gillian and Colin are enjoying the Penguin and Cat books in so many ways. They always make me smile.
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