Bookworm

Dear E,

Coming from a family of book lovers, you didn't have much chance. For your first Christmas, at only 12 weeks old, a lot of presents were books, and this has continued. Fortunately, reading is something you adore.

Aged "nearly 3", some of our favourites include :

*Anything by Julia Donaldson. The Gruffalo is a favourite and Daddy loves Stick Man, but you and I both adore Room on the Broom. Julia's southernness is a small issue, as I just can't bring myself to rhyme 'scarf' with 'giraffe', and various other combinations, but the rhyming text and amusing storylines keep us entertained time after time. We also know most of them by heart. I remember Daddy and I telling The Gruffalo in a pub during a rainy camping trip last summer, and you are able to join in with most of the stories too!

* Meg & Mog stories. You love the original Meg & Mog mainly because it contains a character called Tess and it makes you giggle. We also all love Meg, Mog & Og....ok, it's because we get to do the sluuuuurp! But it is fun!

* Dr. Seuss. Fox in Socks is a particular favourite...but only of yours. It's such a tongue twister and drives me up the wall...especially if I'm tired, but I know you love it, especially the tweetle beetles. You also like Green Eggs and Ham which is entertaining, and one day might encourage you to try new foods! Interestingly, I don't think I've ever read Cat in the Hat Comes Back to you though!

* Lastly comes my favourite. Our favourite. Our special Mummy and E book. Always chosen on particularly tired nights. The beautiful Guess How Much I Love You. I adore this book. I love that you do the actions of Little Nutbrown Hare as he tries to describe to Big Nutbrown Hare how much he loves him. (Are they both male? I have no idea how it is written but they are both male in my head...which is odd really!) I now always tell you at bedtime that I love you "right up to the moon and back", but I guess really I love you further than that. Can't even begin to describe how much. I guess for now, "to the moon and back" will do.

Love and literary devotion,
Mummy x