Reading is Fun!
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There are many things to observe in this picture. A very studious handsome young child is hard at work. From this angle the book looks like it’s maybe about whales and sea things? I don’t detect any chewed on corners so either this is is a book that mom and dad supervise the perusal of very closely or the child respects his books well. I do notice the lock thingie on the cupboard behind him so we do know that he has at least one extremely normal toddler quality. And I note the airplane which is appropriate to a child his age.
There are gazillions of young children in the world, I’m ranking this child in the
top 5.
It’s a shark book. And while it hasn’t been chewed it does have a lot of tape holding it together as it’s already been well loved. Ask Colin about Hammerheads, or a cookie-cutter shark, he knows all about them.
I think the kids get a bad rap. Who would not want to explore their environment? We do it in space and underwater calling it science and research. They do it in their house and get called troublemakers and mischievious. I for one am glad to see the questioning and the exploration. By the way Matt, I take it you have every electrical outlet and your tools secured, no sense asking the your explorer to test his ability to stay alive.
Dad
Colin, Reading is purely awesome and I’m sure glad you like to read, just like your big cousins. The next time they see you, you’ll have to ask them to read you a story.
An author from the 1960s wrote about the “lovely seriousness” of children at times like this, the learning times. I’m seeing it. Colin is gathering information with intensity, and yet is a very cheerful boy. I’m pleased we’re related.