Fast Five: Picture Books That Have Influenced Our Family Conversations
Some books have become so much of my family’s lives that certain quotes have made it into our everyday conversations. Here are a few we still talk about, years later, and the lines we say over and over again:
Andrew’s Bath – David McPhail.jpg)
“Andrew was forever having trouble with his bath.” Anytime my boys have a classmate or teammate named Andrew, I can’t help but say this, oh, at least a hundred times.
Little Bear – Else Holmelund Minarik
“You can’t have that wish, my Little Bear.”
One Duck Stuck – Phyllis Root
From this book we’ve created “Are you stuck like a duck?” or “You’re a stuck duck.”
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – Dr. Seuss
Thanks to this book, very time I hear someone say, “in the dark,” I have to add the words “with Clark.”
How Did you Get So Big, So Soon? – Anne Bowen
The title says it all. If a day passes and I haven’t said this aloud, I’ve certainly thought it.
What books have become a part of your family conversation?