Wednesday 24 October 2012

Pick it up!

This weeks gallery theme is just perfect for us! My little girl absolutely loves books and everyone knows it. She has loved them from a young age, my husband and I were shocked when we spotted her still only one reciting back to herself 'going on a bear hunt'. It's funny as she would never do that now, instead when she pretends to read books now she makes up her own stories which actually is even more amazing! I love hearing her imagination at work.

When it comes to my daughter - when you get that worrying silence and you wonder off to see what mischief is occurring - 9 times out of 10 she is just sat with a pile of books. She goes into her own world and is completely engrossed.

Word of warning... never start a book with her and don't finish it . This will lead to lots of tears. Also don't expect her to move, answer you or hurry out the door while she is pretending to read. It is much easier to let her carry on and just lift her up and put her somewhere else. She won't even notice.

Hence this photo from our holiday to Loch Lommond, she had been happily 'reading' on the bench... so rather than attempt to remove the book - up and off she goes and everyone is happy!!



This is our entry into this weeks gallery , head over to the sticky fingers blog and check out the others.

22 comments:

  1. We love Alfie - particularly the one about the owl!

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    1. I've never seen that one will have to look it up! Her favourite is the one about the water leak! X

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  2. Brilliant! That could have proved quite problematic if it had covered his eyes though! :D

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    1. Ha ha! She often hold his nose while on his shoulders so this is a breeze!

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  3. Cute. I was a proper bookworm as a child, but for some reason my eldest son would rather do something else. Sign of the times to some extent, but a real pity.

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    1. They are all different, I don't think I was much of a bookworm as a child but I am told my sister was x

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  4. It's great to have a book worm.

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    1. It is, it's great how much she gets from her books x

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  5. Good snap. Can't put a good book down x.

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    1. Quite! I don't blame her, nobody likes to be interrupted!

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  6. That's adorable. A true little book worm x

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  7. oh I loved Alfie and Annie Rose... although my favourite Shirley Hughes is Dogger!

    Mollyxxx

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    1. My friend was just telling me to get her dogger, it's a classic!

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  8. Never try to skip a page eithet - i have been caught out trying to do that x

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    1. Yep!! Then we have to look at all the pictures at the back of all the other books you can get... Can't even miss that out!!

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  9. Great photo of a young book lover xxx

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  10. Brilliant! I wish someone would do that to me, like doing the school run for example :-)

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  11. sweet. my daughter is similar. and we love Shirley Hughes books. B

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  12. How wonderful she enjoys books at such a tender age, long may it continue..

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