Sam's and Claire's favorite books

The Cat in The Hat

A very topical book for this long New England Winter. It is a Freudian allegory of the struggle between the id, the ego and the super ego. It is a favorite of Claire Emison's.

The Sun did not shine.
It was too wet to play.
So we sat in the house
All that cold, cold, wet day.

Sadly, the Cat in the Hat never comes to save our family.

One Hungry Monster, A Counting Book in Rhyme

This is a book about a boy who struggles with the appetites of as many as TEN hungry monsters begging and pleading to be fed. Could it be that these monsters represent what others expect him to want? Are they a symbol of rampant consumerism? The boy placates the monsters and still finds a way to fulfill his true desires.

Then from behind the toaster,
my secret hiding spot,
I take an apple muffin
the monsters never got!

Kleine Molli ganz groß

A sort of a feel good Bildungsroman from Tante Erin. Molli, a little bear, does everything herself for a day. She eats breakfast, paints, plays with balloons...
Spielen macht Hunger.
Es gibt Mollis Lieblingsessen.
Ein Löffel, eine Gabel -
aber ohne get es am besten.

That's not my puppy...its coat is too hairy

Every page has a part of the puppy to feel. Paws are too bumpy, tail is too fluffy, ears are too shaggy... you get the idea.

That's my puppy!
His nose is so squashy.