The Three Pigs by David Wiesner

I read this reality bending version of the 3 Little Pigs to a group of increasingly confused preschoolers this week. Rather than simply blowing the first pig's house down, the wolf blows so hard that the fourth wall comes down, sending the pig into a metafictional third dimension.

Everything On It

I was a little disappointed in this new Silverstein book. Twins A and B enjoyed reading it in the back of the car between travelling to and from violin lessons, but they didn't read and become enamoured with Shel's first poetry collections years ago in another century. I have the disadvantage of comparing any posthumous works with an eye prejudiced by nostalgia.

One poem from the collection seemed appropriate:

WRITESINGTELLDRAW

I've told you a hundred tall stories,

I've sung you a million ridiculous rhymes

(Though sometimes the grammar was wrong).

I've drawn you a zillion pictures,

So being fair as can be,

After all that I've writtensungtolddrawn for you,

Won't you writesingtelldraw one for me?

Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers By Martin Gardner

If all cars in the United States were pink, what kind of flower would the United States be?

Answer: A pink carnation.

Invader Zim

Two years ago my sons were sneaking on my laptop to watch Pokemon. Last summer it was Phineas and Ferb. This summer it has been Invader Zim. I haven't watched any of the episodes, but I hear the kids quoting the show in loud screetchy voices nearly every day.