Us and Things: Character Story Time

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Character Story Time

Lillian's pretty fearless, right? She likes Where the Wild Things Are right?

Wrong.

The first Saturday of every month, they have what they call Character Storytime at the U of A. We've never been, probably because we hadn't liked any of the characters they've had or the books they've come from. Yesterday was Where the Wild Things Are a book Lillian LOVES. So, we decided to go.

They read some stories, sang some songs, and it was all well and good. But, as soon as she saw that guy coming from around the corner, it was all tears and "No, no, no, no, he's scary, no, no, I want to go home!" This was as close as we could get, and it was pushing it.

Incidentally, there was a little boy in front of us who was also scared. His older sister, maybe 6 years old, said, "Look, you're four years old. You are way too old to be scared of some guy in a suit. Pull yourself together."

2 comments:

Clint and Gillian said...: oh that is too funny! i love that book, its sooo amazing!!! her face in those pictures are so priceless!!! Miss you guys1; Sun May 03, 09:27:00 PM MST
Allison said...: OK... for the record.. he DOES look scary. Also the comment by the girl in front of you made me laugh really hard.; Mon May 04, 11:42:00 AM MST

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