I Don't Mean to Brag...

but I think Jack's pretty smart for a 2 1/2 year old. Before he was born I bought "The House that Jack Built" and in the last few months we've started to read it. He knows it almost by heart and it's really cute to hear him "read" it. The other book is called "Raindrop Plop" and it was sent to him by Dolly Parton. She started a program called the Imagination Library and when you sign your child up for it, she sends a book every month until they are 5. It became one of his favorites after reading it a few times. I'll type out the words to the book so you can see what he's saying. Enjoy!

The House that Jack Built: (you all know how it goes, it leads up to this:)

And this is the artist who first had drawn a picture of the farmer planting his corn, that kept the rooster that crowed in the morn, that waked the judge all shaven and shorn, that married the man all tattered and torn, that kissed the maiden all forlorn, that milked the cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that killed the rat, that ate the cheese, that lay in the house that Jack built. (at least that's how our version goes)

Raindrop Plop:

One little raindrop dark, dark sky. Two little raindrops, clouds go by. Three little raindrops, splat, splat, splat. Four little raindrops, boots and hat. Five little raindrops, shiny red coat. Six little raindrops, bright blue boat. Seven little raindrops, plop in a cup. Eight little raindrops, umbrella up. Nine little raindrops, puddle fun. Ten little raindrops, still no sun. Too many raindrops, run, run, run!

Back in the house now, that is that. Off with the raincoat, off with the hat.

Ten little toes in a nice warm tub. Nine soapy bubbles, scrub a dub dub. Eight fluffy towels, soft and white. Seven brass buttons, shiny, bright. Six tiny marshmallows float in a cup. Five small pretzels, gobble them up. Four furry squirrels want something to eat. Three hungry birds, tweet, tweet, tweet. Two bright eyes, what do they see? Out of the window, out by the tree? Raindrops stopping one by one. No more raindrops, sun, sun sun!

I just typed out Raindrop Plop from memory- if that gives you an idea how many times we've read it. In fact, I left the original on an airplane once and had to search for another. Thanks, Ebay! Hope you enjoyed Jack's reading!