After story time today, California and I went to a thrift store for the first time since arriving in Casper, WY six months ago. We're trying not to accumulate too much in our temporary home as space is very limited and belongs to our relatives upstairs. But I did want to find an old school version of Candy Land; I just can not picture buying the new sickenly adorable version and choosing between "Twirly Girl", "Cutie Cone", or "Giggly Gumdrop" game pieces. Just give me a choice of primary colored gingerbread boys...this is for my son after all.
Life in this small town surprises me sometimes. Today was no exception. On the shelf I found this:
If you've never read
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems...you should! The more kids you read it to the better, as the readers are responsible for shouting "NO!" page after page as the easy to draw character tries various antics to get his wings on the steering wheel. Parents can't help but laugh after being worn out all week by their child's similar persistence.
Once at home, California took over the game board before I even had time to look at the rules. They weren't kidding about it being great for imaginative play!
When we do play, each bus will need to collect an item from four stores and make it back to the bus depot before the pigeon lands on the same space and drives it away.
Mo Willem fans will thoroughly enjoy seeing familiar faces from other books:
KNUFFLE BUNNY
THE PUPPY
THE DUCKLING
How incredible it is to let a child bring their favorite books to life during play time! Very glad we decided to stop and thrift today. You never know what treasures you will find.
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