One of the best things about being a child, or sharing your daily life with a child, or only being as mature as a child, is that the world is more interesting and holds amazing new stuff all the time. Tiny versions of things, like miniature displays of camping equipment and trial-size anything, make you squeal. The yellow fire hydrant on your daily walk becomes a “chair” that needs to be sat upon each time you pass. Birthdays and rain stay wondrous. And almost anything can make you laugh. Scarlett, like her dad, has a really quirky sense of humor and two distinct types of laugh: a standard that-was-amusing laugh and a deep, from-the-belly, caught-you-off-guard laugh. I love it when either one of them (or, better yet, both of them) has a spontaneous moment of humor appreciation so the goofy (Goofy?) laugh shows up. It’s when I know they have really enjoyed something and their primal authentic selves are surfacing for an instant to take note of the absurd and wonderful. In Dr. Seuss’ One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, strange creatures with star-covered tummies and little cars abound and the tag line is: “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.” Which is certainly true of Seussland, Whoville, and the Jungle of Nool, where the author had total control over all things weird, wacky and Wickersham, but is also true of everyday experiences--if you know where to look and what eyes to use.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Fish-Blue-Read-Myself/dp/0394800133
http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
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