Gabe's Book

Let me start by saying that I think Gabe has a crush on his librarian at school. She is fresh out of school, very bubbly, and really cute--no wonder Scott wants to know when parent/teacher conferences are (Just kidding). Gabe visited the library at school and brought home a book. We went through the whole bedtime routine...shower, brush teeth, tucked him in bed, etc. and prepared to read the book he brought home. I read the title and he panics..."Stop, we have to wash our hands before we read my book." Evidently, Ms. Boggess had given them the lecture about keeping their library books nice and clean. So a few weeks pass and we're out on fall break and he decides that he wants to write a book for Ms. Boggess' library (see above). I don't know if it's a full out crush but Ms. Boggess has definitely made an impression on our little Gabe.

I realize the pictures above of his book are very hard to see, so I'll translate. The first page of his book is the really dark picture.

page 1 My big brother Jacob broke a plate.
page 2 Jacob cried.
page 3 Jacob got a new plate.
page 4 He dropped it.
page 5 It is ok. It is a paper plate.

Not bad for a five year old (says his mother). Anyway, he took his book to present to Ms. Boggess today, and his teacher intercepted it and read it to the class. It was a hit, but he was mad at his teacher this afternoon because she didn't let him take it to the library. Drama!