Okay so my brother gave me this great book. I'm reading it to Cali and Trent...I get to the part where he squashes the chipmunk's house, and Trent stops me and says,"That's not a chipmunk. It has a long tail. Chipmunks have a little tail. " Now first of all I would have expected this type of comment from Cali not Trent..so I was stunned for a little while. Then my brain began to work again and I thought he's right, I don't think chipmunks have tails like squirrels. Granted I'm not a chipmunk expert. But growing up in NJ we certainly had a million chipmunks, and my Dad loved to catch them in traps and take them out to a field outside of town (the humane way to get rid of them), because they would eat the food from our garden.
So anyway now I'm left to wonder...is it possible a chipmunk can have a long bushy tail or should the writer, illustrator, or publisher have consulted a 3 1/2 year old before they published this book?
This one is from the mind of Cali. A little while ago we were watching a Sarah Palin clip, and it talked about how Sarah Palin was from Alaska. Sometime later Cali tells me she really wants to go to Alaska. Thinking it would have something to do with Sarah Palin, I ask her why she wants to go to Alaska. She responds,"Because Alaska is kinda like Alaska Girl." I was a little confused, and she explained, "you know Alaska girl from the movie...." Then I got it "Elasta Girl" (Sorry if I spelled it wrong. Only seen the movie once.)
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