Betcha thought I didn't talk about small kid books anymore. I do! Actually, this is the third time I've changed gears this week in regards to which book I was going to show you. Life in the FAST PACED WORLD of book bloggers is like that, you know. You never know WHICH WAY the hits are going to fly ATCHA.
(Or you never know which book you'll see on the floor and go, oh. I guess I'll talk about this.)
I saw
'Flicka, Ricka, Dicka Bake A Cake' by Maj Lindman on Julia's bed the other day, she must have pulled it out. We have a bunch of these! There's a
whole kit and kaboodle of 'em. I saw some long ago in a bookstore, and was very impressed by the retro aspect to the art, and the fact that the books are about little SWEDISH TRIPLETS.
'Cuz you know, you don't see that every day, at least I don't.
(Oh and the books don't just look retro, they are retro. From the 1930's.)
We read these books a lot when J was about 4. The sisters do things like make a cake for their mama, or babysit a kitten, pick strawberries, or go ice skating. Stuff like that. Usually they make a mess at some point, and then figure out how to make it better.
Like, when their cake burns up BECAUSE THEY PLAYED TOO LONG, naughty imps, well then they go make another cake.
I've totally have had to start again on cakes-that-I-have-ruined. This is totally a REAL LIFE SCENARIO.
*except for the swedish triplet part. i don't know why this makes me laugh so much. like, there are no triplets in Sweden, Melissa?? please excuse me for the extra dose of inane today. or insane. you pick.
There's also a boy triplet counterpoint to these books, the
'Snipp, Snapp, Snurr' books. I TOTALLY want the one about
the buttered bread. Oh and you guys know I want to be a Scandinavian-Japanese hybrid person right? Just throwing that out there, in case anyone didn't know, or forgot.
You know what would be awesome? Giving a pack of these books as a gift set. They are thin softcovers, so you could stack a whole bunch together and wrap it all cute. I can promise no one else will copy your gift. Also, these are great for learning-to-read kiddos. And that's the extent of my helpfulness today. Wee! Off to make
a Swedish cake!
I see these books every time we visit Lindsborg, but we've yet to ready any! I suppose I ought to remedy that someday...
ReplyDeleteof course you should!!! because you will learn about How To Not Lose a Cat. :) (very useful info)
DeleteThose are awesome books! I want them! Such cute illustrations! I love twins and triplets stories. Probably because I always wanted a sister... or more sibling.
ReplyDeleteoh me too! i always thought having a twin would be the funnest thing ever! did you know that my husband is a twin??
DeleteYes yes! I do remember you mentioned him in an older post!
DeleteFun! They make me giggle.
ReplyDeleteyour daughter is prolly just nearly to just the right age for these!!!
DeleteAdorable! And totally new to me! I want to read them and the boy counterparts. LOVE it! and I've had to throw out cake batter a time or two. most recently it was bread dough that I ruined tho.
ReplyDeleteoh bread dough. SCARES ME SO MUCH I won't try it! i really want to though!
DeleteWe love, Love, LOVE the two sets of Swedish triplets around here! My mom checked those books out from the library for me when I was a kid, and they still have a few copies available. What they don't have, my mom is collecting, so my kids borrow them from "The Grammie Library" which is awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy mother in law is like that!! She has a great collection of books!!!
DeleteI purchased one of these for my daughter and I kinda forgot about it!!! The SHAME. The illustrations are sooo sweet! I really want the Snip, Snap, Snurr??? ones for my little guys also! Thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteHA HA HA! Book shame, it's very intense, right?? I suffer from it greatly!! :)
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