The weekend before James’ birthday party, we took a trip to the nearest Lego store. We wandered into a bookstore after we got to the mall and saw that Mary Pope Osborne was going to be in the store later that day. James and Wesley recently started reading The Magic Tree House books together at night, so we were excited that James would be able to meet the author.
James looked tiny compared to most of the kids in the bookstore, but he listened to all of her stories and explanations about starting the series. She had the kids vote on the title of the next book in the series.
Once James reached the front of the line, she complimented him on listening so well. She also had him sit on her lap because he was so small compared to the other kids that were there.
Although James isn’t reading quite yet, I think that meeting Mary Pope Osborne and listening to her speak gave him a greater understanding of how books are created. He is also excited to read all of the “Jack and Annie” books.
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