Read Meat(balls)

Our town’s library runs a summer reading program for the lil’ ones. The kids can earn weekly prizes—coupons for DVD rentals, ice cream cones, personal pizzas, and the like—on their way to the grand prize—their very own book—at the end of the session. This year’s book selection was fairly extensive, but Olivia locked in on one book in particular upon spotting it.

Our meatless munchkin picked up the classic “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” a book which she told me she’d first heard a “long, long time ago” in preschool. Well, she must have wanted to make up for lost time because she had me read it to her at least five or six times over the course of this day, including once during our playtime at the park.