hunger games

Mo Willems‘ books are always entertaining. I first adored them through the sweet voice of my once 5 year old, Harper. And tonight . . . from Zane. Only, I wasn’t sitting next to him. “Mommy! It’s my first night!” “Your first night?” “Reading in my bed by myself before I go to sleep. It’s my FIRST NIGHT!” Thanks to Miss B, Zane’s first-grade teacher, and thanks to having a son who is wired to move and groove when there is a prize at stake – like going out for pizza with the lovely Miss B once he finishes 100 books – Zane has caught the reading bug and is continually trying to challenge himself. We are finding that Zane likes measured goals. In Cub Scouts he was all over the popcorn...