Holly and Rosie's Stuff: June 2007

Exeter

Published Saturday, June 30, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Holly: "What does it sound like in Exeter?"
Daddy: "What do you mean? It sounds...the same...!?!"
Holly: "What LANGUAGE do they speak in EXETER?"

We found a mammoth

Published Sunday, June 24, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Clock Sense

Published Saturday, June 16, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Holly announced the time after swimming today: "Half past nine." We were collectively impressed as she's never done that before. Laura's Daddy thought he'd stretch her: ""What time will it be in twelve and a half hours time?"

Holly looked him straight in the eye. "Ten o'clock."

cp

Published Thursday, June 14, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

A story by Holly. Pronounced "kuh-puh" because she cannot spell "caterpillar" yet.

Page 1.
Princesses are all beautiful.

Page 2.
Caterpillars are so cute. And did you know that caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies? And did you know that not all butterflies do not always live, because that sometimes some of them die.

And handwritten on the back:
"hAd you non ThaT ThiS Booc is 700 yeARS owd"

Party Book

Published Wednesday, June 13, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

A story by Rosie.

Page 1.
Princess Polly is excited because it is her birthday. She is so excited because this book is about her birthday.

Page 2.
Princess Polly is sitting in her royal coach's seat.

Page 3.
Everyone is singing "Happy Birthday" to Polly. She is full of happiness because she feels very happy.

Page 4.
Princess Polly is tired. She is going home. It is nearly time to wave goodbye. But first, the thing that I am going to say is on the next page.

Page 5.
She is having her supper. It is chips and fish and small potatoes.

On time

Published Monday, June 11, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Daddy: "Mummy should be home fairly soon."
Holly: "I hope she comes home before we move house."

Cold Classroom

Published Friday, June 08, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Rosie: "Do you know what we have to do, if we get cold in school?"
Daddy: "No... what?"
Rosie: "Not care."

Not Butter

Published by Jim Cromwell.

Rosie, upon seeing a tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter: "That's not real butter. It's PVA butter."

Headache

Published Wednesday, June 06, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Rosie: "I have got a headache. And it's not one of those normal headaches. It's a headache that goes up and jumbles up your mind so you can't THINK."

Night Life

Published Tuesday, June 05, 2007 by Jim Cromwell.

Holly: "I wish I was nocturnal."
Daddy: "Why's that? Nocturnal things never get to see the sun."
Holly: "Yes. But moles are SO CUTE."