In the midst of one of the most stressful weeks of 2009 (see previous posting for scant details), lil brother kept pestering me about the book fair at his school. And because I was a frazzled, preoccupied (bad) parent, it took 4 times before I actually did anything about it. Yes, I'm a language arts teacher-appreciate that irony. I'm too busy to be bothered about reading. ANYHOO... So I finally paid attention, got it on the calendar, sent the email to Mr B about stopping by the bank to get lil brother some real money who then left work early to fight rush hour traffic all in the name of lil brother's future happiness. So on Friday, I sent a happy lil brother off to school with a 10 dollar bill to foray into a world of literary possibilities.
Fastforward to afternoon: Lil brother's not saying much about his book selection when repeatedly pressured to show and tell. Even big kid gets involved.
BK (disgusted): Noah, just tell us what you got!
LB (resigned): 'Is dus a scam.
Me (confused): A scam? You got a book about a scam??? That's the name of the book?
LB: No. 'Is dus a scam. At first I liked de book, then later I didn't like de book...dus a scam.
And he refused to say another word. I have yet to see evidence of the book scam. So when I later reported this incident to Mr B, his only question was, "Did he get any change back?" And all I can think...'Is dus a scam.
I usually help out at the book fair at TFAA when it comes around. Some of the little guys come in with $ and aren't sure what to get. So I am loving this cute story about lil bro. :) I am wondering which book did he choose???
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry about the book fair debacle!! It has been a hell week for me too, all because of book fair.
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Katie
no apologies needed, km! lil bro just made a bad choice. live and learn!!!
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