Meet the Muppet Babies

Meet the Muppet Babies
By Louis Gikow
Illustrated by Lauren Attinello
featuring Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
1987

My local library resale shop is a treasure trove of Muppet Babies Books. Every month or so I go in to take a peek and leave carrying at least one or two books from The Muppet Babies Series. Currently I have 9 of these. I assume this is the first in the series since it's titled Meet the Muppet Babies.

Published by Weekly Reader, the books are based on the animated T.V Series which ran for seven years. The first episode aired in 1984 and featured familiar characters from The Muppets Take Manhattan. The series added toddler versions of Animal, Beaker, Bunsen and Skooter's twin sister Skeeter. Nanny was also added and is only seen from the shoulders down, although the most most memorable attribute are her green and white striped legs.

Meet the Muppets is a great introduction into the imaginary world of the Muppet Babies and their nursery.

Baby Kermit is busy playing with a big box and each of the Babies in the Nursery gets a chance to imagine what it might be. Is it a castle, a piano or a cave?

At the end of the day, it is just a box. To a toddler, it's a key into their imagination.

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Obscure Scan Sunday

Sticks and Stones and Ice Cream Cones
By Phylis Fiarotta
1973

What are you all doing this weekend? This weekend we are getting Crafty! I have to say that the most craftiest person I know is my Mother (whom The Boog affectionately refers to as Oma) She inspired my siblings and I to be creative using any means possible. She inspired me to write, my two younger brothers to work with stage make up and play music and now she inspires The Boog to paint. These days I keep the tradition alive by exploring art in unconventional ways to get Boog's creative juices flowing.

This Obscure Scan Sunday is dedicated to creativity and my crafty mother :)









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These Are Your Kids On Books Poster

Denver, Colorado non-for-profit literacy group, Burning Through Pages, has introduced a series of well designed posters designed to get parents and kids excited about reading. The poster, shown above, has received 10,710 likes and 9,389 shares on Facebook, since it's launch on April 24th.

"Burning Through Pages Inc. has one goal and one goal only:

To inspire a love of reading in today's youth by recommending, donating, and discussing books."

Reading time with The Boog is something that is extremely important to me. When I was a little girl, reading wasn't a priority in my household. It wasn't until my most favorite aunt enrolled me in an I Can Read Program that I became infatuated with books. I took my little tote full of books with me everywhere the entire summer! Television has all the components laid out for you, on the other hand, a book challenges you to make the story your own. These posters reflect that philosophy. :)

The posters can be purchase here.