Katy No-Pocket

I have no idea why I love the holidays as much as I do. I normally dislike anything that disrupts my routine, messes up my house or takes days to recover from. As evidenced by the lack of posts over the past five days, we had a wonderful Christmas.

While I'm not totally recovered (and neither is my house), I was finally able to get back to the business of reading. Luckily, Juliana got some new books to add to our list. Some are more modern (Angelina Ballerina), but my grandparents bought her some that I recognize from my childhood. Of course, these are the ones I gravitate towards when we're picking out our bedtime reads. So, in addition to another princess Christmas story, I read Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne, illustrated by H.A. Rey.

This story was first published in 1944, and it has that sort of simplicity that is lacking in a lot of children's books today. However, it is also longer that a lot of today's books. Juliana got quite antsy about half way through, but the ending caught her attention. I do think that she will enjoy it more the more we read it. I also like the message of the story, which seems to be aimed at parents-- you have to do it your own way and not like all the other parents. Amen to that!

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