The Velveteen Rabbit (Milkshakes and Margaritas

what our kids are reading now

The adventures of Samuarai Jack has been great fun to read. The series is about, an evil shape-shifter named Aku from the distant past that has brought destruction upon the land. Jack is a heroic warrior in a quest to return to the past and undo the evil wrought by Aku. ~ d
Dillon has been loving “The Monster Show” for weeks. It is a cute “tell all” about monsters... did you know that monsters feel silly only wearing underpants? Little D (3) now reads it back to me and it is the cutest thing ever. ~d
This is a great little series of books about trucks, fire engines, digger and other machines. Dillon reads these over and over again. The have cute illustrations, bright colors and they are about machines — what little boy wouldn't like! ~d

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Milkshakes and Margaritas is a daily website dedicated to all things kid and parent related, run by San Francisco-based moms, Tanya Schevitz & Danielle Gutherie.
Tanya is the mother of 2 boys, and a writer for several publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle. Danielle also has 2 boys and is a partner and designer in the SF based design studio — the Vega Project.

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The Velveteen Rabbit

Over the holiday weekend, we took our two boys to the ODC ballet production of The Velveteen Rabbit. I was concerned they would not be able to sit still, especially Dillon who is 3 — but there were completely captivated. Dillon was even singing the songs.

I had forgotten about this classic fairy tale which I loved as a child. The book, the Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams will be on my gift list this year. There are several different illustrated versions to choose from...

From left to right: The original written by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson; illustrated by Robyn Officer; illustrated by Michael Hague; board book illustrated by Thea Kliros; illustrated by Elizabeth Miles (comes with CD); adapted version by Steve Johnson & illustrated by Lou Fancher