Well now, I don’t recall you doing any mischief around my property this past summer, so you may put your mask back on and help yourself.” “For a minute there I thought you were Arthur. Cook, towering over me, her flabby arms folded over her big bosom.
This yearly ritual scared the daylights out of me because I always had a darned old guilty conscience! Everyone was marched into her brightly lit kitchen and ordered to unmask. But there was a catch to it: you had to pass a test. Cook was known far and wide as the best shell-outer in Birchcliff. I didn’t want anything to spoil Hallowe’en. “All right for you, Audrey!” I cried threateningly. “Oh, Bea!” Audrey screwed her nose up scornfully. “Do you like mine?” I touched the peak of my cap like a gentleman. “Do you like my costume, Bea?” asked Audrey, twirling around so her bride’s veil and long sausage curls floated out behind her on the autumn breeze. Even though Booky is very poor she has a good attitude.CM Magazine: Booky: A Trilogy. She lives a long time ago and is very poor. My 9 year old son says, "It’s interesting to read about Booky because her life is very different than mine. If you have a mature 10-12 year old who loves to read, the Booky Trilogy is a great addition to their library! If you have a curious 8 or 9 year old this is a great book to read together. Especially when we recognize some of the streets or events such as the (then) Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade. We both love the fact that the story takes place in our home town. The version we own (see pic to the left) is the Trilogy which includes The Scatterbrain Booky, With Love From Booky and As Ever, Booky. My son and I have had many heart to hearts about the struggles of poverty and the power of a positive attitude. This story offers so many opportunities for learning, reflection, and gratitude. A gem of a story that takes place in Toronto during the Great Depression. Right now we are reading one of my all time favourite children’s books. My son and I tend to love reading the classics together – Charlotte’s Web, Anne of Green Gables, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe to name a few. Whether it be a family affair sharing a great story book or the latest issue of Owl or Chirp or whether it be alone or two and two we try and read for at least a half an hour every night.
Reading is part of a regular bedtime routine at our house.
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