DADS READ: “Knuffle Bunny” by Mo Willems
JER: “Knuffle Bunny” by Mo Willems perfectly captures the challenges of parenting a toddler. Everything seems to be going great, and then your toddler will turn to you and say: “AGGLE FLAGGLE KLABBLE!!!!”. They know full well what they want and what is wrong, but adults and toddlers don’t have a common language between them to coherently lodge complaints. Parents are left scrambling to figure out the latest cryptic message. “Hmmmm, ‘Aggle’, could that mean she is hungry? Oh no, I didn’t pack snacks!!?!? I knew I should have put that emergency beef stick in my pocket before we left. But then again, ‘Flaggle’, does she think all those ‘snacks’ have gone to growing my tummy?!??”. Eventually, I am usually able to decipher the clues and fix the problem, but not until after many tears are shed. That’s why this book hits close to home for me.