El Machinchar

I love the story of El Machinchar by Angel Nieto. It is a children's book in Spanish. It was originally written in Spanish, not just a Spanish translation of a book written in English for children (that most Spanish books for kids are). I like that it is also a true story and is fun to read. It is about a father who doesn't know how to match his clothes well. So his daughter makes him a Matching Chart to help him coordinate better. Well, since he doesn't know English he calls it a Machinchar. I checked it out at the library and Felipe has read it with the kids a few times. They made him a machinchar and hung it in his closet. They also each made one for themselves, but they told me that I don't need one because I already know :)

Tonight we read some more Winnie the Pooh. When I wrote about reading Winnie the Pooh a year or so ago I didn't like it much. Now it is my favorite book to read to the kids. We read the chapter in The House at Pooh Corner when Tigger arrives for the first time. Carolina is sick with a fever of 104 so she just laid on the bed and listened and told me that Tiggers don't like honey.

Awhile ago I checked out a book at the library that was like a Winnie the Pooh dictionary. It had the word accident and the definition was a boat that was upside down. (From the time Pooh says sometimes it is a boat and sometimes it is an accident.) I just thought it was so funny. It made me want to make up a dictionary for our family with the funny words and things we all use that are unique to us. The kids use the word describe in place of distract and will say - Mommy, Carolina is describing me... for example.

Well, I haven't been reading much lately on my own. I am so into knitting and crocheting and am reading library books about those subjects instead - which isn't really reading, more learning how to do something. I am in the mood to read Pride and Prejudice again, but maybe I should try Northanger Abbey since I haven't read that Jane Austen novel yet.