Daddy's Home by Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein for January 07, 2017

you asked you?

Say Pete, your book’s upside down.

Yeah, I remember Spot running, too.

 

But not a lot else, cos in my school we had “Alice and Jerry” ….

and our dog was “Jip.”

 

I don’t really remember what Jip did, either…

except have a stupid name and see some ducks… unless that was Jerry.

 

The word “ducks” had been replaced, for first graders, by a tiny picture of several ducks….

which greatly annoyed me.

 

So during “Reading Circle,” I read library books slipped inside my open reader,

and when the teacher called on me to read the next line aloud, I said “huh?”

 

This was, I soon found out, not accepted practice in the Cleveland school system.

Spot runs, barks, eats, sleeps and poops just like any other dog.

Spot can see!!! He spotted you did he not!!! He’s barking!!!

I don’t know what else Spot does, but I can tell you that we better keep an eye on Dick and Jane. I think they are having fun.

Spot resists leaving the house,

“out damn Spot, out I say”.

and runs…. if you see him.

Second “Daddy’s Home” Question:

 

Did you read those primers when you were kids?

I just love Stan. Yes, I remember reading those and I actually liked them – way back when.

Really? I thought Spot ran.

Third grade, we are all in a circle, reading until we get to a period. Then it is the next child’s turn.

 

My turn…..I’m reading out loud….3 pages later, the teacher (Miss Chick) tells me to go pick out a book from the library shelf and read to myself…..end of me being bored our of my mind.

 

Downside, I read the library shelf in a week.