![]() The song made the book a different experience for them, and Lorelei has been humming the tune a lot, looking for the book to fill in the blanks when she forgets the words. ![]() My kids like to hear me sing, so they were spellbound when I sang the book to them, and turned the pages of this beautiful book as the verses floated around them. I won't quit my (unpaid) day job to sing, but I admit I can carry a tune just fine. The book was big-an oversized hardback-but the pictures on the pages made the book seem even bigger. ![]() I got the big book from the library, a book full of fantasy-filled illustrations, done by the talented Eric Puybaret. Until, that is, my cousin Stephanie suggested that I put it on my mother's shelf for all her grandkids to read. This book sure has a bad reputation! I guess that's exactly why I hadn't even thought to read it to Lorelei or Ben. "It has such a sad ending!" my mother said when I told her I bought it. ![]() "You bought our kids a stoner book?!" my husband said when he saw this book. Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton, illustrated by Eric Puybaret ![]()
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