Sunday was rainy, and the girls spent a large part of the morning acting out their favorite storybooks while Adam read them aloud. This started with The Paper Bag Princess — Grace wore a paper bag and a crown of her own design, and she drew a dragon mask for Tess.
This was such a success that they moved on to Abiyoyo (by Pete Seeger). Once again, Tess was the monster called Abiyoyo, and Grace was the old man with the magic wand (although in the book, his wand is an old stick, not a frilly purple flower).
Next came Corduroy, about the stuffed bear in green overalls and the little girl who loves him.
I think my favorite was the girls' rendition of Do Like a Duck Does, with Tess as the Fox pretending to be a duck (see her fox-like smirk?). Grace was the Mama Duck leading her 5 ducklings along.
The girls acted out several more books, and we officially discovered a new rainy day activity for the whole family. And just in case Grace is a famous actress later in life, I recorded a few choice moments on DVD (or maybe I'll just show them to her prom date).
Travelingjenny 
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