We love good books here in our home.  I’ve had many opportunities to explain to Evan what the author and illustrator do to make a book “happen.”  He fully understands each of those titles and he often pretends to be an author himself.  Today was no exception.

He decided to paint me a picture, which is always a nice idea.  But today I put a little spin on his painting endeavor.  I asked him to tell me a story about the painting once he was finished.  He cheerfully agreed.

Here is his painting.  And here is his “story” word for word.  He dictated it to me and I wrote it out.  I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to jot down a homemade “Evan tale,” picture included!

“Once upon a time, mommy saw a mountain.  And she climbed up the mountain and she saw a monster coming her way, and she said,’help, dad, help!’ And she found our home and then daddy was proud of her to be back.” (The little marks on the painting are his way of writing quickly…i.e. being the “author.”)

I’m looking forward to hearing more of my little “author’s” musings as the years progress…