Someone once told me, the way people feel about the weather is kind of how they feel about their hair.
No one is ever happy with what they're given.
- If someone has straight hair, they wish it were curly.
- Curly haired folks want it straight.
- Brunettes want it blonder.
- Some look forward to turning Gray, others want it gone.
It's just like the weather.
- When we get sunshine, we want rain.
- When we get rain, we want sunshine.
- We want it to snow... then we want it to stop.
If I had a dime for every time someone asked for a different kind of weather, I'd be a rich gal. Since the dimes aren't coming my way, I thought I'd offer my 2 cents on this-- with the help of one of the most famous Doctors of all time, who also happens to be the author of this summer's final children's weather book.
"Batholomew and the Oobleck" by, Dr. Seuss
We're traveling to the Kingdom of Didd in this one. It's the "Year-the-King-got-Angry-with the-Sky. His beef? He's tired of the four things that come from the sky. Sick of snow, fog, sunshine and rain. So, he calls upon his Royal Magicians to mess with Mother Nature. Their mission? To create a new kind of precip that no one has ever seen before. What will they create? And will it create chaos? You've got to check this one out to find out.
This Dr. Seuss book is a little more obscure than some of our old favorites, and probably best suited for kids over 7. Of course there are so many weather lessons to take from this one. The water cycle for certain, and why rain and snow and sunshine are so important. However, the lesson I like best is the one Mom tells me even up to this day..."be careful what you wish for".
I hope you enjoy this book. I know it probably won't change your wishes sometimes for different weather. That's ok, because honestly, that's what keeps me in business.
I've enjoyed our time together this summer.
Happy Reading… and best of luck in school, Kiddoes!
Jules