Family Storytelling Time Gifts

"That little piggy can't have roast beef - I'm a vegetarian!"

Swan Fairy Tales

Late night teddy reading

"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down, broke his crown and Jill said 'I told you so'."

"Just let her believe in fairies a little while longer."

'Please make us instruments of Thy peace, starting with Bucky Sims.'

Shadow Puppet Bunny Threatened By Shadow Hawk

Dog Nightmares

'She's just great with the children.'

'Thou shalt not steal...except for bases.'

True confessions.

'It's really more of a family forest than a family tree.'

The Poky Little Pupa.

"Just kick back and enjoy this. These are the nest years of our lives!"

"Mmmm! Bears hibernate in the winter. Cats can hibernate anytime we want!"

'Read me the one about the ant and the obsessive-compulsive grasshopper.'

The Family Joules: Part 21

Now Simon would have nightmares about his mother's failing eyesight.

"So, when he says, 'What a good boy am I,' Jack is really reinforcing his self-esteem."

Ant story: 'and so they worked all day and they worked all night and then they worked some more, the end.'

'Put some feeling into it. I can't tell the difference between the lion and the mouse.'

"I'm actually pretty ready for bed."

"Good evening, Susan. We've decided it's time you get your own bed."

"Customers who bought 'The Three Little Pigs' also bought...."

"And if that diamond ring don’t shine, Poppa will probably take it back to 47th Street and get something for your mother."

Children's Party

"When I was young my parents couldn't afford to give me too much, too soon."

"Oh,oh - here comes quality time again."

"No, son, you’re not ‘M for Mature.’"

'And you're telling me this, why?'

"It seems like only yesterday that Dad told me I'll be an adult before I know it."

"That dream catcher may be working a little too well."

"Your momma lied to you, boy."

'Am I looking sad or happy in the appropriate places?'

'Riley, I think it's time you learned the truth... You're adopted.'