Thursday, 28 April 2011

Oh help! Oh no! It's a Gruffalo!

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Well, actually not me, but Charlie. Here he is 'reading' his favourite book to Eloise, who looks attentive and interested at first and then seems rather less gripped by the story. Or maybe by the rendition. It does lose a little bit in the translation, especially towards the end.

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17 comments:

  1. SeaThreePeeO28 April 2011 at 15:57

    Oh bless him. I too have read the Gruffalo many many times and now know it off by heart.

    I am currently being forced to learn The Gruffalo's Child.

    Herding Cats x

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  2. Tim Atkinson28 April 2011 at 15:58

    We're graduating to that one too, HC... and it's a worthy sequel!

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  3. zaloette28 April 2011 at 15:59

    Hehehehehe a nice post Tim! It seems Eloise has a lot of fun while Charlie reads.

    As a father of a baby boy since July 2010, the video seems very nice to me.

    Kind regards,

    Antonio

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  4. Tim Atkinson28 April 2011 at 16:02

    She enjoys it at first, Antonio... but then seems to find her fingernails more interesting. Mind you, she hasn't a clue what he's going on about!

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  5. Steve28 April 2011 at 16:06

    A superb choice of book. I can also highly recommend "Charlie Cook's Favourite Book" by the same authors.

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  6. Tim Atkinson28 April 2011 at 16:09

    That sounds like a 'must have' Steve, for someone called Charlie. I shall seek it out immediately.

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  7. Trish28 April 2011 at 16:19

    What a sweetie! And how eloquent he is: excellent intonation.
    Love it!

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  8. Tim Atkinson28 April 2011 at 16:33

    He's got theatrical blood, Trish... on his father's side. I'm such a prima donna, as you know!

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  9. Nessa Locke28 April 2011 at 20:55

    Silly old Eloise. A Gruffalo's favorite food is deep-fried baby fingers! (Now THAT'S the way I would have told it! Then she would have paid attention!)

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  10. Tim Atkinson28 April 2011 at 20:58

    ... of course! He should've thought of that NR.

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  11. Rebecca S.29 April 2011 at 02:24

    My daughter enjoyed watching Charlie read to Eloise, and said "The Gruffalo? That's a great book!" Well done, big brother!

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  12. Tim Atkinson29 April 2011 at 08:26

    What a discerning literary critic your daughter is, Rebecca. And glad she enjoyed the 'reading'!

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  13. Saz30 April 2011 at 01:16

    love seeing little ones with books....

    saz x

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  14. Saz30 April 2011 at 01:16

    love seeing little ones with books....

    saz x

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  15. Tim Atkinson30 April 2011 at 11:37

    ...it's so good, Saz, you had to say it twice! Thanks. And you're right.

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  16. Unknown1 May 2011 at 22:19

    Lovely! your daughter is so cute as she patiently listens to it. And what a good book to have from such an age.

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  17. Tim Atkinson2 May 2011 at 09:04

    Thanks WLM... although she was something of a captive audience in that chair!

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