Books we have read
"And then his parents went to London. And there a terrible thing happened. Both of them suddenly got eaten up by an enormous angry rhinoceros which had escaped from the London Zoo. "
James and the Giant Peach
"I won him because I guessed there were three hundred and forty-eight jelly beans in Mrs. Fargo’s jar. Really, there were four hundred and twenty-three, she told us later. Still, my guess was closest."
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
“There’s no earthly way of knowing Which direction they are going! There’s no knowing where they’re rowing, Or which way the river’s flowing! Not a speck of light is showing, So the danger must be growing, For the rowers keep on rowing, And they’re certainly not showing Any signs that they are slowing. . . .”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.”
Because of Winn Dixie
"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die."
Charlotte's Web