Books
A spooky bedtime adventure, and one could argue, cookbook, about a mystical kitchen that only operates... after dark
What is The Night Kitchen
Name the order, from front to back, in which the three of us would appear in a canoe on river trips
What is Klara (front), Juno (middle), and Erin (back)
The name of this footie pajama-wearing boy, who created worlds of adventure from his bedroom with the help of a magical, colored crayon
Who is Harold
Name this beloved being, the one responsible for rolling in a dead sea animal on the beach and having to be driven home in the back of the toyota
Who is Virgil
The name of this iconic, wild-haired teacher who took her lively band of students along for the ride in a magical yellow vehicle
Who is Mrs. Frizzle
We didn't have cable, but we never missed an episode of this prime programming, watched on demand from our seats at the dinner table
What is puppy dog TV (also accept: what is puppy TV)
The soapiest of soap operas--also entirely responsible for my desire to go to med school!
What is Greys Anatomy
Name this unlikely hitchhiker who caught a ride with us all the way from the Comptche-Ukiah house into town, presumably, to make it safely to the other side
What is a chicken
Our name for this activity, that would have been frowned upon during prohibition, but we managed to do with nothing more than… a bicycle
What is making beer
The name for these flamboyant Dr. Seuss characters, who may have been the first to get tatted! With a distinct, five-pointed shape on their bellies
What are Sneeches
A prized kitchen utensil worthy of fighting over, with a nifty foldable feature
What is the bendy spoon
binka dinka rinka stinka tinka dinka DOO WHOOOO!
What is Disenchantment
The serial streaker's favorite catchprase (name the catchphrase)
What is "feast yer eyes!!"
A distinctly noisy activity that Junebug could do for hours on end, involving bins full of our favorite miniature characters and blocks
What is digging through playmobile (also accept: what is digging through legos)
Sticky, Constance, and Kate, among others taken under the wing of a grandfatherly figure, but watch out! He could fall asleep at any moment
What is The Mysterious Benedict Society
The only way Mom could get us to drink the raw milk of this small horned animal, with the addition of this ingredient
What is honey
The name of this hauntingly beautiful tale that includes: a rabbit, a dome-shaped prism, parseltonge-like control over insects and spiders, levitation, an FBI raid, and extraterrestrials
What is The Last Mimzy
Name this person, who constructed massive cairns of ice and paths of leaves, a favorite artist whose medium never strayed from only that which is found in nature
Who is Andy Goldsworthy
A pastime that I love, which people who draw would call cheating and tattoo artists cannot do without
What is tracing
One has a talking otter for a companion, one has a scar from punching a shark, all have supernatural elemental powers
What is Gaia Girls
A real-life plants vs. zombies game! Name this unassuming vegetable that we would load up our mouths with and shoot at one another across the kitchen table
What are peas
The name of this lovable dog from a beloved PBS kids show. Hint: his name starts with "K"
Who is Kipper
The name I gave to my favorite playmobile person, a pretty pirate with tan skin and long dark hair
What is Zahara