He is one wise fellow,

that Cat in a Hat!

Dr Seuss books are pretty popular here in our house, and which such great quotes as

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

and

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you 

I am happy to read them as often as the kids like. Caden can ever read most of The Cat in a Hat by himself.

 

Book week ended today with a full school parade at Caden's school and all the kids got to get up on stage and show off their costumes.

Caden's costume was finished yesterday afternoon sans gloves, because he decided he didn't need them.

He also decided that he didn't want his face painted this morning.

But he got up on stage and told the whole school that he was Cat in a Hat and that made me smile from ear to ear. We have been having some issues with him and school. Tears every morning and pronouncements of 'I hate school, Mum!'. Or simply him hiding under his covers crying his eyes out and simply saying he wasn't going. We having been working with his teacher to try and figure out what on earth was going on as he loved school and has been doing really well academically, socially is where his issues lay. And that is something we have been working on too, building his confidence, getting him into team sports...

Anyway, seeing him up on stage in front of the whole (rather large) school and hearing his voice announce that he was Cat in a Hat made me oh so proud!

Kids, they really do make your heart beat outside your chest from the moment they are born!

The Cat in a Hat...

... knows a lot about that!

So it is book week this week. Which means it is our first ever book week character parade!

Caden thought for days about what his costume would be and he finally decided on Cat in a Hat.

And like always I have left it until the last minute to make his costume.

I made the hat tonight and on started on the tail, gloves and bow tie. 

and he already got sauce on it...

And tomorrows task is to make the jumpsuit...

I need to get it all finished my tomorrow night as the parade is Friday. Wish me luck!

I am linking up here and here