Hippo
Every few weeks, Zoe gets to do a show-and-tell in front of her class. One time she brought in a favorite book (The Monster at the End of this Book); another time she shared a photo of the four of us vacationing in Phoenix. For today’s presentation, she chose to bring Hippo – or, rather, a photo of Hippo, since toys and stuffed animals aren’t allowed – and she was so excited to share him with the class.
Just how much does Zoe adore this stuffed animal? She’s constantly playing with him, reading to him and throwing him little parties – and she can’t sleep without him. And the other day, when she was being particularly naughty and I threatened to take Hippo away from her, she cried out, “But you can’t! I love him so much!” (Awww…)
-M
