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who walks tiptoe along the wall? uh tiptoe? look at this thing. looks like they wounded it up and this little bird's flying. yeah they did. they did wind it up. cat. ready? who walks tiptoe along the wall? cat. you know how they go real slow and then they jump up. how they jump on our porch. you can't even hear them th...
who should watch out 'round the corner? cat. watch out cat. what's over there? a mouse. what's those little things right there? I don't know. mice little mice! that's what cats eat. cats eat mice. ugh! yeah. ugh. that's why if you have any mice in your house you get a cat and they chase 'em out. they're afraid. [gasps]...
who's chasin' that cat? he's like [panting] man I gotta get out of here. look at that cat he's going flying up the stairs the dog's right behind him look at the two mice. that one's falling over. this one got his hands on his head they're laughing. they thought the cat was gonna eat them and the dog's gonna eat the cat...
let's see. wait a minute. got two pages. there he is. no. snip snap... yeah! [yells] jump cat. he jumped up there and the dog jumped up there too. whoop the cat's gonna... jump dog it says. let's see what he does I hafta know. who falls back? do you think 's gonna fall down the cat or the dog? the dog. [SIS is babbling...
he goes back through the door he came from and he's softly safely cat. what's that say? I don't know. c a t. that's the cat. thank you. get that Sis. [after sounds of Sis running to her] see? that's the end of the book. what's this guy got? paintbrush. that's what you needta use your paints huh? you lost yours. no I di...
how about that? [laughs]. we're almost done. alright? sit up here. alright. you know who this is? yep. who? Ernie! that's right. okay what's this say? I can do it... I... put my shoes on! myself. yeah that's what he's doing putting on his socks. myself. Sis wanna see? [screams]! easy. ugh. alright ready? I can do it my...
cookie! Cookie Monster Big Bird Ernie Bert... the two girls. the two girls. the guy that forgets. he don't forget. no he xxx forgetful. okay let's turn. she's a girl and he's a boy. okay. I can put my toys away. I can do it myself. who's putting their toys away? Ernie and him. that's Bert look how neat Bert's [closet] ...
they all over the counter? and they're melting aren't they? how they melting? huh Mom? they're melting all over the counter. xxx ice comes out of the freezer it gets hot and then it just flattens out and makes water. [cries]. know what he's doing look at this. you know what that thing is right there? no. see the orange...
and paint things you're gonna paint when you go to school next year aren't ya? a big boy. I can comb my hair. my hair. look at Ernie. look at Bert's hair. nice. nice hair they have look at the hair it's growing out. [bef laughing] alright this one says I can water my plants who's that? oh. look it. look at Oscar's plan...
is it a bowl? oh. that dog must be using that bowl for a hat [laughs]. yeah. I know it's silly. [laughs]. I can write my name. see the little girl that's her name Betty Lou. can you write your name? t j. what's this? oh he has a bed like you. says I can make my bed. I can make my bed I can do it myself. that's Ernie's ...
%add: SIS xxx right near the xxx? [still involved with Sis] what is that [toy bag]? %add: EX1 a blue xxx. I wanna try to open it. oh not now. alright. okay? Mom. uhhuh we're almost done there's only two more pages Chi. the other side. %add: EX2 Mom. [whines] stay right here look it. xxx two more pages? I can set the ta...
[laughs]. [yells]! what's the horse doing in the house! I don't know what he's doing to the house. [laughing] xxx the bathroom huh? okay. [laughs]. I can look at this whole book and I can do it myself. can do it myself. look at that book it's just what we have. [yells] is this the end? this is the end. xxx the cookies ...
oh yeah? I read that at my school in the xxx. [the volume on the recorder went down so it's difficult to hear what CHI and Mot just said] xxx at your school? oh I know one other place... [something in the background fell] I read that at my school. that's alright we'll get you some more. get me a red xxx. okay xxx. only...
there's the moon? xxx tree? yeah. yeah? and the sun? yep. and one Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. what's that? it's for that. but what is it? it's a xxx a xxx. it's a hungry caterpillar. hungry caterpillar. %int: 2 slower he's hungry huh? caterpillar. ...
he ate these. all these here. yeah all of these here too. and he ate those too. boy he's a hungry caterpillar huh? [laughs]. ate these! on Friday he ate through five oranges but he was still hungry. hm he's a hungry guy huh? yeah. look at all the holes. %int: 1-4 quickly on Saturday he ate through one piece of... what'...
one... pickle. pickle! one slice of swiss cheese. xxx cheese? cheese. and one slice of what's that? what's that? %int: 1 quickly what's it look like? um orange. no that's salami. s'lami. and one lollipop. one lollipop. and one piece of cherry pie. cherry pie. and one sausage. one 'ausage. and one cupcake. one cupcake. ...
and he felt better. his belly felt better. he xxx and he felt better. [laughs]. now he wasn't hungry anymore and he wasn't a little caterpillar anymore. he was a big fat caterpillar. look how big he is. he got real big eatin' all that stuff huh? yeah. he built a small house called a cocoon around himself. 'round himsel...
[laughs]. that's cute. %int: softly yeah. how 'bout your favorite book? wanna have your mom read your favorite book? is that your favorite book? yeah! read that one. you read it. okay. let me open it. okay. there we go. I change a couple of the words in this book you know. I don't read them to her as exactly what they ...
yeah. and he took it to the park. see to the park? he took it to play group. yeah. and he took it to P and Q supermarket. [whispers]. Malcolm always took his silky... I hafta remember that that's hard [laughs]. %add: MOT- EXP [laughs]. to bed. but not to keep him warm to snuggle. the day of Prarie Dawn's birthday party...
hm? his diaper. his diaper [chuckles]. he used it at the beach for wait. he used it as a beach towel at... [the phone rings again and Mot threatens to take it off the hook] [CHI is talking to EXP while Mot is on the phone] okay where were we now? let's see. where were we? over here right? okay. Malcolm used his blanket...
you're too old to take it daddy said. don't turn the page Chi. it's too shabby mommy said. you don't mind leaving it at home this time do you Malcolm they said. but Malcolm did mind. he wanted to take it huh? on the way to grandma and grandpa's house... his diaper. his diaper. on the way to grandma and grandpa's house ...
grandma monster... I don't want them to go leavin'. [CHI is talking about the EXP] oh they're not leaving. they're saying for a little while longer [laughs]. grandma monster had made the quilt as a baby gift when Malcolm was born. when he was a tiny monster he had slept with it every night and then played on it every d...
on the last day of the visit grandma and grandpa monster and all the aunt and uncles and cousin monsters had a wonderful monster picnic. Malcolm played with his cousins right up until the minute he got in the car to go home. there were many monster hugs and kisses and then the monster family drove away. good bye called...
maybe we left it in the car said daddy. I'll go and see. but it wasn't there either. my silky is lost! where's my silky Malcolm began to cry. don't worry dear said mommy. you must have left it at grandma's. so mommy called grandma monster on the telephone and told her about the lost silky. grandma looked in the kitchen...
you sure? then do the xxx one like a big the big one. okay. we'll see alright? the next day Cookie Monster and Malcolm made four dozen monster munchies. Malcolm mommy said a package just arrived for you from grandma's. [excited noises]. Betty xxx. she loves that caterpillar. %add: MOT- EXP [laughs]. yeah. I like... Mal...
I put your your silky on your bed mommy told him when he kissed her good night. Malcolm yawned thanks mom he said I forgot all about it. good night everybody. the end. he didn't miss his silky anymore did he? no. no? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV1/BR/mrkbr1.cha = = = [First home visit; takes place in living room, ...
and he started to look for some food. on Monday he ate through one apple but he was still hungry. on Tuesday he ate through two pears but he was still hungry. on Wednesday he ate through three plums but he was still hungry. on Thursday he ate through one two three four strawberries but he was still hungry. on Friday he...
you're alright. look what they doing slapping hands. mhm. how come there's no real pictures in it? well there'll be color pictures in a minute okay? you are alright. %int: 3 lengthened do you know what it means to be alright? %int: 9 lengthened no. uh yeah. no. if you do not know what it means to be alright that's okay...
zzz! [cries] xxx pay attention. in many ways every person's body is like that of every other person. zzz! [cries] how is that true? every person has a head and a body. every person has arms hands and fingers and legs and feet and toes. every person has... a stomach... yeah and a stomach and a back. and a back. every pe...
I said mm! %int: 3 rising and falling, expressive I'd like to eat her. what! zzz. [laughs] mhm. %int: lengthened that's nice. mm. %int: low pitched, lengthened now did it make you laugh? yeah. or did it make you go I don't wanna look at that? %int: 8-13 lowers voice hm? no. me zzz. [sharp intake of breath] see you're b...
zzz. [laughs] awoh he's been hanging around the older boys. [laughing] we don't know any older boys that's just it. that's funny. we were in a Zayre once and this was after we had been through the anatomy lessons? and he asked this woman about sixty years old behind us do you have a 'gina? oh no zzz. [laughs] it makes ...
it's dark huh? in the light of the moon. see the moon? a little egg lay on a leaf. see the leaf? see the big leaf? oh! %int: lengthened [traces leaf with finger as says oh!] is it dark out there? yes. very dark. let's see what that egg is. one Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop out of the egg came a tiny and v...
on Monday he ate through one apple but he was still hungry. %int: 7 syllables pronounced very distinctly with second higher there's the apple. see? there he goes! on Tuesday he ate through two pears but he was still hungry. see the pears? two. one two. on Wednesday he ate through three plums but he was still hungry. on...
one pickle one slice of swiss. what's that? swiss what? cheese. right. one slice of salami one... %int: 5 lengthened what? one slice looks like lollipop! right! one piece of cherry... %int: 4 lengthened it's xxx piece... pie! one sausage one... pie! one cupcake. yeah and you know this one and one slice of... watermelon...
%int: 14 lengthened what came out? a butter fly. he was a beautiful butterfly. wasn't that a nice story? you like that? yes. oh. okay? %add: EXP and um does he have a book that's like really one of his favorites that you might wanna read with him? and we can record it or would you rather just read this one [cat and dog...
a cat. mom. let me read it! [grabs book] alright alright go ahead. you do it. zzz. [laughs] wan' 'a turn the page? zzz. [grunts] who jumps down into the alley? who's that? cat. yeah. who goes scratch scratch against the fence? zzz. [laughs] cat. who walks tall tail between the bottles? who? cat. oh! the cat does everyt...
mm. cat. watch out cat! look at that. I think there's something there. what's this over here? mice. %int: 3s lengthened mm. oh! a dog! oh my God! run run run! run! quick cat quick! who runs snip snap around the corner? who? the dog. mm. quick cat quick! who runs snip snap around the corner between the bottles getting c...
jump dog! jump dog. see how big that is? %int: whispered who falls back? who's falling? see the picture? who fall? mice. yeah but who's that? that's the dog. zzz. [laughs] you're a good boy. okay. along the wall who walks tip toe up the garden who walks pitter pat through the back door who comes back? %int: 21 lengthen...
zzz tough you are. [laughs] you're gonna see it. zzz. [whimper] come on I'm gonna read it to you! zzz. [whimper] for my sister Christa. in the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. zzz. [whimper] one Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. [2-22 laughi...
zzz. [whistles] come in! %int: lengthened xxx! go! %add: CHI where's xxx. open the door. he's [husband] out in the yard! %int: 1u loudly [gets up and goes to door] [discussion ensues about whereabout of husband and GRF borrowing car] now what? zzz. [sighs] you didn't say hot dog. [CHI has a mouthful of sandwich] [CHI l...
what's this? his way out and... that's a taperecorder. [whispered] it was a beautiful butterfly. no this! don't touch it Chi. that is! that's a taperecorder. did you see that [butterfly picture]? I wan' 'a see the butterfly. %add: MOT zzz. [gasps] zzz. [barks] [snaps book at CHI as if to catch him] zzz. [laughs] zzz. [...
real nice. where did you get this? [looking at book] %add: EXP mommy give me that and I'll give it to her. do you want me to read this? that one [book ]? okay. give it to Jeanne. thanks. cat and dog. here we go. here we go! %int: 3 lengthened and rising [walks over to get sandwich in front of T.V.] [MOT does not interr...
who runs snip snap round the corner between the bottles getting closer? dog. quick cat quick who runs snip snap down the alley getting closer getting closer? dog. snip snap jump cat. jump jump dog zzz. [chuckles] who falls back? [MOT read the above word by word with little expression without looking up although CHI was...
[1. hands book to EXP] how would you like to see some toys? excuse me. [MOT goes out to speak with visitor] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV1/BR/sarbr1.cha = = = [Home Visit 1] All right here we go. okay. okay. ready? %add: Chi the very hungry caterpillar. the very hungry caterpillar. for my sister Christa. [bef tu...
the next day was Sunday again. the caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better. now he wasn't hungry anymore and he wasn't a little caterpillar anymore he was a big fat caterpillar he built a small house called a cocoon around himself and he stayed inside for more than two weeks. [gi...
plums. plums [points]. strawberries and [points]... an orange [points]. strawberryrawberryrawberry [act=runs finger across line of strawberries]. and then he saw another thing. what [act=looks at Mot]? you tell me. %int: prompting tone chocolate cake? yeah. what ice cream [act=points and looks at Mot]? mhm. pickle [poi...
no that's cherry pie. cherry pie. it does look like pizza though. and this [points]? what [act=looks at Mot]? watermelon. watermelon. xxx not anymore. him fat. [bef turns page] he's fat and he makes a cocoon... him bye bye. [gasps] him big butterfly! pretty too huh? mhm. all done! %int: elevated pitch great. now do y...
ah. she saw the other book. curses. [passes Cat and Dog to Mot] what's this? %add: Chi doggie and kitty. [flips page and points to picture] spider. spider what's this [points]? what? ladybug. what? fly. fly. cat and dog. cat and dog. who walks out through the back door? [points] who walks pitterpatter down the garde...
[points] cat. scritch scratch [laughs] against the fence? kitty. who walks tall tail between the bottles? [points] kitty. who should watch out 'round the corner? [points] cat. watch out cat! %int: animated dog! %int: same pitch as previous utterance uhoh. %int: warning what? cats and dogs don't get along in this book. ...
snip snap jump! jump dog! jump dog! who falls back? [points] dog back kitty. the dog [laughs]. dog [laughs]. along the wall who walks tiptoe? tiptoe. up the garden who walks pitterpatter? pitterpatter. through the back door who comes back? softly safely the cat. cat. cat. cat. and spider. and I hate spiders xxx. you w...
over at Mimi's. me have little kitty outside. [gasps] bluebirds! bluebirds outside yeah. me just saw one on nest. you did? yeah! a blue one? yeah bluebird. oh. say bluebird. bluebird. me just saw bluebird on that. they on xxx. [laughs]. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV1/BR/geobr1.cha = = = [First home visit] the very...
on Monday he ate through one apple but he was still hungry. see the apple he ate through? yeah xxx. he ate all the way through it. on Tuesday he ate through two pears but he was still hungry. yup. on Wednesday he ate through three plums but he was still hungry. uhhuh! sounds like you huh? uhhuh. on Thursday he ate thro...
where'd he eat it? right here xxx xxx xxx through here. yeah. good boy. now he wasn't hungry anymore and he wasn't a little caterpillar anymore. he was a big fat caterpillar! yeah! look! big pat catapida! mhm. yeah! he built a small house called a cocoon all around himself. he stayed inside for more than two weeks. the...
read this. do it. um you wanna read one of your books? no. you don't think you'd rather? 'cause 'cause he doesn't really know xxx xxx. he doesn't really care once he has got it so, xxx rather? um if he has a book that he has been reading that's not basically his... let's get one of yours okay? wanna find a book which o...
and that is good because there is a monster at the end of this book! [hums]. so please! do not turn the page. [quick intake of breath] you turned the page! %int: loudly [laughs]. oh [cries] maybe you do not understand. you see turning pages will bring us to the end of this book and there is a monster at the end of this...
do you know that you are very strong? [laughs]. I was peeking at how I sure looked at [? selected] that. mhm. you knocked the whole brick wall down. you see what you did? yeah. you knocked all that down like that. uhhuh. and where's Grover? right in there. yeah [laughs]. how do you know? yeah because he's hidin'. he's ...
[CHI hums in anticipation] well look at that! [giggles]. this is the end of the book and the only one here is me. I lovable furry old Grover am the monster at the end of this book. wait a minute. [CHI is turning the page too soon] and you were so scared. [rising and falling vocalization]. I told you and told you there ...
[going further afield with bus] I'm going to hafta take them back now. okay Chi. it's cleanup time. no! stop! you can play with them again in a few minutes. okay? maybe later we can play with them. no. oh come on... [wheedles] yes Chi. come on. no! [bef still pushing bus away] %int: lengthened [starts putting toys in b...
no. which one of these. I know but I. that's not my favorite book. well it's not up there. [closet] I don't know what you did with it. zzz. [sighs loudly] [tries to open toy bag] what are you looking for? [laughs] [opening toy bag] no no! no! zzz. [laughs] you keep your books. that's mine. [has tried to put his book in...
I wan' the first one. [digging through his books] this one. that one? yeah. hm somebody take all the pictures away. [bef, aft opens book, paging through it] Mommy xxx. %int: high pitched, whiny [settling into a comfortable position next to CHI] [tries to turn page] okay let me read it to you. [starts pulling toys out o...
but that's only if you let your mom read to you. [playing with bus] okay? [still playing] it's a deal. I don't have any children in my house. [no one picks up on this remark immediately] you don't? ouch! something xxx on me. 'cause you're doing that. hm? hi. %add: BAB Chi who bought that book for you? [bef returns to r...
[playing] Chi I'm talking to you. why don't you read the book? okay. you want me to read that one huh? %add: CHI [nods] okay. close your legs. [adjust sitting position for sharing book] you hafta xxx. how come you didn't tell me about the book? [playing] okay. if you're not gonna pay attention I'm gonna take the bus. d...
okay I'm gonna take that. I'll give it back when I'm finished okay? I'm gonna read that then give it back to you. can I have it? no. [hangs onto bus] Chi I mean that now. this is the last time you're gonna play with it. [still playing] okay I want it back Chi. no! [cries] [holds onto bus] come on let me have it. [tries...
there was one a one day? [looks through pages] did we miss a page or what? my. hm. I don't get this book. my cousin lives down there [downstairs]. %add: EX1 and EX2 yeah who Richie? can we read something else? Richard. [has gotten involved with toys again] Chi. hm? can we read another book? yeah. okay. I don't want any...
that's the book the school gave you when you were leaving the school. you want me to read that for you again? who gave this to me? Pat gave it to you and all your friends. what? it says this. to Chi. we hope you always... who give this to me? your old school give it to you... [grabs book] Andy not you! zzz. [laughs] co...
we always... okay. to Chi. we hope you always remember your year at the North Cambridge Children's Center. we will all be thinking of you. love always Pat... read it! %int: 2 lengthened Chi let me finish reading that. okay? do you remember Pat? Pat? Pat. yeah. I'm Pat. [points at EX1] no she's not Pat. who's Pat? Pat a...
Debbie? [pondering look] Shulva yeah Shulva? and Sh... Shubu. you remember Shubu right? Shubu? yeah. he was your best friend. I remember that. yeah. Mikey? Joseph? look it! [turns page in book] Jennifer? huh? Jennifer? yeah. Jennifer? uhhuh. who's Jennifer? you don't remember them that's all huh? Jennifer? yeah. okay l...
[laughs] okay... zzz. [laughs] the cow jumping over the moon. and there were three little bears sitting on chairs. [turns page] and two little kitten and a pair of mittens. [turns page] and a little toy house and a young mouse. [turns page] good night moon. zzz. [sings] hm? good night moon. [points at page] [sings] no ...
no. yeah. you hafta finish. okay? [points at page] what's that? good night... what's this? [points at page] a clock. and good night socks... Chi! I'm calling the police. [goes over to real phone, picks up receiver] come on you xxx... why you keep talking about police today? [playing with real phone] did you see police ...
[points to another picture] comb! that's a brush. this one is a brush. that one is a comb. [BAB has just wet diaper] good night nobody. good night mush. mush. [turns page] and good night to the old lady whispering hush. that's the end. [bef turns several pages to reach the end] yeah that's not enough. you want me to fi...
zzz. [leaves room] [laughs] come on. let's go find Chi. come on. %add: BAB [MOT tries to bring CHI back] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/HSLLD/HV1/BR/joybr1.cha = = = [First home visit; book reading took place in the living room with Mot on the couch and Chi beside her] hi. hi hi. hi... okay you ready Joy? hi. The Very Hungr...
one Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. he started to look for some food. on Monday he ate through one apple but he was still hungry. on Tuesday he ate through two pears. two pears! but he was still hungry. on Wednesday he ate through... three... plums! pl...
caterpillar. he built a small house called a cocoon around himself. that's for Indians. no. no. what is a cocoon? cocoon! it's what the caterpillar goes inside. he builds it around him. remember we saw that movie yesterday? and Katie built it around her? he stayed inside for more than two weeks. then he nibbled a hole ...
six! when kittens are very young they get their milk from their mother. as kittens grow older they meow to let you know they're hungry. kittens need plenty of meat and milk and fish to grow strong. after every meal kittens wash themselves very carefully. outside! mhm. they lick their fur with their rough pink tongues u...
it will arch its back fluff up its fur and hiss and spit. outdoors kittens sharpen their claws on tree trunks. indoors they sharpen their claws on the furniture unless they have a scratching post. kittens are like that! that's a scratching post? [points at picture] mhm. kittens like to run. they love to chase each othe...
[Home Visit 1; took place on porch; CAL, JAK, and Mot sat on couch for book reading with one child on each side of mother] they don't pick out a favorite book they pick out whatever. well whatever is fine. %int: 1 lengthened okay so whenever... %add: MOT you ready? this is called the very hungry caterpillar. caterpilla...
what color is the caterpillar? %int: sing-song green. what color is the sun? %int: sing-song um orange. okay. on Monday he ate through one apple but he was still hungry. on Tuesday he ate through two pears but he was still hungry. what color are the pears? I don't know. yes you do. what's the color? yellow and green. r...
d. these? purple! those are plums. plums. you already did the plums. okay. on Friday he ate through five oranges but he was still hungry. yep! %int: lengthened yep. xxx getting hungrier all the time. on Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake uh one ice cream cone one pickle one slice of swiss cheese one sl...
what this is? you think he ate those holes in the leaf? zzz. %add: Chi [laughs] yeah! he did that! he did that! no he just come in. he made the hole right here and a hole right there and a hole right there and a hole right there and a hole. the next day was Sunday again. the caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf ...
oh! he's beautiful! yeah! %int: lengthened no wonder why he was hungry he hadta do all that! huh? yeah. he was a beautiful butterfly. oh he is beautiful. I don't. oh that's a nice book! [picks up book he chose to have read to him] okay so what we wanted to do is um that book together with both of them there and then a ...
yeah. starring Jim Henson's muppets. see? muppets. hurry up! we're starting the play! zzz. [laughs through teeth] that's what she says. yoohoo! it is I your little stage manager. tell me when to drop the snow. get back Grover! everyone can see you. zzz. [laughs] sorry. oh welcome! oh welcome to our little play. we're e...
the snow Grover the snow. oops! sorry! the ground is all icy so flowers can't grow. you missed him Grover! it's sposta snow on Bert! the winter is chilly it's also quite nice. you can sled on the snow you can skate on the ice. he's bringing in the snowman. %int: quietly, with voice lowered now the snow's got xxx. %int:...
enough Grover enough! first the sun starts to shine then the rain starts to shower and up from the ground grows a beautiful... what grows? flower yeah! oh! %int: lengthened I'm next. three cheers for summer when it's sunny and hot. the beaches are open the school rooms are not. oh where did I put the sunshine? there's ...
%int: very quietly Cookie Monster. %int: very quietly eat em. apples not bad at all. Cookie stop eating your costume! in autumn the leaves turn red yellow and brown and when the wind blows them the leaves fall to the ground. oh Mommy I'm gonna fall! %int: falsetto zzz. [laughs] awoh! Grover's falling! here comes the le...
what's that? I don't know. a caterpillar. you want me to read it to him? %add: EXP ah yes just however you normally look at books together. oh I usually read to him. in the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. where is it yep. [points to leaf in book] that's where it is. I like that egg. one Sunday morning the...
[counts on Mot's fingers.] three. what's that? that's a three. how many's that? one one two three four. four right. on Thursday he ate through four strawberries but he was still hungry. he ate a plum. one plum. on Friday he ate through five oranges but he was still hungry. he ate some strawberries again. [points to str...
he was a beautiful butterfly! why Mommy? 'cause that's what caterpillars turn into remember I told you that? what I didn't see that. isn't that pretty? yeah I didn't see that Granny. you saw the caterpillar with Granny yeah? and then... see there he was and then he went in here and a couple of weeks later he came out l...
cat? who walks tiptoe along the wall? cat. who jumps down into the alley? ah cat. who goes scritch scratch against the fence? cat. who walks tall tailed between the bottles? cat. who should watch out 'round the corner? cat. watch out cat. what are those? [pointing.] mouse. yeah. oh! look it! what's that [pointing]? dog...
look at the cat. jump dog. chasing the cat's tail. who falls back? dog. along the wall who walks tiptoe? [MOT reads quickly and Chi seems to want her to go slower by trying to hold pages back as she turns them] cat. up the garden who walks pitter pat? the cat. through the back door who comes back. cat. softly safely ca...
cat. who should watch out around the corner? cat. watch out cat dog! oh boy. quick cat quick! who runs snip snap around the corner dog. num num [laughs and licks lips]. quick cat quick who runs snip snap around the corner between the bottles getting closer? dog. dog. quick cat quick who runs snip snap down the alley ge...
[laughs and looks at Mot]. when he looks into the mirror he might notice his hair needs a trim so he'll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors. when he's finished giving himself a trim he'll want a broom to sweep up. he'll start sweeping he might get carried away and sweep every room in the house. he may even end up ...
that'll be good. you wanna look at that while I read this one? mhm. [laughs]. [laughs]. you don't wanna look at this one while I read it? no. oh okay. do you want me to read that one first? huh wanna read this one? okay. go ahead? sure whenever you're ready. this is called what next baby bear. it's hard to tell what ne...
rocket's a thing you go to the moon with. baby bear found a rocket in the closet under the stairs. look he's climbin' into the box. that must be the cockpit of his rocket huh? cockpit's where the pilot sits. he found a space helmet on the drainboard in the kitchen and a pair of space boots on the mat by the front door....
waving? hm? is the owl waving too? mhm. he's flapping his wings [laughs]. on and on they flew... huh? he's pettin' the owl. he looks like he fell out. hm? did he fall out? xxx no xxx. he flew out okay. on and on they flew up and up above the clouds past millions of stars until at last they landed on the moon. you're ri...
they look like oreos except they're not dark enough on the outside. xxx some soda maybe orange juice he's got orange juice xxx. we better go said baby bear. my bath must be ready by now. off they went down and down. the owl got out and flew away. goodbye he said. it was nice to meet you. it rained and the rain dripped ...
you gonna help me read this one? you know this story right? huh? yeah xxx paperback xxx. the very hungry caterpillar. there's the sun. xxx and that's the moon. that's the moon right. in the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. one Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop out of the egg came a tiny and very ...
they're not oranges. mhm it's hard to tell from a picture sometimes whether it's a peach or an orange huh? oh. on Saturday he ate through... cake ice cream um xxx. pickle. pickle. p. um xxx? yeah or salami. lollipop pie. yeah what kind? cherry. yeah [laughs]. hot dog. yep. um cupcake. and... watermelon. and that night....
turned into a beautiful butterfly. yeah! he's pretty huh? all kinds of colors in the wings. big wings. we like this book. %add: EXP [laughs]. what's this. Nate the Great and the Lost List? mhm. this is a pretty long book. you really want me to read this? mhm. okay. a little bit? well we can read a different one that's ...
I lost the grocery list I was taking to the store. can you help me find it? I Nate the Great am on my vacation I said. when will your vacation be over? at lunch. I need the list before lunch Claude said. very well I Nate the Great will take your case. tell me what was on the list? if I could remember I wouldn't need th...
xxx read? that's good. [laughs]. [laughs]. I got two pieces of paper and a pen. I drew a map on one piece of paper and there's the map. and I wrote on the other dear mother something is lost when I find it I will be back love Nate the Great. Claude said I will walk with you. don't get lost I said or I will have two cas...