One Orange Up On Top!

This is Ella's homage to Ten Apples Up On Top by Theo LeSieg (a/k/a Ted Geisel, a/k/a Dr. Seuss).

It's been one of her favorite books for a long time--in fact, I think her first 'book quote' is from Ten Apples: "come on! come on!" It's also one of the few children's books I know that has a decent chase scene, a rip-roaring climax, and a fun resolution. I finally realized that she knew the plot when she started rushing me past the slow part at the beginning, to get down to the real action.

p.s. - Overheard at bathtime recently: "That opacus is really big!"

p.p.s. - Opacus is Ella's word for Octopus.