A Street By Any Other Name
DAILY SNACK
Every night before bed,
Irene and I look out her bedroom window and say goodnight.
“Good night cars, good night trucks.
Good night Dundas Street.”
So it isn’t entirely surprising that the other day,
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Wow, not quite 15 months old and already she knows the name of her street.
What a genius.
Then last night,
While we were downtown,
She pointed at Bloor Street and said, “Dundas.”
Again, on the way home,
She pointed out the car window and clear as a bell said, “Dundas.”
So she thinks all streets are called Dundas.
Oh.
Themocracy
If you haven’t seen it already, a book Irene might like is Night Cars, written by the late, loved Canadian author Matt Cohen under the pseudonym Teddy Jam. I’ve got a board edition, published by Groundwood Books in 2006, and am sure the Annette St. library should have a copy or two. It’s set in Toronto, in an apartment overlooking (I believe) Bloor Street. The setting is very much like Dundas, so she might enjoy it.
K does the same thing with categories. All mammals with four feet are “cat” and all motorized vehicles (except buses) are “car.”
You know, I think Colum and I may have taken that out of the library once. I think Irene would really like it. Thanks for the recommendation!
similarly, Evan thinks all animals say “woof woof”!