Tonight she picked "The Cat in the Hat" for this week's report.
After reading it, she began writing ...Megan: Mom, how should I start it out?
Me: Well, why don't you begin telling about the two kids and how they had to stay home.
Megan: Okay, 'two kids were home one day' ...
Me: What are their names? You should use their names.
Megan: Sally and .... and ...
Me: Does it not tell you the brother's name?
Megan: No.
Me: Really? Let me see that book.
I look and find that the brother's name is never mentioned. Go figure.
Me: Okay, well, I guess you can't use his name, so you can just refer to him as Sally's brother.
Megan: No, I'm gonna' call him 'Drew'.
Me: You can't do that.
Megan: Yes I can. 'Sally and Drew had to stay home one day ...'
Me: Megan, you can't just make up a name. There's a good chance that your teacher has read 'The Cat in the Hat'.
Megan: Well, I bet if she read it, it was a loooong time ago and she won't remember the boy's name.
Me: Maybe, but 'Drew' wasn't even a common name back when Dr. Seuss wrote this book.
Megan: Really? Okay fine! I'll call him 'boy'.
Me: Good call.
I can't believe they don't mention the boys name??? That is crazy. Boy works though :)
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