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Cute! (At least I think so)
Okay, so I'm reading a book to my little three-year-old guy. I'm halfway through and he stops me.

Little Guy: Mommy...What's the title?
Me: (HUH? Does he mean the title of the book? Where did he get that from? First, I'm halfway through the book and second, I've never used the word title, I usually just tell him "the book is called Whatever.") Um, okay...(flipping to the front cover)...The title is...Whatever.

I continue reading and he stops me again.

Little Guy: What's the istrater?
Me: WHAT?
Little Guy: What's the istrater?
Me: Do you mean illustrator? You want to know who the illustrator is? (I'm so sure he has no idea what that means. But it sure sounds cute.)
Little Guy: Yes. What's the istrater?
Me: (Checking the cover of the book again) Okay, the illustrator is...Whomever.
Little Guy: And what's the osser?
Me: (Okay, by this point, I was expecting that one.) The author is...Whomever.
Little Guy: Okay. Now read it.
Me: Wait a minute, honey. Do you know what an illustrator is?
Little Guy: No.
Me: Do you know what an author is?
Little Guy: No.
Me: Okaaaay.

Obviously when his teacher reads books at storytime, she introduces them with the title, author and illustrator. I guess that's officially the correct way to do it, but in my own home, I don't bother. If I were reading in a public place or to a group of kids, I'm sure I would do it the teacher way, but when it's just me and my little guy, snuggling on the sofa with a book, I never even thought about announcing the title, author and illustrator. Do you all do that?

(And yes, I explained to him what illustrator and author mean.)

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