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tonight i read noah two stories.

the first one was “mozart, the little wizard” by anna obiols. one of the books i purchased recently to refresh noah’s library.

it tells the story of the magic flute and it comes with a cd so you can listen to pieces corresponding with the storyline.

he got the second book from aya’s kids along with many more they grew out of.

“no matter what” by debi gilori was so moving, i started crying (tonight was the first time we read it).

towards the end of the story, the little fox asks it’s mother:

“‘But what about when we’re dead and gone,
would you love me then, does love go on?’

and she explains to him:

“Love, like starlight, never dies.’”

noah and me, march 2004

i continue with posting the reason i am not posting with posting the link Yotam just sent me.

Here are 30 illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern.

uploaded by bre pettis, whose blog i am now going to frequent since he makes stuff and i like stuff.

My brother got me a comic book which I didn’t really relate to, so I decided to replace it at the comic store.

(he knows I apreciate the present and was not affended by my act)

Since I didn’t have time and I am not really an expert I picked up a book relying on my intuition alone.

I’m happy to say I was right to do so.

ojingogo (pronounced oh-JING-aw-go) by Matthew Forsythe, is a comic about a girl and a squid. It started as a webcomic.

you should visit his blog for more of his wonderful illustrations.

noah asked me to read him “the story of little babaji” by hellen bannerman illustrated by fred marcellino. this is one of my favorite books. i love both the plot and the wonderful illustrations. when i saw it at the shop it gave me goosebumps. not only because it is so beautiful, but also because i suddenly understood that this is a version of a book my mother told me she had and loved as a child.

the original story was called “little black sambo” and it was first published in 1899. along the years the original version of the book was deemed racial and thus changed.

link to wikipedia entry