maybe it's time to start going to Air and Space instead of Natural History
Spoilers for The Clown of God by Tomie diPaola
So it's bedtime and I'm reading The Clown of God to Hambet (who's now four and a half!) I'm trying not to tear up as we approach the climax of the book. And then we turn the page, and there is poor Giovanni, dead on the church floor.
Hambet: Is Giovanni died?
Peony: Yes, Giovanni is dead.
Hambet: Are they going to put his bones in the museum?
Comments
I (vaguely) remember that book! I remember reading it as a child (older than Hambet) and thinking it was so sad... Goodness, it's been ages!
Posted by: Coucoumelle | January 10, 2006 10:22 AM
1. We love that book. I am glad you mentioned it, as it has been a while since we got if from the library.
2. I am glad to see you two blogging again.
Happy New Years!
Posted by: Erik Keilholtz | January 10, 2006 6:53 PM
I love that book, too, and I cry every time I think of it!
Hambet's remark was classic!
Posted by: Louise | January 12, 2006 7:00 AM