Laughs for the kids

We churn through a lot of books at the library and every once and again we randomly hit gold. My wife brought home What Did You Put In Your Pocket? and it has been non-stop giggles since. The book was written in the 50s by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers and has been re-issued with new illustrations. The School Library Journal found the illustrations too childish and distracting, but my kids enjoy them. Even more so, they love a story about someone who spends a week cramming messy substances (ice cream, molasses, pudding, etc) into his pocket. If your little ones laugh at messiness, this one will be a winner.