I love this image in its vertical format, so I'm posting it. But would it surprise you to know there is an Augie-related story? Of course not. He loves some of the old Golden Books, including Little Cottontail. Mother rabbit is preparing her baby to survive outside the nest. The final lesson involves learning to escape the fox by running in circles, stopping short and hopping to the side, and staying perfectly still while the fox runs straight into the briar patch.
These barberry shrubs have thorns, so Pa started calling them the briar patch. Augie learned that when the ball goes in there, you can't just reach in and grab it--you'll get a paw full of thorns just like the fox!
Always teaching, learning, making connections, helping little brains develop new synapses.
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There are teachable moments everywhere and at nearly any point through the day!
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