Random Thoughts of Chris Tilley

Sandra Taylor, wife of my favorite webcomic, has come out with a beautiful kids book. Sandra wrote the story and Angela Call did the wonderful art work. The brief description of the book reads:

Ideas are like horses, but Amy's tend to run wild. With a little help, Amy learns how to guide her ideas in constructive ways.

You can download a full copy of the book in a pdf. I did that and read it to my kids. They loved it and got the idea of guiding their ideas. I fully expect them to ask me to read it again and again.

My kids have wonderful imaginations and quite often try to implement them on their own or in inappropriate ways, times and/or places. My Six year old one day came up to me and said he had an experiment he wanted to try. I as usual said 'ok what do we need'. His response was a big metal tank and a long pipe. He then innocently asks me if I know how to weld. The answer to that on was 'No'. After some more back and forth I determined that what he was attempting build the Mythbuster's Steam Cannon. Apparently the line 'Do not attempt this at home' does not apply to the front yard.

You can also buy the book from the website. Pre-orders currently available at $12.95 plus S/H.