Lunches December 3rd - 7th

Boogs' lunches are inspired by the books we read at bedtime the previous evening. Each night, Boogs reads one book to me and I read a book or a chapter of a book to him. I usually post his lunches once a week. Click on the "lunches" label at the end of this post to see lunches from previous weeks.

The Hat by Jan Brett

We love to read and re-read Jan Brett books. When I took our holiday/seasonal books out of the attic, Boogs wanted to read this book first. He loves the detailed illustrations, especially the ones of Hedgie with a stocking stuck on his head. Boogs said if he saw Hedgie he would not laugh at him. In the Laptop lunchbox: pb&j Hedgie with cheese stocking stuck on his head, pita chips hollow log with hummus, salad, and grapes.

 A Very Marley Christmas by John Grogan

Boogs thinks Marley is hilarious! We listened to an "edited for kids" version of Marley & Me on cd.  Boogs asked me to start the cd over again as soon as it ended. He loved hearing about Marley chewing up and eating everything in sight. Boogs was incredibly excited when he saw this Marley Christmas book at the library. In this book, that crazy dog gets into one mess after another. He gets tangled in Christmas lights, pees on the Christmas tree, "helps" decorate, and makes many other messes. In the lunchbox: ham & cheese Marley tangled in candy strings of Christmas lights while wearing an over-sized fruit leather Santa hat, cheese tree that Marley is using the bathroom on, red and green grape ornaments, okra chips, and tomato & snowpea lights.

Boring lunch day: ham and salad in a Ziplock container with salad dressing in an ELB Mini Dipper, he had an orange that is not pictured.

Boris Ate A Thesaurus by Neil Steven Klayman

 We have been discovering so many cute books about reading and words. This book is another great one. When I read the title to Boogs, I asked him if he knew what a thesaurus was. He looked at me like I had lost my mind and replied, "Easy, it is a dinosaur!" That made me giggle. The librarian in this story asks the class the same question. Boris yells, "It's a giant, green monster!" The illustration on the page shows that Boris was thinking of a tyrannosaurs rex.  This book is about synonyms which Boris thought meant cinnamon buns. He got so hungry that he devoured the thesaurus. From then on, every sentence Boris spoke had 3 synonyms. While I was reading the first set of synonyms, Boogs sighed and said, "That is so redundant!" He keeps me smiling. This is a such a cute story. Boogs wanted to make sure I knew that the "mortal" of the story is: Books Are For Reading, Not For Eating! In the Laptop lunchbox: hummus & pita bread thesaurus being eaten by a cheese Boris with carrot hair, blueberries with a "Bee A Reader" pick (thanks, Beth), pumpkin seeds of knowledge, salad, and an applesauce covered in synonyms.

This lunch is linked to Lunchbox Dad's Throwback Thursday Link-Up.

This week has felt very busy and my lunch making skills have been a little off. It must be because of our Elf's nightly adventures. Boogs bought a school lunch one day and took a regular lunch one day this week. 

Be sure to check out the wonderful sites I link to on my sidebar! If you want to see more book inspired lunches, click on the "lunches" label at the end of this post or go to My Story Themed Lunches board on Pinterest. I would love for you to leave a comment to let me know you stopped by.