Ed Emberley's Complete Fun Print Drawing Books

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?!?! Well, maybe not, but my brother sure does, dear thing that he is.

When I was down in Texas last, mom let us pick through the children's books that we had growing up to divide them up. Christopher and I agreed to each take turns picking titles. He would pick one and then I would pick one and then he would pick one and so on and so forth. Now, I would just like to take a moment to point out that even though *I* was the one who discovered that the Hank the Cowdog books were actually BEHIND the first row of books and split the loot in my brother's favor, he was not so kind to me when it came to Ed Emberley's thumb print drawing book that we had growing up. Oh no. Instead of magnanomously handing it over to the older sister, he laughed in my face. IN MY FACE, PEOPLE! How cruel. How horribly uncooth. How UNKIND! And him in seminary! Psssh.

Not wanting to hold the grudge against him, I let it go realizing his claiming of the book was fair according to our rules. (Although not before howling for my mother to come into the room and note my displeasure.) I flew away empty handed on this point. However, all is redeemed and well! I walked into our local Borders and lo and behold -- Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book. With wild glee I pounced upon it! Not only does it contain all of the thumbprint artwork drawings from my our book growing up, but it also includes the "GREAT Thumbprint Drawing Books." It's a DELUXE EDITION! We've got more than the holidays in here, folks. We have fingerprint mermaids and owls and trains and fun dragons too. Oh yes. I HAVE WON! In the end, sacrificing the first book (against my will) turned into my great pleasure.

Except. Well. There IS something to having THE actual book that you used growing up. There's the nostalgia...the familiar pages....the favorite thumbprint people you knew and loved....the memories of doing it with your sibling.

Oh well. I am glad for the sake of my nieces and nephews that they will own such a treasure. We, up in Oregon, will make do with the modern edition and then our children can compete to see who can make the best Thumbprint Christmas cards.

Yes, yes, the adventure just continues...