I Like Me

When I picked Harrison up from school the other day, he had in his hand a gift from the local Rotary Club. It was a book entitled "I Like Me!" It was one of those books where you add in bits of personal information and it becomes a book about that kid. He sat in the back seat and read it to me. It went something like this:
"I like me. I like my name, Harrison. This book is written about me."

How nice. He continued to read about how special he is and soon got to page four, which included the phrase:
"I like to belong to friends who are not in a gang."

I wasn't sure I had heard him right, so I had him repeat it. Then I asked him if he knew what a gang was. He didn't.

On the next page, he read this gem:
"I like to wear a red ribbon to show others I just say "No" to bad drugs.
. . .I like hugs, not bad drugs."

I asked him if he knew what bad drugs were. He didn't.

Page 9 included my new favorite poem:
"I am no fool;
I will stay in school.
I like school.
It is cool!"

Thanks for your help, Rotary Club. I can take it from here.

(To make your own "I Like Me!" book, go to www.ilikeme.org