whatever

One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that other people will never know about.
-Anne Tyler

And so it is as I'm caught up in the banal day to day grocery list for salt, catfood and bananas etc....
And my general disposition today is - whatever. So I will write about whatever, by William Bee. Within this smart little picture book is a cautionary tale similar to Maurice Sendak's Pierre. Remember that one? Pierre said, "I don't care," to all of his parents' requests until he is eaten by a lion.

Whatever is about Billy. His dad tries to please him many, many ways including puppets, animals, a bouncy castle and a spaceship ride. What is Billy's response...you guessed it, "whatever."
And in the end it is a Tiger who swallows Billy.
"Dad I'm still in here you know..."
"... whatever."
William Bee's sparse text and bright digital graphics completely fascinate my two-year-old. I watched her pick up the book and examine it closely- especially the page where Billy's legs and torso are hanging out of the tiger's mouth.