Day 64: Everything Is Better With Ninjas

We try to do a story every night with the boys before bed. The kids both like reading (Calen moreso than Cam), but we definitely have to be creative when it comes to finding reading material to keep early elementary aged boys engaged. 

Especially when it comes to the classics. Because let's face it, they're kind of played out. 

Unless you're this author named Corey Schwartz, who must either live in a house full of a dozen little boys, or is a college drummer in a hair band in his basement, or something equally cool. He has reinvented some of the classics with you know, ninjas. And friendly violence. 

What little boy wouldn't read that?

We have two of his books, The Three Ninja Pigs, and tonight's feature story: Ninja Red Riding Hood. 

Because everything is better with ninjas. 

I love reading these books. They make me laugh. It's the old story everyone knows except everyone is a ninja and there's wonderful scenes of ninja violence that rhymes and everything. And the illustrations are delightfully funny. 

I bet your childhood copy of Little Red Riding Hood didn't have illustrated rhyming battle scenes. 

Rumor has it there's another book we don't own called Goldi-Rocks and the Three Bears, and a new book coming out next month: Hansel and Gretel: NINJA chicks. 

This guy needs to win a Caldecott award for engaging little boys in reading. 

Battle scenes!

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