Me: the illustrator of Tikki Tikki Tembo (No Sa Rembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip Peri Pembo) has died.
Mom: o my yembo isn’t that a shamebo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
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I LOVED that story growing up!
February 8, 2009 at 11:51 am
Me too! And “Caps for Sale” … is that what it’s called? About the monkeys stealing caps? It’s kind of in the same style.
February 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm
What I want to know is: how come you were talking about it in the first place? (The dead writer, that is; not the cap-stealing monkeys)
February 8, 2009 at 8:24 pm
HA HA HA HA! What a clever mom!
February 8, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Sorry guys, It’s bugging me…. but it’s Rikki Tikki Tembo, with an r. That was my favorite story in preschool. We did a play about it.
February 10, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Two different things: Rikki Tikki Tavi (the mongoose story by Rudyard Kipling) and Tikki Tikki Tembo (by the now deceased what a shamebo).
February 10, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Yes, that brought back memories…I used to read Tikki Tikki Tembo (no sa rembo, etc.) to my children, along with Caps for Sale, which I remember from my own childhood. Two of my favorites. I recall a show on PBS called Reading Rainbow…they read all the faves. Exposed me to some great children’s books!
February 11, 2009 at 10:05 am
oh my god, i loved that book so passionately! how sad!
February 27, 2009 at 3:27 am