My friends, we have a treat for you today. Club member Melody has made a drawing on her birthday card that can only be described as “wonderful, amazing, hilarious, outstanding, superb, excellent, and fantastic.”
Before I say anything more about Melody’s card, let me share her thoughts on her drawing:
“In the picture, a giant wants to jump into the Muelenbeck pool. And in the pool is a frightened girl, an oblivious person, and the person on the road who is running away is the life guard.”
It’s difficult for me to say what my favorite thing about Melody’s card might be. So let me list all of the things I love, in no particular order.
1) The hugeness of the giant and the smallness of the pool.
2) The oblivious person.
3) The multi-colored nature of the AAAGH.
4) The surprising strength of the diving board.
5) The fearful lifeguard.
6) The garish yellow road on which the fearful lifeguard is running.
7) The sad girl who has lost her scoop of ice cream (presumably because the giant is so big and the pool is so small).
8) The sign that says Muelenbeck Pool. I’m not sure why that detail makes me so happy, but it really does.
We had intended to give Melody a birthday present by sending her a card, but instead, she gave us the bigger present by returning it with such a wonderful drawing inside.
Thanks, Melody, for your excellent drawing skills, your fabulous imagination, and your slightly twisted sense of humor. Next, we really want you to draw the picture that happens five seconds after this one, when the giant has jumped, most of the water has left the pool, and the oblivious person is no longer oblivious.
We’ll sit here hoping that you do.
But even if you don’t…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY from all of us at Bobbledy Books!