Real life “There’s a lot of funny things in this book. Look. It’s an evil talking toilet.”
This is pretty cool in a few ways. Also, this squid. This piece de-attaches. Bleeeaaaaa—guess what’s inside? A beak! All squids have beaks. You have quite a few books, too. Can you tell me about them?
I have all of the Captain Underpants books. Guess what—there’s a new one called The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers. That’s the new one. I like Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Talking Toilets. There’s a bunch more. I have all of them except the new one, but my dad ordered it and we’re going to get it! These books seem kind of gross, Ben.
There’s a lot of funny things in this book. Look. It’s an evil talking toilet. There’s Super Diaper Baby and Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future. Look at this: about the author. Dav Pilkey. A little kid wrote this. He created Captain Underpants. How was swimming today? real Kid
Benjamin S. A third grade student at Concord Elementary, Ben was saying goodbye to summer as we began our chat. He’d just gotten back from a morning at the nearby Edina Aquatic Center and was braiding a string bracelet when I arrived. Talk about toys and books ensued, and in the process he also encouraged me to pledge money for the walk-athon he would be participating in
Q&a So tell me about some of your favorite toys.
organization that has been
Can I show you my LEGOs? (He gestures with both arms as he enters his room, replete with flame edged curtains, surfboard wallpaper, and Legos scattered every which way.) LEGOs, LEGOs, and more LEGOs!
helping victims of the summer
What’s your favorite LEGO model?
through his kid’s club, to benefit The Neighborhood Hub—an
tornado in North Minneapolis. — Kathleen Stoehr
46 October 2011
Well, this is an awesome ship I have. It has lots of compartments. I’ll show you in just a sec. I have to put the missiles in.
I went when it was seven minutes before it opened and there was only like 15 people! We had the whole pool to ourselves practically. There were only a few people at the diving board and two people at the slides so there was this part of area we had all to ourselves. I can only go to the deep end if I have a lifejacket. I lost one of my toys in the kid pool. I’ve been trying to find it. It’s trapped under a plastic thing. There’s a plastic square with a tiny rim. I dropped my toy and it floated under there. After that, an air bubble sent it floating to the top so now the air bubble is still in it and it just goes bonk, bonk, bonk against the top. It’s stuck. I was about three years old and I still haven’t gotten it back. It’s not in the lost and found. I think it’s still floating in there somewhere. [Sighs] Maybe someday I’ll get it back. Real Life is an opinion page and not necessarily the opinion of this magazine. Want to tell us a little bit about your life? Email kstoehr@mnpubs.com.