THE TUNDO KID

A few days ago Mother mailed one of my published articles to my nephew, Clay and Emily and their bright son, Evan. I thought a seven-year-old might be too busy to take note. Here's part of the reply I received:

"Evan and I just had a delightful little surprise. I had had the eveloped Abuelita sent packed away in my purse. I opened it tonight and to my delight it was the Tundo story. Evan and I finished dinner and I've read it to him at his insistence no fewer than 6 times. He's over at the table now reading it to himself. He came in just now and said 'Mom, I can't believe I'm in a magazine. Next thing you know I'll be on T.V. telling people to 'listen to the tundo!'"

By the way, you can click on the picture to enlarge it--if we trust a seven-year-old being enlarged!

Granted, Evan was the object of this true story about when he told his mom and other committee ladies, "Llisten to the tundo!"

However, this got me to thinking. Most of my writing is probably fifth-grade level at best (or highest). I think many of the stories in Ebenezer and Ninety-Eight Friends could be read by grandmothers to grandchildren, or children to grandmothers who no longer have the sight to read.

Some of the kid-appropriate titles in Ebenezer:

Find Your Separator and Start Turning; Chocolate Chips, Raisins and the Word of God'; Cracker Box Decisions; Sweet Disneyland; Chicken Feathers; To Sweep or To Vacuum; Pizza on the Sea of Galilee; Pretzels; Three Writers and a Roomful of Librarians; Don't Jump off the Teeter-Totter.

Ebenezer is for sure a G-rated book. It's Great for Grandma and Grand for Goofy kids. Order a copy--or six! (I'm sure we could work out a deal for that many.) I'm hoping they'll be available the week after Thanksgiving.

I see the stars, I hear the rollilng thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed. Carl Boberg, 1886.

And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand his power?” Job 26:14

I think sometimes a child can understand this power more readily than we who have had our minds cluttered with busyness and committee meetings.