Meet Amelie

My four year old niece, Amelie, and I recently had our first and last book club meeting. The following is more or less the conversation that transpired:

Aunt V: Hey, cutie! Whats new? I've missed you! Are you still liking your big girl school? 

Amelie: Mmmm..Yes! It's nice. Everyone is nice. School is nice.  

Aunt V: Oh, well that's good. I've just been hanging out with Uncle Andryw. I also read a book recently that I think you would like. It's called Don Quixote. It's about this knight-- 

Amelie: --- like Mike the Knight? 

Aunt V: Yes, exactly like Mike the Knight. Well, he rides around on his donkey - 

Amelie: -- Donkey Oatey? 

Aunt V: Yes, Don Quixote rides around on his donkey- 

Amelie: ----The donkey rides a donkey? 

Aunt V: No, Don Quixote, the knight, rides his donkey, Rosinante.  

Amelie: The donkey is a knight? umm... I don't think so, Aunt V. 

Aunt V:  No, the Don isn't a knight, but he wants to be, and he DOES own the donkey. 

Amelie: Okay, so the book is about the Donkey Oatey and he wants to be a knight so he can ride a donkey named Rosie Auntey?

Aunt V: Nailed it.

I don't think we'll be forming a true book club anytime soon.