Character Day At School

The girls were extended the opportunity to dress up as their favorite book character at school today. As you can imagine, it was quite a decision for some of them. Dad suggested all kinds of characters (The Terminator, One of The Incredibles, Evil Knievel, etc.) but Mom said the person had to be from a book first, not from a movie later published as a book.

So here's what they came up with as their characters:

Olivia (above, left) went as Lily Little (not "the Famous Pornstar and Celebrity" that Dad found while searching for the book character). Lily is one of the characters from "The Littles." Julia (right) went as Lucy Little. According to Wikipedia, The Littles were the title characters of a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson.

As for the two older girls, Emily (below, left) went as Harry Potter's girlfriend, Hermione Granger. Lauren, who was not excited at all about having her picture taken, went as Junie B. Jones (the "B" stands for "Beatrice," by the way). Mom - who was not quite in costume as the pictures were being taken, is portraying "Katy No-Pocket" (again, not the pornstar). According to book publisher Houton Mifflin, "Katy's distress at being a kangaroo with no pouch is quickly remedied by a kindly construction worker."