Gilbert & Tootie “Make Soup” Written By Charlotte Babler
Illustrated By Antonius Setyo Asmoro
To all my Parkside children I love and treasure you all! – Charlotte
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Gilbert, the soup I have made is ready and hot, but there is too much soup for us in this pot. Lets invite friends to eat what we cannot!
Invite Caitlin, Amanda, Isaiah and Zach, Ellie and Paige, Emily and Jack. Tell them they are welcome to eat from our pot, ask them to come eat what we cannot.
Oh no Gilbert, our friends are here and we are in a spot! Enough soup for them, we have not, put more, lots more into the pot!
More carrots, more peas, more tomatoes please, put more, lots more into the pot!
Gilbert, the soup I have made is ready and hot, but again there is too much soup for us in this pot. Lets invite more friends to eat what we cannot!
Invite Maddie, Alexis, Anthony and Cody, Jordan and Ryan, Dalton and Brody. Tell them they are welcome to eat from our pot, ask them to come eat what we cannot.
Oh no Gilbert, our friends are here and we are in a spot! Enough soup for them we have not, put more, lots more into the pot!
More carrots, more peas, more tomatoes please, put more, lots more into the pot!
Gilbert, the soup I have made is ready and hot, but now there is too much soup for us in this pot. Lets invite more friends to eat what we can not!
Invite Gavin, Austin, Devon and Abby, Caleb and Carson, Cheyennne and Annie! Invite Samantha, Rachel, Emma and Eric, Eva and Olivia, Kayla and Derrick! Tell them they are welcome to eat from our pot, ask them to come eat what we cannot.
Wait stop! Gilbert, the soup I have made is ready and hot, I think we now have just enough soup in the pot!
No more carrots, no more peas, no more tomatoes please, put no more into the pot!
Gilbert, we no longer in a spot! Enough soup for them we have got!
Pull up a chair, grab a spot, eat the soup while it is nice and hot!
So all of their friends ate from the pot, hungry tummies they have not, the delicious soup hit the spot.
I have had more wonderful years with children than I have without. I am the proud mother of three wonderful children and the grandmother of two beautiful little girls. I chose to work as a childcare provider so that I could be with my children, little did I know how rewarding the job would be. Every day was an adventure that was lead by little people. My days were filled with contagious laughter, playing games, crafts and naps. I spent my days with innocence and it was magical. I treasured every little child that came through my childcare center. As my three children grew older, I found myself at the end of my career in childcare. I left the life that I knew and loved. I stumbled through my life with a heaviness that I could not shake, leaving a hole in my heart where all of the children had lived. I had a bad case of empty nest syndrome, not only for my own children, but all of the children that I had cared for throughout the years. I found myself needing to stay connected somehow, so I started writing. I decided to write about all of the wonderful memories that I had stored from that special time in my life. Each memory holds love, humor, and sweetness. All of my writing stems from the privilege of watching children grow and learn in their world‌ I enjoyed my time in wonderland! Charlotte Babler All of the children that have come into my life are my inspiration. Memories of watching them play as they became more excited about an idea they had or watching them learn about the world around them for the first time! Priceless! Everything is new and exciting in the eyes of a child‌and I was lucky enough to be a part of it!
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