A Gift to Imagine

<p>One of my favorite comic strips is Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. It's based on the adventures and misadventures of six-year old Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes. However in Calvin's mind Hobbes is the real deal and the interactions between the two of them reflect that of a young boy and his living breathing tiger friend. Calvin's imagination is the stimulus of one of the most beloved humorous and heart-warming comic strips of all time.</p><p>Calvin is the antithesis of what is going on in the world today. Creativity and imagination seem to have taken a leave of absence recently. Movies and television shows are constantly being remade. New magazines look a lot like those already found on the newsstands. Television commercials are for the most part sorely lacking in appeal. Radio commercials? Even worse: Same old song same old story same old same old.</p><p>One of the things I love most about my grandson Krischan is his imagination I've seen him invent an entire game using only a couple of sticks a handful of rocks and an ant bed. I've stood by his side as he saw and battled imaginary creatures so passionately I could have sworn I saw them too. I've heard him create words for things that make so much more sense to me than the actual word he should be using. The boy has such a vivid imagination I make sure to pay close attention so I don't miss out on what he does or says next. He is in a word 'Calvin.' Coincidentally my nickname for him since the day he was born is Tiger.</p><p>I have very single book chronicling the exploits of Calvin and Hobbes. I've been saving them for Krischan so one day he can appreciate the magic Bill Watterson has created. I can't think of anyone better to pass the books along to and hope Krischan will be eager to tear into them once he learns how to read.</p> <p>After he reads this book first of course.</p>