When Sebastian was a newborn he had a lot of gas related crying. One night, home alone with him I became desperate to distract him from his discomfort. I pulled this book off his shelf at random and made up a toon to the rhyme (I think Ms. Boynton would be proud). I put hand motions to the toon and sang this book over and over. He loved it from start to finish. It completely distracted him and we went on like this for a good 30 minutes or more. Nearly, 3 years later we still read the book from time to time and I retell him the story of how it made the painful toots go away. More than anything I think it stopped the crying which reduced the air gulping, thus reducing the toots. Whether magic or science, this book saved me from the deep end as a brand new Mom with a sad newborn.
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