If you've got a toddler in your life, chances are you know the name Sandra Boynton,

reading her board books to little ones at bedtime

as part of the nightly ritual in homes across America.

We recently went to see Boynton on her farm in Connecticut. lightly ritual in homes across America.

We recently went to Seabointon on her farm in Connecticut,

a visit that's tonight's weekend spotlight.

Welcome to the whimsical world of Sandra Boynton.

It's a place where pigs sing and acquire.

Hippos go to parties, and chickens rock out and stand, well,

sit century at the gate.

She has written about 90 books that have sold nearly 90

million copies and made it to the New York Times bestsellers list. There are

Boynton displays in bookstores and Boynton sections in libraries. Her first book,

Hippos Go Berserk, has been in print for 47 years.

I was negative five when I wrote it. So, yeah no it has it's kind of amazing and kind of

delightful for the scores of children who love her books. A Boyden book is

distinguished by her distinctive drawings,

clever word play, and lack of simplified vocabulary.

You're not writing down to them.

Your characters don't dance.

They cavort.

They don't walk the prance.

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