Tuesday, May 17, 2016

"Little Toot"


It's funny, isn't it, how the books we read as young children stay with us.  The one book I remember is called "Little Toot."  I believe it began "Little Toot was just a tug, a happy harbor tug..."  Then he decided to go exploring and headed down a river.  Anyhow, I hadn't really thought of that book for years, until I saw this small tugboat in Hempstead Harbor, coming back from somewhere, and the story in the book came back to me in an instant.  There are a lot of larger tugboats in the harbor all the time, moving big barges carrying fuel around, but I have never seen such a small tug before.

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 18, 2016 at 8:04 AM

    Cute tugboat. Now I want to read the book again.
    Joan

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  2. Ken SpencerMay 18, 2016 at 9:32 AM

    Joan: Do you HAVE the book? I want to read it again as well.

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2016 at 6:10 PM

    I remember having the book with a little record, too. Loved that story! Wonder what happened to it...bsk

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  4. AnonymousMay 19, 2016 at 9:54 AM

    Betsey, I have your record album and story that is written on two pages of cover. I moved a bucket of records from Seaside, along with 45's, some of which I gave Ken. Went searching after seeing your comment. :-)
    Joan

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  5. AnonymousMay 19, 2016 at 2:02 PM

    I would love to hear it again. I probably drove mom crazy playing it over & over!! bsk

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