This is a nice boy.

He also happens to be this week's reader of the week.

His name is Ben.

Ben's six.

He can beat you at a bum war on his trampoline. Maybe.

Now let's begin.

Hi Ben.

Hi.  [laughing]

What's so funny?

Nevermind.  [still laughing].

Okay. Thanks for letting me interview you. My first question is what is your favorite book.  

Umm, Calvin and Hobbs because it’s really funny.

What's funny about it?

Well um, Calvin has this stuffed animal tiger and he imagines that he comes alive and every time he walks home from school, Hobbs comes alive and he knows he’s alive and he pounces out the door and tackles him and it’s really funny. You should see it.

I'd like to see it. It sounds hilarious. Do you read it a lot? 

I read it every night. The Essential Calvn and Hobbs. 

So what's your second favorite book?

I don’t have a second favorite book. [Starts laughing]. Oh , okay. I do have one second favorite book. The Berenstain Bears.

I like it because it’s funny too. This one [laughing] is so funny, because Papa Bear goes hiking and a crocodile snatches his pants off [laughing almost hysterically now and so am I because it really is pretty funny when you think about it].

You like pretty crazy stuff. 

Yeah. I do.

What about that one book you told me was your favorite book once, Madmen from Space?

I like that too. It’s umm, a guy that has everything jumps so high he lands in space and he was mad because he landed in space. That’s why it’s called Madmen in Space.

I looked for that on the internet.

Oh. But I made it up but I haven’t wrote it yet. [laughing and laughing. This guy loves to laugh and laugh and laugh]. 

Ahhh, it's all coming together.  So, what do you like to do besides read?  

I like to watch Ben 10 on the computer.

What's Ben 10?

You know what Ben 10 is.

Actually I don't.

[Starts giggling] I'm too embarrassed to tell you. You have a computer.

And he's right, I do. Okay. I'll see if I can find it.  So what kind of food do you hate?

Food I hate the most? I don’t like lasagna. [starts giggling] Well, I like lasagna a little. And I don’t like tomatoes. And I don’t like beets. [more giggles] I don’t like burritos. I don’t like soup. I don’t like a KIND of soup. I like soup but not a certain kind of soup. [still giggling but now it's more like a laugh that makes it very hard to understand what Mr. Ben is saying but I'm laughing too so it's okay]I don’t like towels. I don’t like houses. I don’t’ like noodles. Okay, I like noodles. [Lauhing and laughing and laughing]. Sorry. 

It's okay.  You're crazy.

I knnnnooooowwwwwwwww

Did that make you mad?

Never! [and then yes, you guessed it, laughing]. 

So would you rather live under the ocean or on the moon?  

Under the ocean. Actually on the moon. Because I’ve been under the ocean before. So I pick the other one. Like madmen in space. Mad man on the moon. Madmen madmen.

So how much to do you read?

I read more than one hour some [weird sound over the  phone followed by a lot of laughing] SOMETIMES. I meant SOMETIMES but I said some and then I burped. I burped the times.

You burped the times?

Yeah, it was really funny. I read every night. I read before, sometimes I did a burp. I'm insane.

I didn't say it. So finally, last question. Do you think people should read?

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Why?

Because it's good for their brain. You learn more words. Like madmen in space.  

Thanks Ben. That was . . .  interesting. And I can't wait to read your Madmen book when it comes out. I hope you all liked Ben's interview and if you have any questions for him, add a comment. I think he's good for it. AND, as always, if you'd like to be interviewed/featured, let me know. It's fun.  

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