An Open Letter to the Hendersons

Hey there, Hendersons! It was really great getting to know you today while coloring with Brady. After coloring a few pictures in the story of your big plane adventure, I felt like I really needed to reach out to your family. Two things I imagine you wonder on a daily basis are:

(1) Why am I a Dollar Store coloring book, as opposed to a premium Target-bought coloring book?

(2) Why do I live in a house that has no furniture?

Let's start with question number 2, Hendersons. I noticed this picture of you, sweep/mopping your completely empty front room. Why can you never seem to save up the money for furniture? I think the answer to that question can be found in the dialogue on this page.

"Today is Grandma's birthday!"

"Let's take a plane trip and visit her. What a nice surprise that will be."

Something you might not know, Hendersons, is that plane trips are something that people usually save up for. In fact, if you buy tickets on the same day as your trip, you are liable to pay WAY more than if you had planned ahead. Hence your lack of furniture and general destitute-ness.

Furthermore, did you ever bother to think that Grandma might have plans for her birthday? What if you show up and she's not even there, or she has other plans? That's just rude.
Now, back to question 1.. why ARE you a dollar store coloring book? I think the clue to that lies in this cover. As you see, this appears to be a cr-aaaaazy plane driven by wild animals.
But once you get into the book... here's the cockpit. I'm wondering... at what point does the flight team turn into wild animals?

And this doesn't really answer either of the questions, but just a side note... this guy? Not a mechanic. For real. What about this man says mechanic to you? You're really going to climb on the flight after he gets done sticking some sort of shrapnel into the engine?
Lastly... is this some kind of freak flight? Because that stewardess is wearing knee socks with no pants. Johnny Henderson is too young for a nudie flight.

And what the hell is that guy on the right doing? Is that someone from the color guard? It's sure as hell not an air traffic controller, because the passengers are already getting off the flight, and everyone knows the plane wouldn't still be moving if people were climbing off the flight, hence the complete uselessness of an air traffic controller at this stage.

Just keepin it real, Hendersons.

Love,

Laura