I love our library book basket. Inspired by close friends, it sits on a table in our living room ready to inspire.
While not everyone has
kids of their own, they hopefully have fond memories of favorite books. I don’t have the clearest memory of
many things I wished, but it makes for fun surprises when perusing the library
shelves. I recently found a copy
of the book Holly and Ivy while randomly perusing books at the library;
suddenly I was taken back to when I was 8 and reading that book. Even though Christmas had past, I took
it out and read it to my daughter, and found myself tearing up just like I did
many years ago. And so many of Patricia Polacco's books, delightfully new to me, move me to tears as I read them to my daughter.
The Secret Garden audio
book entertained our whole family on a recent road trip. It took on a whole new meaning
listening to the book as an adult, and allowed me to enjoy our garden and the
spring growth in a wonderful inspiring way.
Currently I am reading
Swiss Family Robinson with my son.
I am constantly recalling images from the movie I saw 30 years ago or
more. And while the dated language
can be a bit much (overly complicated or downright sexist), the book takes my
son and I far away from city life to a remote island so together we can imagine
how simple life can be.
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