On Monday Grace was home sick from school. She mostly lay around reading and watching TV, but midmorning we decided to go out for a slow walk. She believes, as I do, that fresh air is the cure for everything. She asked to walk to the library. When we got there she parked herself for a solid 25-30 minutes on the floor and paged through books. When we left, she slipped her hand into mine and sighed, “Oh, I feel so much better. I think the library fixed me.” Me too. It always does.
Love this post. The library and books have always been a place of solace, refuge and inspiration for me. My daughter and I enjoy our weekly visits. I’ll remember your “cure” for Grace the next time my daughter encounters a sick day!
too enamored by this. love her sentiments about libraries. hope she feels vibrantly healthy again soon.
When I first saw this photo, I thought, at first glance, that it was an old photo of you. Crazy.
Love her sentiments. Sending her love and get-well-wishes. xoxo
that is so sweet. She sounds like such a wise little girl. I hope she always feels that way about books.
Me too. We went to the library today. The girls found books and magazines and played Magic Schoolbus on the computer. I helped the librarian cut out cat pictures for storytime. Peace and happiness.