Tag: kid
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January 9, 2024
This kid I was 54 years ago? She is my New Year’s resolution. I want to honor her tenderness, her hope. I want to tell stories that will keep her imagination, her belief in the impossible alive. Happy New Year, everyone. Reactions: 5.4K Comments: 218 Original Post
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November 14, 2023
Yesterday afternoon, I walked past two children. They were maybe 8 or 9 years old. Kid #1: I love that book. Kid#2: So do I!!! I love that book so much. Kid #1 and Kid #2 then joined hands and (truly) jumped up and down, celebrating their mutual love of a book. After a lot…
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July 1, 2021
Why I Love Going On Walks with Ramona: Kid (sitting on front steps): Is that your dog? Me: It is! Kid: Can I pet it? Me: Sure. Her name is Ramona. Kid: Ramona like the kid in the book? Me: Exactly. Kid: I read that book. I read all those books. Me: Aren’t they fantastic?…
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February 20, 2020
I was in California last week and I had a child come up to me and say: “You know how Despereaux’s mother arrived at the castle in the luggage of a visiting diplomat?” “Yes,” I said. “I do know.” “Well,” said this child, “do you have mice in your suitcase?” “I suppose you could say…