It happened again. I just don’t know why I do it. Every time the book fair comes to school, I buy books! So what’s the big deal you might ask? Well I’ll tell you. I haven’t had a preschooler in my home in over two decades. So why do I do it?
Every fair I tell myself, not this time and yet every year I buy books. If I could just walk by and not read the titles, I’d be fine. Then I wouldn’t succumb; but alas, the pictures drag me in and eventually I am lost in the wonderful alliteration that dances on the tip of my tongue.
Every fair, there is just one book that captures my soul and off I go into a classroom to share my latest finding with the children. There, huddled in a corner, you will find us lost in the silly world of a preschooler book.
If truth be told it is not just the books that attract me, it is the world they represent. It is the neat, orderly clear world of a preschooler. I know what your thinking; using the words “neat, orderly, clear” and “preschooler” all in one sentence? Preschoolers tend not to be neat, orderly or clear, but their world inside is.
In a preschooler’s world when you make a mistake, you fess up and correct it. Friends make mistakes and they are forgiven. Terrible messes are made, and then they are cleaned up. Lies are told, and they are found out. Most of all, everyone, everyone, is given a chance to redeem themselves if they want to. Here is where the beauty of a preschooler’s world lies. It is in the redemption. If you want to be forgiven you must admit your wrong doing and then correct it. You should never ever hurt another person; and then and only then, can you play with your friends.
With that said, is it any wonder that I still buy preschool books? Don’t you wish congress did, too?
I’ll be busy this weekend reading my new books.
Peace & Light,
Grace
Comments on: "Book Fair Days" (3)
Hi Miss Grace,
Have you thought about compiling your blogs and making a book? You really have a talent for writing. The words flow so well, very captivating. Anyway, I wanted to say hello and tell you that Alex has not been late to school even once. I know this is hard to believe since I always brought her late to ACC, but it’s true. Alex had a hard first couple weeks. She would cry every time I dropped her off (which is so unusual for her). I think she missed the sweet love and affection she received from all the teachers and staff at acc. Public school is a HUGE change. Very institutionalized. I am happy to report that she has got the hang of it and no longer cries..thank goodness, it was heartbreaking. She still talks about “her old school that she does not go to anymore” all the time. She still remembers her friends and her teachers and seems to miss you all very much. Well that is all for now. I still enjoy reading your blogs and thought an update from an old timer would be nice
Hi Friend,
So nice to hear from you! I am so glad Alex is doing well. We miss you too! Please stop by.
Miss g
Grace,
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