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A Hunger For Stories: Books Still Feed Our Imaginations!

January 6, 2016 By Gail 2 Comments

…and then what happened?

Amid a table of dirty dishes, crumpled gift wrap, and stop-and-go conversations, our three-year-old twin grandchildren began getting restless. It was past naptime, they were in a setting unfamiliar to them—Norman Quack’s restaurant in Forest Lake, MN—and half-eaten chocolate chip cookies left chocolate tracks on their hands and faces. Mmmm.

Theo had just unwrapped The Cookie Garden, a children’s book by Linda Henry (thecookiegarden.com). He stared at the cover with big eyes and then held it up to my husband.

“Do you want Grandpa T to read it?” asked his mom.

Theo nodded yes while his sister, Haley, came quickly to join in.

Once they found enough lap real estate to get comfortable, my husband began reading in his deep and pleasant voice.   The story is about a young boy who isn’t particularly fond of vegetables, so he plants M & M’s in his parent’s garden to grow cookies.

“He has brown hair like me, “ said Theo.

“He has blue eyes like me,” said Haley.

The twins absorbed the words and the pictures.  My husband, holding the book and an armful of grandchildren, was in a state of bliss. Reading books to children have become a rarified event in our lives, but-oh-how-good-it-feels to ignite imaginations through words.

I loved watching three generations sharing a reading moment. I loved hearing the swish of paper as the pages turned, and I loved seeing the delight in Theo and Haley’s eyes as the story progressed. Would cookies actually grow?

I’m not going to give the ending of the book away, but I will say this—in those fleeting minutes of reading pleasure all of life’s distractions melted away. It was as though time and distance and technology bowed to the tradition of storytelling.

With a full heart, I can enthusiastically say it was the best part of my day.

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Filed Under: The Best Part Of My Day Tagged With: Books, Hunger for stories, Imagination

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  1. Laura Carlson says

    January 6, 2016 at 11:59 pm

    Beautiful ! Tad has such a deep and resonant voice… When you combine those gifts with his kind and compassionate nature, it must be a gift to be the Grandchild listening to his story telling… You capture thus scene perfectly, Gail!

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    • Avatar photoGail says

      January 7, 2016 at 2:39 am

      Beyond the gravel and resonance, Tad’s voice holds a special kind of love tempo when reading to his grandchildren. I’m so pleased you understand, Laura. Thank you, as always, for the visit.

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