During my teaching career I accumulated hundreds of children’s story
books. A few were given to me by publishers, but most I purchased with my own
salary, thus keeping publishing companies afloat and school budgets balanced. (Can
you imagine what would happen to the U.S. economy if teachers stopped spending
their own money on their classrooms?)
But now
I am challenged to find ways to let these books go in a useful and non-wasteful
manner. Over the years they have gone to grandchildren, teachers, church fairs,
etc. Recently I’ve been giving them as baby gifts, wrapping up a group of four or five and
sending them off.
Today I’ll take some up the street to two different neighbors who just
had babies. I know that they will be welcomed immediately by the siblings. Nothing
like story time to bring joy, and to calm
things down, during such times.
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