We learn to read together, “The marks on the pages, the ‘squiggles’, ... arranged themselves into shapes. The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase”(The Tale of Despereaux, 22). We learn about the darks and lights of the world, of redemption, cruelty, longing, forgiveness and bravery. We are knights in a world full of strange expectations, quests, and lovely princesses. Soon reading becomes a leisurely walk through a haven rather than an endless battle through Mordor. These opalescent stories that had once been a foray, became my most stalwart of
We learn to read together, “The marks on the pages, the ‘squiggles’, ... arranged themselves into shapes. The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase”(The Tale of Despereaux, 22). We learn about the darks and lights of the world, of redemption, cruelty, longing, forgiveness and bravery. We are knights in a world full of strange expectations, quests, and lovely princesses. Soon reading becomes a leisurely walk through a haven rather than an endless battle through Mordor. These opalescent stories that had once been a foray, became my most stalwart of