BLUMP. This is the sound of a book sitting. It is just a lump on a table. Bored. It doesn’t have anything to do. It is sitting and waiting for someone to come along. Why does it sit alone?
A long time ago, someone (probably an adult) made up some rules about books.
The Rules of Book Reading:
- Don’t throw the book.
- Don’t fold the pages.
- Do’t be rough with the book.
- Don’t draw on the book.
- Read quietly to yourself.
As you can imagine, these rules made some people very nervous around books, afraid that they might do the wrong thing.
And so rather than risk doing the wrong thing, they made sure to do as little as possible with books.
Is a book really used if it isn’t being used?
What if I told you that books have a secret wish to move, to dance, to go on adventures, to be read in as many ways as possible?
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