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What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups from Children's Books
What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups from Children's Books | Amy Gash
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This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Eloise, Sounder, Number the Stars, and Goodnight Moon, organized by topic, among them Acceptance, Goodness, Family Woes, and Growing Old. On Silence: "I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking."--E. B.White, The Trumpet of the Swan. On Reverence: "Dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. . . . Being part of the whole thing, that's the blessing."--Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting. With clever illustrations from Pierre Le-Tan, here is a book to share with a friend or keep by your own bedside. It's the perfect gift for your sister, your mother, your brother, your nephew, your kid's teacher, your daughter away at college, your son in the Navy, your mailman, your priest, for the old lady next door, or for the baby just born. Most importantly, give it to yourself. It will help you remember why you loved reading in the first place.
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This was a quick read filled with wonderful quotes from classic children‘s literature. It is part of my “self care” reading this month and I truly enjoyed it. We all need a little wisdom from Pooh, The Little Prince, Alice in Wonderland, and Beatrix Potter. A lovely, feel- good read.

Buechersuechtling Sounds really interesting and a bit grounding. I‘m sure it adjusts perspective. 4y
Come-read-with-me @Buechersuechtling It does - always a good thing! 4y
rather_be_reading stacking this! 4y
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“Poetry and hums aren‘t things which you get, they are things which get you. All you can do is to go to where they find you” - The House at Pooh Corner, A.A. Milne, 1928

TheSpineView 💜💜💜 5y
Come-read-with-me @TheSpineView AHHHHH... the wisdom of Pooh. For a bear if very little brain he is quite insightful 🍯 5y
TheSpineView @Come-read-with-me 😊 5y
rather_be_reading awww ❤ 5y
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Yesterday‘s library bookstore finds. 😊

merelybookish They all look great but Professional Lover is 🔥🔥🔥 5y
LeahBergen Whaaaat??? You‘re killing me here! 😩😩 5y
Sarah83 So wonderful 😍😍😍😍 5y
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rubyslippersreads @Sarah83 I almost bought a little Snoopy book too, but then I saw the foreword was by Bill Cosby. 😒 5y
Sarah83 Oh that's pretty sad 🙄 5y
Tanisha_A Professional lover! 😂 5y
Tanisha_A Great finds! 5y
batsy Love it ❤️ 5y
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