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Before You Buy Another Soft Toy For Your Grown Up Loved One, or Another Pair of Soft Socks...Consider A Children's Book This Valentines!
“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.” - C.S Lewis.
Valentine's Day approaches, and so we have all the usual merchandise for grown-ups on display in the stores: perfume, aftershave, soft socks, chocolates, plants, and flowers - lovely, but which do not last. Then, of course, cutsie, cuddle-me soft toys, which appeal to the inner child in all of us!
What we are reluctant to admit is, that, although we have "put away childish things," we all still have that natural, creative child within us, that yearns, with nostalgia, in a childlike way, for the delights of an innocent past, when we could throw our imaginations to the wind.
Oh, for the celebration of feelings! Oh for surprises, and the thrill of looking at the world again with wonder, and through a fresh perspective! Oh, if we were given permission to romp, and roll, and play with language, enter a fantasy world, where we could put our cares aside, and just be ourselves, for once!
And what if a Children's Book gave us new insights on the world, dusted down the dreary cobwebs of our minds, raised our awareness, and gave us new zest to go out and create, in our own small way, a better world for us all?
A good Children's Book will do all of these things, so why not brighten the adult in your life's day, with a fun and meaningful gift, that will last.
Valentine's Day approaches, and so we have all the usual merchandise for grown-ups on display in the stores: perfume, aftershave, soft socks, chocolates, plants, and flowers - lovely, but which do not last. Then, of course, cutsie, cuddle-me soft toys, which appeal to the inner child in all of us!
What we are reluctant to admit is, that, although we have "put away childish things," we all still have that natural, creative child within us, that yearns, with nostalgia, in a childlike way, for the delights of an innocent past, when we could throw our imaginations to the wind.
Oh, for the celebration of feelings! Oh for surprises, and the thrill of looking at the world again with wonder, and through a fresh perspective! Oh, if we were given permission to romp, and roll, and play with language, enter a fantasy world, where we could put our cares aside, and just be ourselves, for once!
And what if a Children's Book gave us new insights on the world, dusted down the dreary cobwebs of our minds, raised our awareness, and gave us new zest to go out and create, in our own small way, a better world for us all?
A good Children's Book will do all of these things, so why not brighten the adult in your life's day, with a fun and meaningful gift, that will last.
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