Once There Was...

"I liked the stories best.Once there wasa lion who could not roar. . .Once there wasa man who sailed the sea. . .Once there wasa child who found a treasure. . .The stories would lift me up,the words like a breeze beneathbutterfly wings,and take me far from the pain in my bellyand the fight not in my heart.
I hope they will have storiesat my school.If they don't know how,perhaps I can teach them.It isn't such a hard thing.All you must do is sayOnce there was. . .
and then let your hoping find the words."
- from HOME OF THE BRAVE by Katherine Applegate
I'm hearing lots of buzz about Katherine's newest WISHTREE, coming September 26, from the viewpoint of a tree (!) named Red. Can't wait!