I miss me in Book Club, too. I miss how Harriet was forever showing us how to read. How to look for shapes and layers. How to see that stories have a “meanwhile”—an important thing that’s happening while the rest of the story moves along. Three bears strolling in the forest: story. Goldilocks wrecking their house: meanwhile. Heartbroken Cinderella sweeping and scrubbing: story. Handsome prince searching far and wide: meanwhile. Felon from Abbott Falls on the terrifying Outs: story. Book Lady plinking dishes at the felon’s sink: meanwhile.
