“It isn’t that you couldn’t understand them, Emma,” he said. “It is only that I want you to experience them when you’re a little older, because the words will be richer for the mite of your own experience. You see? Give it another year, and
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I love this quote and it feels soooo relatable. There are so many books I want to share with my kids, but I want them to not only understand what they are reading, but experience what they are reading like Emma’s dad says.
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