Forgot to send this yesterday. Vacation is GOOD The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (1996) If you have ever been awake before the sunrise, you know the time the paperboy and his faithful canine companion inhabit: “The mornings of the paperboy are still dark and they are always cold even in the summer. And on these cold mornings the paperboy’s bed is still warm and it’s always hard to get out — even for his dog… but they do.” From there the reader follows the two as they go through their routine, working hard but also working by heart, in a meditative manner that Pilkey’s muted illustrations match perfectly. There isn’t an enormous amount that happens here but this title offers a look into a very particular job — one that kids can actually do — and one that’s not only often unseen, but increasingly rare. When the paperboy returns home to his bed, which is still warm, there’s a great sense of serenity and closure, even as the day is opening for the rest of his family, and the world. It’s kind of a flip side to bedtime, “a time for dreaming,” and I like it because it gives the sense that even if we take an unconventional path, we can enter that quiet space, too.
Can we read? No. 11
Can we read? No. 11
Can we read? No. 11
Forgot to send this yesterday. Vacation is GOOD The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (1996) If you have ever been awake before the sunrise, you know the time the paperboy and his faithful canine companion inhabit: “The mornings of the paperboy are still dark and they are always cold even in the summer. And on these cold mornings the paperboy’s bed is still warm and it’s always hard to get out — even for his dog… but they do.” From there the reader follows the two as they go through their routine, working hard but also working by heart, in a meditative manner that Pilkey’s muted illustrations match perfectly. There isn’t an enormous amount that happens here but this title offers a look into a very particular job — one that kids can actually do — and one that’s not only often unseen, but increasingly rare. When the paperboy returns home to his bed, which is still warm, there’s a great sense of serenity and closure, even as the day is opening for the rest of his family, and the world. It’s kind of a flip side to bedtime, “a time for dreaming,” and I like it because it gives the sense that even if we take an unconventional path, we can enter that quiet space, too.