Day 62
I’m not proud to admit that I sometimes go cheap when it
comes to buying supplies to donate: mittens from the dollar bin at Target, toys
from the clearance shelf at Walmart, canned veggies on sale.
A.’s kindergarten teacher collects books each December to
donate to a local health clinic.
She asks for books in lieu of any traditional holiday teacher gifts
saying “teaching our kids is enough of a present.” If you knew her, you’d know she means it. Mrs. H is one of the kindest teachers my
kids have ever been lucky enough to have. She unlocks the mystery of letters and sounds and gives Montgomery Elementary kids the lifelong gift of reading.
Shopping today I found four of my kids’ favorite Dr. Suess
classics. We’ve spent countless
nights reading (and re-reading) Oh the Thinks you can Think! and Hop on
Pop. F. can recite from memory
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb.
These books are going to kids without books. Let me clarify: kids without lots.
If they only have one or two, shouldn’t it be a good
one? I know what Mrs. H. would say.
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