In light of Thanksgiving, I would like to express what I am thankful for:
I am thankful for the little boy who interrupted me during story time 5 times to tell me something very important and when I finally asked him what he would like to say, he said "You look sooooo beautiful today!"
I am thankful for the junior high students who walk by and pretend to ignore me as I say "Good Morning", but they are the first to notice if you are feeling down.
I am thankful for the student who never really spoke to me all year but who wrote me an incredible letter that she gave me on the last day of school. In this letter, she told me that library time was her favorite class and that she wished she didn't have to take summer vacation.
I am thankful for the students who brought me in what they called the Library Parthenon. They told me they had just finished a Parthenon with their class in art and then proceeded to design their own version, on their own time, because they wanted the library to have something special.
I am thankful when the book that I am reading during story time is so good that even the ornery, fidgety students sit perfectly still. Pure magic!
I am thankful for the blessing that all children are!