Taking Flight

The school year is off to a great start, and I am blessed with another wonderful little class.

The theme in our room this year is "Taking Flight," and we are busy learning all sorts of interesting things about birds.  More importantly, we will be watching our little ones as they take flight–– growing and learning, absorbing and changing at an astounding rate.   They are such incredible little sponges at this early age.

Every day has its joys, and a few challenges, too.  And once in a while, magic happens.  Friday I had one of those magical moments.  Not surprisingly, it involved a book...  one of my favorite books...  Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann.

I was reading it to the children while we were waiting for parents to arrive to pick them up, and it was one of those special times when every child was paying attention, totally enthralled with the story, the pictures, the delicious colors, and the adorable characters.  We had so much fun looking for the pink balloon in each picture, and their excitement when they found it was wonderful.

One little boy seemed surprised that I said it was one of my favorite books.  He kept asking, "This is your favorite book?"  But when a book elicits such joy, curiosity, and delight–– why wouldn't it be a favorite?

Can you spot the pink balloon?  It gets harder and harder to find as it drifts off into the night sky.

Good Night, Gorilla  by Peggy Rathmann