Picture Book Prompt 128

“Later she sat on the ground in the forest between school and home, and spring was so bright and beautiful, the warm air touched her so tenderly, she could almost feel herself changing into a flower.” —From The Amazing Bone by William Steig

When we open ourselves to connection and mystery, we can feel part of something larger than ourselves. Children may experience this with particular intensity—a moment of blending with the world, of becoming part of nature, part of something beyond themselves. Explore a moment when a child feels this kind of transformation, where attentiveness to wonder makes the boundary between self and world almost disappear.

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