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Happy Day After Thanksgiving! AKA Turkey Hangover Day. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday. I am in Tennessee visiting my parents and we are enjoying the colder weather. We drive home to Florida tomorrow. These trips always pass too fast.
Today I decided I wanted to share a snippet from Patrick McDonnell's picture book, Thank You and Good Night. I read this for the first time a few months ago and fell in love. I do not buy many books, but this was a immediate purchase. If you haven't had a chance to read it, seek it out. It has a wonderful, surprise ending.
The sun, the moon,
a red balloon.
Hiding, seeking,
fun with friends,
a shooting-star wish
that it never ends.
Cozy pajamas,
a happy surprise,
night birds singing
sweet lullabies.
Bedtime stories,
old and new,
read with love,
to me,
by you.
A long, long list
of that and this,
ending with a good-night kiss.
© Patrick McDonnell 2015
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