Inch by inch
By Leo Lionni
A small green inchworm is proud of his skill at measuring anything, a robin’s tail, a flamingo’s neck, a toucan’s beak. Then one day a nightingale threatens to eat him if he cannot measure his song.
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My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom.
-Rita Dove