N.A., Bala Cynwyd

Once upon a time, there lived a little girl, her big sister and their grandmother. Grandma was visiting from India. Every few days, the little girl, the big sister and Grandma walked to the Bala Cynwyd Library. When they reached the library, Grandma would find Spanish picture books (because she wanted to learn Spanish) and the little girl and her big sister would lie down on the windowsill bench and read. They loved the library was because it was cool and comfortable in the summer and full of all kinds of exciting books.

Grandma was very chatty. She made friends with the librarians. The librarians would help her find Spanish picture books. The librarians also recommended books to the girls. The little girl and the big sister kept a reading log. When they turned in their reading logs, they would each get a prize from the prize box. The box was filled with erasers, pencils, coloring books, crayons, markers, and more. The girls took awhile to choose their prizes. First the big sister shoved the little girl, and then the little girl pushed back. The librarian found that very funny.

Later the little girl, the big sister and Grandma happily walked home. As soon as the girls skipped through the door of their house, they ran up to their rooms at top speed, knocking each other into the wall. That's how much they wanted to read the books they had brought from the library.