Hope for the Flowers

I am attempting to think "happy thoughts" today.  So I thought I'd share with you my favorite book ever.  The full title is:

hope for the flowers

a tale--- partly about life

partly about revolution

and lots about hope

for adults and others

(including caterpillars who can read)

by Trina Paulus

I am reading it with the girls this week.  I found my first copy at a used book store on the clearance rack for $0.30 many many years ago and fell in love with it instantly.  I have given it as gifts, and try to pick up a copy whenever I find one at a good price (not in a freaky OCD kind of way, but just because it is such a fabulous book, I like to share it!)  It has meant different things to me at different points in my life, and I have a tendency to get it out when I'm grouchy and it cheers me up!  You should check it out sometime!

Here is an excerpt:

The grey-haired caterpillar continued to cover himself with silky threads.  As he wove the last bit around his head he called:  "You'll be a beautiful butterfly-- we're all waiting for you!"

And Yellow decided to risk for a butterfly.

For courage she hung right beside the other cocoon and began to spin her own.

"Imagine, I didn't even know I could do this.  That's some encouragement that I'm on the right track.  If I have inside me the stuff to make cocoons-- maybe the stuff of butterflies is there too."