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The old imagination
By Layla Stover
When I was younger my parents always read to me every night before bed, then to my siblings. This was one of my favorite books that I can remember. The pictures took my imagination on a wild ride travelling to a world never imagined. Not only that, but this story went leaps and bounds beyond reality to where a childs mind can explore. Reading it today, I would think "wow this can't happen," but as a kid we take in the stories and let our imagination run wild. This book makes me think about how there are so many people that don't have what they need, like food. This story, as food falls from the sky, people catch it with smiling faces as the phenomenon continues. It makes me think about what if this happened to us. How it would benefit everyone. My memory with reading this book is amazing. The simple black and white drawings that show the wide-eyed excitement and awe of all the people. Looking back on it, I think How could I ever let my imagine soak in this absurd story. But, in reality, it's just a fantasy, and dreaming of or imagining other worlds can relieve us for a short time from the hurtful, plain, and unfair world that we all live in. This book brings me back to my childhood and my old imagination that we so often forget about, but subconciously long to revive.
I love your imagination going around on 'leaps and bounds;' that's hilarious. I never knew there was a book going along with the animated movie, which was cute.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the animated movie had a book to go along with it either. Even if you read it today I think you still might think the same way, just not... literally. Like all books we read you've probably been brainwashed by AP Lit enough to read the book figuratively.
ReplyDeleteWow, this really took me back... I can't believe how much has changed since I have read books like this. We grow up and lose this crazy sense of imagination we once had. Great post :)
ReplyDeleteI remember reading this book as a child too, and exactly as you feel, I can't imagine reading this book now without thinking "But that's not possible!" I guess that's one of the joys of reading books like that when you're yonger, everything and anything seems genuine. :)
ReplyDeleteI never read this book, but imaginations make me so happy. As a child and today, dreaming and imaginations fascinate me. I just love that you can escape into your own mind and think whatever you want. If you tell yourself its real, even just in that moment, it can make you feel any emotion you want, happy, sad, confused. Imaginations rock
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