Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed.
Children's books aren't textbooks. Their primary purpose isn't supposed to be "Pick this up and it will teach you this. " It's not how literature should be. You probably do learn something from every book you pick up, but it might be simply how to laugh.