The Return
Revisiting a memorable place can certainly evoke a range of emotions. Perhaps it gives you a chance to see something you missed, or maybe it will not be as great as the first time.
Whatever lies ahead, there is always expectation and anticipation. That is especially true for me as I go back to Massachusetts every year about this time for the day job. While being there, of course, I will take time to drive by the family home, old schools, eat at restaurants that have been there for years, and so much more. As a published children’s book author, I could not help but make a return visit to the Dr Seuss Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts. I was not sure what feeling it would create within me, but I wanted to find out.
This time it was quite different. Already, I noticed there were several children visiting right along with me as I moved through this creative World of Dr Seuss. Last year, I had to take a selfie with the very famous Cat in the Red and White Hat, as there was no one there with me. This time, however, it was bustling with children, mothers, and grandparents all interacting with the characters and learning all about Dr Seuss’s connection with Springfield. As I looked around, I saw a mother with her very young son standing next to me, and asked if she would kindly take a picture of me with the Cat in the Hat and my book, Good Night Cookie. She graciously said she would, and I posed with the Cat. I asked for her son’s name and offered to give them a copy of Good Night Cookies as a thank-you. I sat down and inscribed it to her son, Jackson, and signed it from Annabella and me. I told them they were pawsitively golden!
For me, that moment, sharing my book with them, was the best feeling in the world, and I knew right then the child within me was alive and well as another little poem came to life:
If there is one thing to consider
Oh yes indeed!
Never stop sharing your make-believe.
Another visit to this very famous cat
Surely inspires with a touch of that.
You came back, you came back
I am so glad you did………
He said please share Good Night Cookies
With everyone here
I know Thing One and Thing Two
Would love to hear
The Lorax too would be quite a fan
Please read to him if you can
It is a special bedtime story
That much is true.
Grace Kelly and Mr. Mischief
Are loved by us too!
