We all have our childhood dreams that at one time or another carried us into the night kitchen, or the dark abyss that reminded us of warmth, comforty smells, mommy and daddy and projected us into some exaggerated heart beating predicament that we could only wake up from to get out of. Just short of finding "Where the Wild Things Are", heading into the night kitchen is an early adventure we as babes typically and easily dare to embark upon.
I used to read this little known and controversial children's book by Maurice Sendak to my little one every night for almost a year before she was 3. She loved the journey that Mickey went into once sleepyland came about and the other side of consciousness awoke when he heard a noise from his bed and said.....
I challenge you to find the children's bedtime story that hits a positive target in your childhood of long long ago. Whether it be based on a distant memory, a fondness of something, or a very direct emotion. Appreciate the artistry, the presentation, the words, the mind of the pen from who they came. Read it to your little ones, and if you don't have them, give it to someone who does have little ones, or read it to them yourself.
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