Mind Wandering on a Rainy Afternoon

On a rainy day, I wish . . .

I had been a children's book writer/illustrator 

like Brian Selznick whose Invention of Hugo Cabret thrills me each time I read it

or Eric Carle whose tissue-paper paintings arc like rainbows on paper

or Chris Raschka whose books bebop

or William Joyce whose imagination flies

or Shaun Tan whose books celebrate our basic humanity

or NO! David Shannon

or anyone else with the talent to make beautiful words and images for small hearts.