‘This is a building of yeses.’

by | Apr 19, 2012 | Newton | 5 comments

| Newton MA News and Politics BlogLove this post from the New England Mobile Book Fair’s Facebook page…
Yesterday I watched a little girl ask her mom whether they could buy a book. When the mom said yes, the girl did that excited dance that kids do… little jumps & squeals while clutching the book to her chest. Her mom bent down to her eye level and said, “Ask for more things. This is a building of yeses.”

5 Comments

  1. mgwa
    mgwa on April 19, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    Beautiful!

  2. Kara Robbins
    Kara Robbins on April 20, 2012 at 10:13 am

    Thanks for sharing this one, Greg. It’s awesome.

  3. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on April 20, 2012 at 10:32 am

    I’m going to have to rethink my “Buy a book? What are you crazy? All you kids want to do is read, read, read. Now let’s get out of here and go watch some TV” speech.

  4. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on April 20, 2012 at 10:33 am

    Thanks Greg, I loved it too!

  5. Anil Adyanthaya
    Anil Adyanthaya on April 20, 2012 at 11:08 am

    I love this anecdote. That’s the way my wife and I feel about bookstores too.