Heartsongs
Registered by 
SqueakyChu
of Rockville, Maryland USA on 5/8/2019
This book is in a Controlled Release!
SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 5/8/2019 This book is in a Controlled Release!
1 journaler for this copy...
This is one book in a donation of over 50 books received in December, 2019, from my friend in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA, for the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). Thank you so much for your generosity!
I read this book in 2018. This is what I wrote about it after I read it.
This is a such a warm-hearted, cheerful book. What's not to like about it? The poetry by the author, a child, is lovely, and the accompanying paintings colorful and sweet. The story of the author's personal life is sad. but his book only reflects happiness and hope. Dead at age 13 of a rare form of muscular dystrophy, Mattie Stepanik began writing poetry at age 3. This is the first book of his that I've read. He is quite the hero in my hometown of Rockville, Maryland, because this is where he lived last. He lost three siblings of the same disease and now his mother has been stricken by the same disease. So what does Mattie write about? Seasons, happiness, windows, snowflakes, children, peace, leaves...inspiring things.
One poem called "Circle of Happiness" made me cry, It says that if you hug and kiss and tell a child how special he is, that child will feel the same way to you. It reminded me of bonding with my own grandson. It ended like this:
I will be a little kid
Who will do all of those things
And more.
And that is what
Happiness
Is all about.
This is a such a warm-hearted, cheerful book. What's not to like about it? The poetry by the author, a child, is lovely, and the accompanying paintings colorful and sweet. The story of the author's personal life is sad. but his book only reflects happiness and hope. Dead at age 13 of a rare form of muscular dystrophy, Mattie Stepanik began writing poetry at age 3. This is the first book of his that I've read. He is quite the hero in my hometown of Rockville, Maryland, because this is where he lived last. He lost three siblings of the same disease and now his mother has been stricken by the same disease. So what does Mattie write about? Seasons, happiness, windows, snowflakes, children, peace, leaves...inspiring things.
One poem called "Circle of Happiness" made me cry, It says that if you hug and kiss and tell a child how special he is, that child will feel the same way to you. It reminded me of bonding with my own grandson. It ended like this:
I will be a little kid
Who will do all of those things
And more.
And that is what
Happiness
Is all about.
Journal Entry 3 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, June 8, 2019
SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, June 8, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (6/14/2019 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book for...
***The 2019 June Bride Release Challenge hosted by NancyNova. This book's title contains the words SONG and HEART.
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Enjoy the book!
***The 2019 June Bride Release Challenge hosted by NancyNova. This book's title contains the words SONG and HEART.
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Enjoy the book!
I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to release elsewhere.
I am releasing this book to the City of Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks to use in their soon-to-be-installed Children's Little Free Library in Mattie Stepanek Park in Rockville, Maryland, USA.
It's hard to give this book away, but it's going out for a GREAT cause. Remembering you, Mattie!
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Enjoy the book!
It's hard to give this book away, but it's going out for a GREAT cause. Remembering you, Mattie!
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Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu. or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!
