1. “When we came to America i did not speak English. And we did not own books. My mother took me to the local library in the Bronx.We began at A and worked our way around the room. That airy space. The tall windows. The dappled light. The peace. It was a holy place for me.And it was somewhere between The Secret Garden and Pippi Longstocking  that i knew some day i would write books for children.” —Maira Kalman

    “When we came to America i did not speak English. And we did not own books. My mother took me to the local library in the Bronx.We began at A and worked our way around the room. That airy space. The tall windows. The dappled light. The peace. It was a holy place for me.And it was somewhere between The Secret Garden and Pippi Longstocking  that i knew some day i would write books for children.”

    —Maira Kalman

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    just talking about how much I love Maira Kalman. She’s the best.
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    Awwww how cute