To provide a model for transforming our views
and understanding; enhance the connection between elders and their loved ones.
Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Said the old man, "I do that, too."
The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."
"I do that too," laughed the little old man.
Said the little boy, "I often cry."
The old man nodded, "So do I."
"But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems
Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
"I know what you mean," said the little old man.
-- Shel Silverstein From "A Light in the Attic"
On April 25th 2008, we launched, Lavender Ladies. The first bookof a series in the new literary genre, Picture Books for Elders™.
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