My Book and Me

by Linda Sue Park illustrated by Chris Raschka

Transcript

00:00My Book and Me. By Linda Sue Park and Chris Rastjka.

00:10This is my book. My favorite book. I carry it with me wherever I go.

00:17There's jam on the cover from yesterday's toast and crayon inside from when I was little.

00:23I read it alone. We read it together. Again and again.

00:29please, just once more. Sometimes it goes missing and I have to find it. But I always

00:36find it. Again. Again.

00:53I read to the dog. I read to the goldfish. I read to the 17 worms in a jar. I read on

01:00the couch. On the floor, at the table. On a lap. In the bathroom a home, you know where.

01:09On the porch. In the park. On a bench. In a tree. On the bus. On the subway. My book

01:19and me. At night in my bed in a room full of dark. My book and my face in a circle

01:26of light. I move like the characters. Groove like the characters. Dress like the characters

01:50guess who I am. I know every word. They're right here inside me. I say them out loud

01:58whenever I want. I don't hear you call. I can't come right now. I'm too far away in

02:06the world of my book. This is my book. My favorite book. I wake and I take it. I sleep

02:15and I keep it. Do you have a book? A favorite book? A book that you love the way I love

02:23mine? A portion of the royalties and proceeds from this book have been donated by the author

02:29illustrator and publisher to support the Rabbit Hole in Kansas City, an immersive museum experience

02:35around children's literature for visitors of all ages. For more information please visit

02:42www.rabbitholic.org. The end.