If you do not know by now
My 4 year old is an aviation enthusiast
HE LOVES PLANES !
If you ever need to get him interested
TALK ABOUT PLANES !
His eyes light up
His ears perk up
Fighter, bomber, passenger, bi, tri
He will go ON and ON
Type, parts, engines and speed
He will blabber NON-STOP
These gravity defying machines
thrill him to no end
If you ever see a boy
doe-eyed, button nosed, dimple cheeked
And wears a tail
Clutching on to an aviation magazine
Not one from the children’s section
Perhaps not even in a language he knows
It may be him
It is funny but we can’t stop him
And the irony of it is
His love for planes didn’t start from his frequent visits to flying squadrons
Nor opportunities to see fighter planes booming above him
He hated their loud noise
Uncles clad in bulky suits
never impressed him
He probably never liked the weird looking green costumes
with zips that could jeopardize their family heirlooms
He was 2 1/2
a lovely friend
a dear auntie
a thoughtful gift
of 2 simple books
Airport and Big Book of Airplanes
was all it took
to fuel his love for flights
and set his dream air borne
Rachel,
isn’t it amazing? All it takes is some ‘normal-looking’ books to give that spark, that love, that craze, that admiration….in the soul of that little one….
It’s amazing. Books can develop a child’s interest in almost anything.
You got to love BOOKS!
Boy oh boy! mine is with trains….any type of trains from steam engines to bullet trains…hahaha
wat a beautiful piece! u r really good at this, rachel. i’ve never tot of writing anything for jodie but this is really inspiring. thanks!
Rachel : Hey Byihui, thanks for the encouragement and bearing with me.