So, here is my proposal. Not a nostalgic retreat—a return .
There is a vessel that has been sailing through the fog of my memory for decades. It is not a grand ocean liner, nor a sleek racing yacht. It is an el barco de vapor —a steamship. White hull, red smokestack, a determined little wake cutting through a sea of illustrated pages. el barco de vapor
But as I sit here, years away from the last time I cracked open a copy of Fray Perico y su borrico or El Pirata Garrapata , I realize that I never actually disembarked. None of us did. We just stopped looking at the ticket. So, here is my proposal
Let’s build a new steamship. Not for our children, but for ourselves. Let’s read one children’s book this month without analyzing it, without posting about it, without asking what we learned . Just to feel the engine turn over. Just to let the steam rise. It is not a grand ocean liner, nor a sleek racing yacht