SOLSC #21 Where is the book?

During the month of March, I am participating in
the Slice of Life Story Challenge.
All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day, every day for thirty-one days. My slices will be primarily about teaching preschoolers.

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I searched through my book collection for Eric Carle's The Grouchy Ladybug, which a colleague wanted to borrow. I found the book and set it down on the table for one moment, in the midst of our very busy centers time, while I helped a child find a tissue, mediated a squabble between a couple other preschoolers, tied a loose shoelace, and guided children at the writing center. But, wait, I set the book down on the writing table. Where was it? Where did it go? Didn't I put it right here? Around and around I looked, wondering if I imagined finding it, that perhaps it was on the shelf still? Then I saw them, three girls in the block area - reading the book in the midst of their pretend. They were reading the book aloud, reading it together, helping each other to remember the words - and, I suppose, helping their stuffed animals get to sleep on their block beds. Adorable. Yes, preschoolers see themselves as readers!