While we adults sometimes blithely go on our way oblivious to the wonders around us, children stop and exclaim over the surprising discoveries that come their way each day.  During Book Buddies yesterday, I overheard a hooting conversation between a second grader and PreK student apparently experiencing There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly for the first time.

“Seriously?  I can see swallowing a bug by mistake, but a GOAT?”

“Ba, ha, ha! A cow?”

And hilarious laughter accompanied every page.

Experiencing surprises again through their eyes is just one more reason why a teacher’s life is oh, so good.