My library was full of dinosaurs! Big, scary, multi-colored dinosaurs of all
shapes and sizes complete with razor sharp teeth and big shiny, watchful eyes. A few of them actually moved thanks to what I
now know were small motorized parts. The
dinosaurs were made of paper mache, that’s also what I know now.
But, when I was young, the resident be-scaled giants were made of bones,
muscles, skin and teeth. And, they
watched me with their big eyes, shiny as glass.
I tried to stay out of their view, but it seemed as if one was poised at
the end of every aisle, especially the children’s book aisles, which is where I
spent my time. Nonetheless, their watchful gazes didn’t keep me from spending
an hour or so every other week browsing the new releases. I was always looking for something new,
having read almost every kids' book my library had in stock. I even checked out an encyclopedia
occasionally.
Dinosaurs.
That is what my library held for me; a land where dinosaurs ran free!
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