New book

Olivia Alice flies amongst the pages of the books she reads.

First, she cracks open the shiny spine and breathes in that delicious, bitter new-book smell.  Then, carefully and one-by-one, she peels the pages back, drinking in the glossy images inside.  She doesn’t take in the words the first time around, reserving that pleasure for later.

When she’s finished, she closes the book and sets it on top of the large feather pillow on her bed, before she hurries back in to the garden to play.  She’ll wait until bed time to enjoy that new book feeling all over again when, this time, she’ll read through the rolling paragraphs, absorbing each and every word and enjoying the pictures in a whole new light.

Then, having read the book 4, 5, maybe even 6 times, Olivia will fall in to a deep, luxurious sleep and, in her dreams, fly amongst the pages of the book she’s just read.