Three granddaughters are belted into the recesses of their SUV, holding their Toyland lottery triumph prizes from Funland. Grandpa and I wave goodbye in the driveway and walk to the front door to see a yogurt trail cascading down the glass pane.
I feel last night’s weight of 5-year-old Annie pressing onto my chest, her head tucked under my chin as I read Mo Willem’s “Knuffle Bunny” and “Knuffle Bunny Too.”
Published in Cape Gazette on July 10, 2022.
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