Care Package: 1. A parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away. 2. A digital gathering of cultural touchstones on ethandezotelle.com, put together to brighten your day a bit.

I’m spending my week immersed in training for a literacy curriculum we use at my school. Books, reading, and/or writing are usually on my mind in some way, but this week it’s a constant presence. I’m passing on a bit of that in today’s Daily Care Package. Enjoy!

POEM: Don’t Go Into the Library by Alberto Ríos
The library is dangerous—
Don’t go in. If you do

You know what will happen.
It’s like a pet store or a bakery—

Every single time you’ll come out of there
Holding something in your arms.
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FOOD: Literary Dishes Inspired By Our Favorite Books 

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QUOTE: “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” – Ray Bradbury
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SONG: Everyday I Write the Book by Elvis Costello

TRAVEL: Big Chicken Barn Books & Antiques, Ellsworth, Maine

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