I love to read. It takes me to places that I would never get to see. I get to visit new time periods. Meet people I could never otherwise meet. And see magical creatures. I can fight with pirates, or save a king. I can fly on a dragon, or talk to a fairy. Books can make you cry, laugh or tickle your imagination. Books ARE magic.

Thats what I thought of while painting this piece. I took great pleasure in thinking of the countless hours I've spent reading wonderful books. I tried to show the books coming alive for the little girl, I hope it looks like it. This painting just flowed from my mind. I loved every minute!

*Credits: The adorable little girl I used for reference is Anna (Thank you for the inspiration sweetheart) from astrals-stock and can be found here: [link]


**Literacy Statistics According to the literacy report released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

* About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English
* 11 million Americans lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks
* 30 million adults may not be able to make sense of a simple pamphlet
* Adults with ability to perform challenging and complex reading tasks made an average yearly salary of $50,700 in 2003. That is $28,000 more than those who lacked basic skills.

~Details of painting can be found here: [link]

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