It is interesting to note that children's book interests seem to be the same worldwide. A friend was over for dinner and he showed some pictures he had photoshopped of his grandniece and nephew in Germany, the children with dinosaurs and fairies. And unicorns. Dinosaurs, fairies and unicorns are exactly what children in the USA love too.
That goes with my theory that childhood is a subculture. Children worldwide relate to one another because they are united. They go to school, they play with dolls and blocks, their families make them good food, they have friends, they read books, they run and they laugh.
Lucky children do at least. In 2022, far too many children are starving, unable to attend school, have no shelter, ragged clothing, no one, and not much, to laugh about. What could this world be if every child, each and every, had love, support, healthcare and adequate food?
So I will revel in the fact that lucky children worldwide can spend their days thinking about dinosaurs, fairies and unicorns, a magical world where anything can happen. And perhaps one day that bit of magic can be spread over all.
