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Donna Galanti: Regaining A Sense of Wonder
“As adults writing for children, how can we recapture childlike wonder? It isn’t about returning to a childlike state–it’s about letting yourself be awed by the little things in your grownup life. The mundane everyday routines can dull our wonder. And just because those little things happen every day doesn’t mean they aren’t miraculous. They are. And they inspire me to write.”