“I must say this now about that first fire. It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm light. It cracked and snapped and smoked and filled the woods with brightness. It lighted the trees and made them warm and friendly. It stood tall and bright and held back the night.” – Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain
The Editors’ Quote Of The Day
My mother read this book to me and my 7 brothers in out nightly story time before bed. I was about 10 years old and it was the most exciting story I’d ever heard.