Bram Shares the First Bookmark — Under the quiet lamp, Bram tapped one paw on a rug star, then another, making up a game called Star-Step Story. Read the full story →
Under the quiet lamp, Bram tapped one paw on a rug star, then another, making up a game called Star-Step Story. He wanted every child in the reading corner to land on the last star just as the last page turned. The room smelled like paper, pencil shavings, and the little plant on the shelf after watering.
But the more books the children opened, the bigger Bram’s joy grew, warm and wiggly under his vest, until it would not fit in one tail. “Share it,” whispered Lila, tying a ribbon around a plain card from the art board. Bram nosed the card into the stack, and each reader wrote one happy word before passing it on.
By closing time, the card had become the first bookmark of the corner, full of small glad words that held everyone’s place. Ever since, bookmarks wait in reading corners because Bram’s joy needed somewhere to sit between stories; next time you spot the stars by his paws, guess which one began Star-Step Story.
