Everyone has someone, or multiple someones they admire. Most of the time we admire people because they have some quality or qualities that we are lacking. Since I read a lot of children's books, a lot of the (fictional) people I admire are characters in children's books, but just because they're in children's literature, doesn't mean they are less admirable. One fictional character I have admired for a long time is Lilly. She's one of the characters in Kevin Henkes books. (I know, I've posted about her before, but I really really like her) And she is something. Listen to a description of her from the book "Chester's Way" by Kevin Henkes.
"Lilly had her own way of doing things... She wore band-aids all over her arms and legs, to look brave. She talked backwards to herself sometimes, so no one would know what she was saying. And she never left the house without one of her nifty disguises. Lilly waved at all the cars that passed by, even if she didn't know who was in them. And she always carried a loaded squirt gun in her back pocket. Just in case."
"Lilly had her own way of doing things... She wore band-aids all over her arms and legs, to look brave. She talked backwards to herself sometimes, so no one would know what she was saying. And she never left the house without one of her nifty disguises. Lilly waved at all the cars that passed by, even if she didn't know who was in them. And she always carried a loaded squirt gun in her back pocket. Just in case."Don't you just love her? She had her own way of doing things. She had her own style.I admire that in people. She wasn't afraid to let who she was shine through, and didn't define herself by the expectations of others. Lilly is definitely someone I admire.
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