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I Have an Aunt on Marlborough Street

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Kathryn Lasky turns a simple visit to Boston into a magical experience. She brings to life the every-day things that we normally never notice and turns them into something special. I've lived right next to Marlborough Street for years, but have never noticed how "the chimneys have pots that look like funny hats: some like top hats, some like knights' helmets, some like peaked clowns' hats." She turns the weeping willow trees in the Public Garden into the "Place of Green Rain" and calls the three white stone buildings across the street "The Brides". You'll appreciate any historic neighborhood in a new light after reading this delightful book.

I am taking my daughter to the Boston Public Gardens for a ride on the swan boats and afternoon tea--I remembered reading this to her a few years ago and decided it was the perfect thing to read together on the train on the way in to boston. Lovely images. Makes a country mouse long for city life--or at least a visit.