Ø Books are a treasure;

Ø Filling us with pleasure.

Ø They're like a goldmine;

Ø Yet to be discovered by nine.

Ø More valuable than a treasure chest;

Ø Books are the best of the best!

Ø Filling up our silences;

Ø And plunging us in trances.

Ø Taking us on adventurous journeys;

Ø Meeting fairies, gnomes and brownies.

Ø Taking tours around the world;

Ø Returning breathless and appalled.

Ø Immersed in a universe;

Ø That captures you like a vice.

Ø You become lost to the world;

Ø Stone-deaf even when called.

Ø Books are golden tickets;

Ø To the forests and the deserts.

Ø Telling us about the past and present;

Ø Where we're going and where we went.

Ø They awaken in me an insatiable thirst;

Ø To press on and conquer the quest.

Ø They give me an innate desire;

Ø To write as if I'm on fire.

Ø Contributing to the development of mankind;

Ø Having the plight of others in mind.

Ø Books give me inner satisfaction;

Ø And fill my heart with elation.

Ø They light our ways;

Ø And illuminate our days.

Ø A book; an illuminating companion;

Ø Which is far brighter than neon.