#10 - A Good Book & A Good Play

For the 6 Year Old

Not many know that   Arthur Miller wrote a children's book. It was published in 1963, during the time my family lived in New York and my dad worked with the famous playwright. I don't remember when Mr. Miller gave this book to our family, but I remember reading it in our Staten Island apartment.  I was 6 and too young to care that he had signed the book to my sister and me. 

I was more intrigued that it was about a little girl growing too old for her security blanket.  I was 6 and trying to hide my thumb-sucking habit from my peers. The sweet story and illustrations spoke to me. There were pictures of "Jane" at my age... sucking her thumb!

From 6 to 60

On Mother's Day I enjoyed slipping back to my 6 year old self and reading Jane's Blanket. Then I acted more my age and went to see an Arthur Miller play at Houston's Alley Theatre.

It was nice to be my age and not a 6 year old, yawning and squirming through an adult play. (I saw a lot of them as a child) It takes a few decades as an adult, to fully appreciate a Miller play!