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Picture Story Book Stands in China Jack Qian from China These stands usually had a lot of different picture story books. Every stand possessed some unique books which were always attractive.
These stands usually had a lot of different picture story books, and every stand possessed some unique books which were always attractive. For only two cents, you could rent a picture story book. For unique or more interesting books, however, the rental fee was a little higher; for example, the owner of the stand would ask for five cents to rent a unique book. However, those rare books were the most interesting to me, and thus I had to budget my pocket money carefully to rent as many books as possible. At the same time, I had to satisfy my curiosity as much as possible. After renting a book, I would find a small bench and sit there to enjoy reading the book. Many kids appreciated the pictures the most, but I preferred reading through the explanations. Nowadays,
these picture story books have been replaced by
many Western cartoon books; moreover, people today
can afford to buy these cartoon books. However, I
miss those picture story book stands. More
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