Did you know that books are not the only things we can read? We can also learn to read buildings! Yes… buildings! 

Would you like to know how? Keep on reading and I’ll show you! 

Buildings are a world of surprises! From outside, you can see them strong, heavy. Some made up of bricks and others made up of concrete (although I never saw one made up fully of wood). 

The thing is however, that every single building has their own story. And they are just like a box full of wonder: inside, they keep safe all their secrets, within their colours, smells, families, furniture, flabours and so much more! 

And so, the same way in which we sit down to read a book, we can stop during our walks to read buildings too! Here’s how: 

To read a book, one sits down, if needed, one puts on glasses, and then, begins to read; word by word, line by line, until the time comes to turn the page, and when that happens, we usually know more about the story we are part of now. In just one page, we can discover new characters, or even realize important secrets within the story itself. 

Well, the same happens when it comes to reading buildings. If we are walking through the streets, we need to stop and look. Sometimes, if the building is tall, we have to look floor by floor, as if they were chapters in our book. And to read them, we have to look a bit furthe: imagine the worlds that happen within and think about the stories behind those walls that appear to be impenetrable. 

You can think whatever you want. Maybe, you can even find a fissure, that ends up becoming a secret passage towards a hidden room. Or maybe, you can read into a room filled with lights of different colours… maybe hiding an extraterrestrial creature? 

The important thing is that you dare to look further. There’s so much more to see, you just have to dare to imagine a world of stories to feel the wonder! 

Now, if I share with you some buildings, do you dare to let me know what you see in them? 

The Equestrian Greyhound

Stories for Little Readers & Big Dreamers