#Repost thekneadtoread ・・・ 🦁 My first book cover recreation that’s not cake! 🦁 I spent yesterday chilling with Patience, the lion, and his buddy, Fortitude. The book #thelionsoffifthavenue drops such fun facts about the NYPL and the lions that guard it. For example, it reveals that the lions were originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox after two of the library’s founders and then were renamed in the 1930s during the depression (to inspire NYrs to be patient and with fortitude!)😂 QOTD: I had fun imagining what they should be renamed now that New Yorkers are dealing with this pandemic? Drop the new lion name suggestions below! 😂😂 . I couldn’t resist buying the mustard dress to match the cover of this book. I felt *seen* by Sadie and her approach to fashion. Like her, I often wear “out of date” clothing and enjoy thrifting and vintage shopping on the weekends. I love the quote about her outfit where Sadie thinks, “Sure, her tastes were a far cry from the current craze for Doc Marten...