A Children’s Book Sold After 27 Years In The Store, And (Of Course) The Store’s Tweet Went Viral

The store in Northwest England has gotten hundreds of replies about selling the book, about William the Conqueror. “Author Sarah Todd Taylor tweeted in response, ‘The book held its breath. It had hoped so often, only to have that hope crushed. Hands lifted it from the shelf, wrapped it warmly in paper. As the door closed on its past life, the book heard the soft cheers of its shelfmates.'”