The Blue Velvet Chair by Rio Cortez, Aaron Marin Nelson DeMille I've been working long and

I've been working long and hard

like pitch

Told in a dual timeline and inspired by the Taylor Swift song of the same title

the messy ties of family

the rival bakery across the street

The Blue Velvet Chair by Rio Cortez, Aaron Marin Nelson DeMille I've been working long andA young girl contemplates the passing of time and changing of seasons as she looks out on the world from her favorite chair in this heartwarming picture book by award winning poet and New York Times bestselling author Rio Cortez. In the morning, a young child opens her eyes, and, after one biiiiig streeeeetch, heads straight for her favorite place in the house: the blue velvet chair. Perched from the chair set by the living room window, the child