Books that make you slow down and feel in-awe about the small wonders of life.

Okay, so let me elaborate a bit more on this idea. I'm not talking about experiencing the dew on a leaf, but like, I'm not not talking about that either (hope you're still following me..).

I am in my late 30s and have always considered myself a creative; although, it's been years (perhaps decades?) since I've been an avid creator. I wrote stories and poems in primary school, songs and comics in high school and continued to find different ways to express myself beyond.

I have a beautiful, healthy daughter who is about to be 4 years old. What I'm finding is that I am gaining some "me" time back, and not only that, I've grown into a new "me". I am exploring a music project that includes collecting lots of field recordings and learning how to play music (something I've never been particularly good at..).

When I'm in this head space of collecting sounds I realize how child-like I become in appreciating the small wonders of life. Hearing birds, wind, the thumping and bumping of parenting. All of it, it's so alive.

This brought me back to being 12 years-old in my bedroom when my friends and I would overdub cassette tapes to create these silly songs. Just the resourcefulness of that during a time when I have a software on my MacBook that has virtual replications of dozens of synthesizers.

As I begin this journey and am learning to see how special these small moments are, these sounds, and reflect on the resourcefulness or my early years, I also recognize how much I take for granted. How I just zoom past all of the wonder, thinking to myself: "what's next?".I want to sink back into this awe-inspiring world of a technology-less childhood and observe and soak the world in.

What are some books that you think are great for this? They could be fiction, non-fiction, science-y, magical, self-helpy, historical, ANYTHING. I'm open and ready to receive– thank you so much!