Matt, a seven-year-old boy, was interested after seeing the wooden box on the sidewalk. His friend Lisa told him that it was called "Little Library". People built boxes and put books in them. Other people would take books to read and add books they had already read.
The idea excited Matt and he decided to make his own so that kids could trade books. But Lisa worried that kids might not see it. Matt wanted to have a try, anyway. Lisa agreed and went for tools, while Matt ran to collect books.
With the help of Matt's father, they built a wooden box. They put a door on it and placed their small library in front of the yard. Matt put two books in the box and said, "Now I just have to wait. "
Matt ran out three times that day to check. But each time, his books were untouched. The next day, Matt kept checking the box, but his books were still there.
"No kids saw it, and no one wants to trade books," Matt said in a low voice.
The next two days, Matt gave up checking the box. Lisa noticed his low spirits and encouraged him to take a look in case someone decided to trade.
They went to the box and Lisa opened the small door. There lay two new books and Matt's books were gone! There was a card in the box, too. "Dear friend, thanks for your books, and I hope you like mine," it said.
