(Note: Read The Trip to Little Paw - Part One first to get an idea about the real-life story behind my novel, Lip Reader. -SG)Washita, Oklahoma, the inspiration for Lip Reader's Little Paw, was a place I visited for holidays...My Grandma Bartlett stood in front of a hot white stove with her back to us in the kitchen that used to be a full-fledged diner in the 20s and 30s.