I do not have a regular access to email so I did not know about this assignment until today. I will try to respond to the questions that I can in my limited time at work.
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY OF READING?
My earliest memory of reading would have to be having my mom read Clifford books to me when I was just tiny. She absolutely loved these books and continued to read them to me until I got old enough to read them to myself. My first story that I personally read all by myself was the itsy bitsy spider. I remember reading it while following along with my pointer finger in the first grade.
WHO READ TO YOU? DID THEY READ TO YOU OFTEN?
As I said before my mom read to me and my dad did as well. They always read me a bedtime story and would read anytime I asked them to. I loved it. I still like stories read to me at the age of 23.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AS A CHILD?
My favorite book had to be The Pokey Little Puppies I just thought that the puppies were adorable in that book, and when my daddy read it to me he made voices for all the characters and I loved it!
DID YOU EVER DISCOVER, LOVE, AND DEVOUR AN ENTIRE SET OF BOOKS?
I would have to say that there have been many of those such discoveries in my life. Of course Clifford was my first, then Curious George, The Berstein Bears, Ms. Piggle Wiggle, Goosebumps somewhat
DID YOUR TEACHERS READ ALOUD REGULARLY? WHAT DID THEY READ?
I can remember some of my teachers reading aloud to me and it was different books. Some read parts of novels to us each day, and others would have a book a day they read after lunchtime.
DID A BOOK EVER MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE?
Well I can't say that I remember early books making a difference in my life. The book about the mean substitute that was actually the teacher scared me of substitutes for a small portion of my early school years. It wasn't until later years when I started reading books such as Night or A Child Called It that made me realize that there were other children in the world that didn't have a life like mine.
DO YOU CHOOSE TO READ FOR PLEASURE NOW?
It depends. If I am in a reading mood then I will read any and everything I get my hands on then I take spells where I don't read at all. It all depends on my mood.
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The reference to A Child Called it made me want to read it, especially after I looked it up. Holly, I loved picturing you reading The Itsy Bitsy Spider and The Pokey Little Puppy with your little finger and giggling while you read. I like knowing that your parents read to you like mine did, I hope to be that kind of parent, the kind that will always find time to read to my children when they ask me to.
ReplyDeleteIt is so awesome that you can remember the first book you ever read on your own! That's such a huge milestone for a kid and I wish I could remember mine too ... Tara is so right about the Pokey Little Puppy, I can see a mini Holly reading that book haha :]
ReplyDeleteAwe! The Pokey Little Puppy. I think I still have my copy of that Little Golden Book, the cover has fallen off, but I don't think I will ever part with it.
ReplyDeleteI loved the pokey little puppy. It save my tail so many times as a child. I once used it to pad my backside before a spanking from my father! LOL I know I was a goofy kid and I am still a bit on the silly side.
ReplyDeleteYou said Night was a book you were moved by. I also was moved by this book and got the chance to meet Elie Wiesel when he spoke at ASU once a long time ago I think it was in 98 or 99. Not sure anymore. His voice broke as he spoke of his Father after all these years you could still hear the pain he endured POWERFUL! I had forgotten that till I read your blog post thank you
Holly, I like the book A Child Called It. It is a very touching book. If you or anyone wants to read it I am pretty sure it is on my bookcase unless my mom borrowed it. I am like her own personal library.I can not remember the first book I ever read. It goes to show what an impact reading made on you that you can remember the first book.
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