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Born
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Birth to Current Age
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First Book - Corduroy
The first book that I can remember being read to me was "Corduroy" by Don Freeman. Illustrations were always an important aspect for me in reading and this book was the first time I had really began to pay attention to the artist's illustrations. (Image from google.com) -
Magic School Bus
I loved the animation in this series. (Image from google.com) -
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The Magic School Bus
I loved the animation in this series. (Image from google.com) -
Bedtime Reading by Father
My father would always read to my little sister and I at bedtime. (Image from google.com) -
Bob Books for Beginning Readers
These books truly helped me to read and understand how words could correspond with illustrations. (Image from google.com) -
Mercer Mayer Little Critter Collection
Mayer's writing style and topics dealing with family and the relationships within the family really hit home for me. Growing up in a family where things didn't always go your way and you always seemed to be getting into trouble was defintely a similarity that the little critters and I shared. (Image from google.com) -
Frog and Toad Collection
Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel were some of my other favorite books to read growing up. (Image from google.com) -
Rose Petal's Place
One of my favorite movies growing up to watch due to giving human characteristics to non human living things i.e. flowers, the animation, and song usage. (Image from google.com) -
Favorite book - Love You Forever
The first book I ever fell completely in love with was "Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch. I remember how the story flowed so well and had repetitive patterns that kept me interested throughout. The illustrations are also some of my most favorite ones because they consist of different objects and people so that you constantly find something new every time you read it. (Image from google.com) -
1st Grade Teacher
Mrs. Johnson was my first grade teacher. She influenced my literacy because she had a nack for reading in a very animated voice. (Image from google.com) -
Bedtime Stories with Shelly Duvall
A story telling series I liked to watch for the use of instrumental music, creative animation, and perfect story telling. (Image from google.com) -
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Accelerated Reader Club
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Dr. Seuss Collection - Green Eggs and Ham
One of my favorites from the Dr. Seuss collection because of the fast paced rhyming. I would try to beat my previous reading time by reading the book out loud to myself as fast as I could. (Image from google.com) -
A Bad Case of the Stripes
I loved the illustrations, use of emotion, and color in this book. (Image from google.com) -
Babar: The Classic Series
Another home video series I liked to watch as a child. (Image from google.com) -
Skill Builders - Reading Comprehension
I loved to read these short stories and do the assesments afterwards. I liked the ability to challenge my comprehension. (Image from google.com) -
Accelerated Reader Club Contest
Third grade was when I really got into the accelerated reading club and began to read and take tests over multiple books. (Image from google.com) -
Writing Short Stories
I wrote short stories in my spare time when I was fascinated by the tall tales about frontier heroes such as, Paul Bunyan and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind. (Image from google.com) -
Goosebumps Series - Return to Horrorland
One of the first chapter books I read and completed while in elementary school. I loved the creepiness of the books, which led me to some of my favorite reading genres today. (Image from google.com) -
Speak
In 7th grade I began reading more young adult novels such as this book, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. (Image from google.com) -
The Lovely Bones
My favorite young adult novel by Alice Sebold. (Image from google.com) -
Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance
I picked up this book thinking it was going to be cliche and boring, but the author, Jenny Mccarthy, surprised me by making it relate to myself and what I wanted to gain from the dating and love aspect of my life; definitely a funny read. (Image from google.com)
