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My early childhood years
My mother bought the children's Bible encyclopedia in Spanish. My mother would read it occasionally but I enjoyed looking at all the colorful pictures. -
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Prek-K Bilingual classes
My favorite spanish book was Elena La Ballena, which also had a song that we sang after reading the book (which i still remember). -
Elementary years 1-5 grade
Began to read in English at this point, my first book was Pug, and i remember how much I really enjoyed it. I didn't really have trouble transitioning to another language. -
My Middle School years
One of my favorite books of all times I read in Middle School. "The Long Winter" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I remember feeling a mix of emotions while reading this book. -
Fudge
I fell in love with these books in my younger years. I enjoyed reading many of Judy Blume's books. -
Middle school summer camp
I remember at summer camp they made us read this book that really helped me prepare for high school -
High school years
I really don't remember reading a certain book during these years, but what I do remember finding an interest in Shakespear's works. Books like Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Julius Cesar really caught my eye. -
First pregnancy
I had read many articles on the importance of reading to your unborn child, so I was always reading to my baby. I read a variety of books but most were story books or nursery rhymes. My child ended up loving to read and was always way ahead of her reading level. -
Daughter's first favorite book
My daughter enters kindergarten and her favorite book is, "Where the Wild Things Are." We read it several times at home as well. It becomes the class book and the school sponsers a literacy parade and allows them to dress up as the characters. -
The confident woman by Beth Moore, book club group
This book was a real eye opener and help me see my life in a whole new world. It is somewhat of a spritual help book and it was very inspiring. -
Learning ABC's
Found this book and read it to my children and they loved it and it helped them see the the alphabet and brought it to life to them. -
homeschooling
After the birth of my two younger children I decided to homeschool. We only did two years but found a love for many books, some of which were a collection of books by Eric Carle. We would also do many activities from each book. -
Back to college
One of my assignments was to read ,Harry Potter and the the Sorcer Stone. To my surprise I found it very entertaining. I was able to really comprehend the term ,"The book was better" after watching the movie. -
Sylvester and The Magic Pebble
A reading assignment from my Children's Literature class that became a family favorite. I read it with my children several times and we actually cried the first time we read it. -
The Odyssey by Homer
Oneof my literature assignments that I found very intriguing. I am a visual person and after reading I searched for films about this story and actually found a variety and was able to get a different perspective from each one. -
Multipy by Francis Chan
This is one of my current reading sand I am really enjoying it. Its about learning to be a disciple and how we can make an impact to mulitpy globally. -
Dante's Inferno
Another literature reading assignment that I found to be quiet confused about. The many levels of this book was very interesting and captivating . I didnt get to read it completely but do hope to soon.
