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One of the first stories read to me regularly and it was an easy read. My mom modeled what it was to read a book and story was easy enough I was able to remember and imitate.
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First memory of hearing stories and trying to repeat stories.
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A Alligators All Around...One Was Johnny...
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I used to listen to the record and follow along.
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This book really made me start to use my imagination and i have this book still today.
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First book that had me thinking about what the story meant,
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This began my most memorable time when I began to write my thoughts on a regular basis. I still have this diary: misspelled words, changing in writing, using multiple lines to write, etc.
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I didn't enjoy reading very much on my own anymore. I only read what we had to for class.
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Began to enjoy reading again after introduced to this book.
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First time I was introduced to African American literature. This experience was saddening, exciting and eye opening to me.
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Continued to be introduced to multiple African American authors and their stories.
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I was introduced to books that were considered "classics" or important. After reading this book I wondered why everyone wasn't required to read this book.
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Found Anne Rice books and began to read all her books. First time I followed a particular author. My life was influenced by these books and made me want to travel to these places. I went to New Orleans.
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Started reading biographies. Went to Mexico City.
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First Sci-Fi genre book. Started my journey of being open-minded to all book suggestions from specific friends and family members.
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I began to be interested in reading books that I might have missed reading when I was younger (ex. Chronicles of Narnia).
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First time I started reading what is considered "Romance Novels." Another influence on places I wanted to travel, traveled to Ireland.
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While in China I realized how important being able to read was when I couldn't find any books in English in the small town where I was teaching. This was my first time I began to use technology as a source for reading - I was skeptical at first.
