Reading is one of the secret joys of my life. I cannot imagine my life without books. Ever since I can remember, I have read everything I could get my hands on, from the cereal box on my kitchen table to the complete Childcraft series from the World Book encyclopedia we grew up with at home. I can vividly recall waiting for my mother to leave my bedroom at night so that I could grab my flashlight and read under the covers until I was too tired to think. Even now, I cannot sleep until I have read at least a page or two of my current book. I am too busy to ever read during the day but my night-time ritual is a must. My idea of a perfect vacation is to lay in the sun and read all day long. That's what I did on our last trip to Mexico and I read a book a day. I love to read fiction. Biographies used to be a favourite. I like a good mystery but I am not interested in non-fiction, romance, horror or some fantasy novels. J.D. Salinger is one of my favourite authours--- I credit him with helping me to get through my teenage years (along with Jesus & Cat Stevens).
I cannot imagine not being able to read. One of our night-time rituals when my daughters were babies and then toddlers and older was to read two or three books before bed. It was a cozy way to ease into sleep for them; a nightly occurrence that they seemed to love. My girls have come late to reading themselves and for a while I despaired because it seemed reading would not be an interest for either of them. I am thrilled now to note that they are both reading their own books in their own beds before going to sleep. Sometimes if they wake up early, they read then too. Children's books are so great now; from Junie B. Jones to Amy Hodgepodge, there is always something funny or inspirational to read.
I love that they like to do something that I have loved doing my whole life. I found this on my friend & authour Navjot Kaur's blog and I want to share it:
Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”
- By Kofi Annan (Ghanaian diplomat, seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.)
Yes!
I cannot imagine not being able to read. One of our night-time rituals when my daughters were babies and then toddlers and older was to read two or three books before bed. It was a cozy way to ease into sleep for them; a nightly occurrence that they seemed to love. My girls have come late to reading themselves and for a while I despaired because it seemed reading would not be an interest for either of them. I am thrilled now to note that they are both reading their own books in their own beds before going to sleep. Sometimes if they wake up early, they read then too. Children's books are so great now; from Junie B. Jones to Amy Hodgepodge, there is always something funny or inspirational to read.
I love that they like to do something that I have loved doing my whole life. I found this on my friend & authour Navjot Kaur's blog and I want to share it:
Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”
- By Kofi Annan (Ghanaian diplomat, seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.)
Yes!
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