Thinking About My Reading History

I have always been a reader.  I grew up in the middle of a family with 8 kids, and the older ones read to me long before I could read myself.  We had a fanily tradition where we would gather on one of the beds each night and read a chapter from a book.  The Von Trapp Family Singers was one of my favorites.  Anyway, I began thinking about my history as a reader.  I started with easy reader, Dr. Seuss-style books, like Are You My Mother?  I quickly moved to fairy tales, but the very first series I ever read were the Billy and Blaze books by C.W. Anderson.  It was the beautiful sketches as well as the story that hooked my interest.  As you stay safer at home this week, think about your reading history.  What do you remember reading -- or having read to you?  What made you like the books you remember?  That's where your journey as a reader began.  I wonder where it will take you in the future?

Staying Safer at Home

Hello, all my Meadowview friends!  I miss seeing your smiling faces and hearing your voices outside the library.  This is a hard time for all of us, but I hope you are taking some time away from your screens to read a little bit every day.  Have you heard that the novel Restart by Gordon Korman won the state Golden Archer Award?  I know I loved that book.  I am so glad Mrs. Marx recommended it to me and I know my Battle of the Books readers enjoyed it, too! 

Remember that if you don't have physical books to read, you can always use the Sora or Overdrive app on your iPad.  I added a ton of new audiobooks before we had to take our unplanned break.  If you need help, just reach out to me through email.  If you don't know my address, it is lkoll@spartan.org.  Hope to hear from some of you soon.