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?