Today I am going to a workshop on book fairs. I love to hear from people on how they get their kids excited about reading. It is so incredibly important to find the book that will make a child a life long reading champion!
I have several influential reading champions in my life. Most distinctly, I remember my fifth grade teacher, Mr. Hull. I was the frequenter of our classroom library. Probably twice a week I would check out at least two books to read. It was through this little miniature library that I discovered The Giver by Lois Lowry. I was totally consumed with that book! I read it over and over and over again. I loved the crazy futuristic world that saw no color and where individuality was discouraged. Sometimes I felt like my small Connecticut hometown could have been where Jonah was living. I was obsessed. Mr. Hull noticed how much I loved the book and at the end of the school year he pulled me aside and gave me the well loved copy from his library. I remember him smiling and handing me the book and saying to me "This book should belong to you. Keep reading." I was a lucky kid to have received many books from my family and friends but some reason, this gift really stands out to me. I still have my hardback ) copy of The Giver. It has a place of honor on my nightstand. I'm also super pumped they are making it a movie starring Jeff Bridges!
How ironic (or convenient) that one of my favorite memories of giving the gift of reading would be about book that gives the gift of memories.
How can you be a reading champion? Who was your reading champion when you were little?
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