Assignment.1 - Sarah Cobb

My earliest memory of child is when my mom would hold me in the rocking chair and read Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. My mom read to me almost everyday as a child. Every so often my dad or my older sister would read to me. My favorite book as a child was Dr. Seuss's ABC book. I loved this book because my kindergarten teacher read it to us almost every week and she always used funny voices for each letter. I would go home and try to read it the same way she did. When I was little I didn't mind being read to, but I disliked reading to myself. I wouldn't say reading was a struggle, I just found reading to myself boring as a child. My kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teachers read out loud almost every week. We read a variety of books, I don't really remember any specific ones. I can't think of a book that made a difference in my life as a young child but when I got to middle school we read Night by Elie Wiesel. This book made a difference in my life. Night helped me open my eyes to a lot of things going on the world, past or present. This book showed a different side to WWII than Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. Night also helped me understand that sometimes I need to look at things through another person's point of view. I do choose to read for pleasure now. Over the past year or so I have discovered a love for reading. I am currently reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.