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I had a lot of favorite memories when it

comes to reading. One of my favorite memories

from when I was a child was getting hard covered

Berenstain Bear books from my mom. She signed

me up for a reading program when I was younger

that sent me hard covered books once a month.

This was really exciting for me when I was young

not only cause I got to read more but because I

actually got mail! My joy of reading came from my

mom. She always read to us and encouraged us

to continue reading throughout our lives.

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My grandsons live on the mainland, and I wanted to share a Valentine's Day book with them.

They weren't home so I couldn't do a Hangout with them. So I videotaped myself, uploaded

the video to YouTube, and sent them the link. I love how Jace has his arm around his younger

brother. I miss having them sit on my lap and reading to them. Seeing this photo made me

smile. They love being read to!

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My dad was in the Air Force, and he was deployed a lot. He used to record himself reading books to my brother and I on cassette tapes, and send us the cassette and the book for us to hold while we sat on my mom's lap and he "read" to us from Turkey, Korea, Iraq, wherever. He would say "Turn the page, Jennie," or "Let you brother turn the page this time." He always ended it with, "I love you, Jennie, David, and Mommy. I hope you liked this book as much as I did. Be good for your mom. See you soon." It still tears me up thinking about it.

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Of course I remember the Little Golden Books!

My Mom and Dad also read to me from a thick book which
contained Mother Goose Rhymes.  The paper was like
the pages of a coloring book.

In Elementary School I read every single Fairy Tale book
that I could find in the old Wahiawa Library-the Red Book
of Fairy Tales, the Green Book of Fairy Tales, etc.

In Middle School, my Teacher read Edgar Allan Poe to us-
something that I had missed since the third grade. She
shared how to make a story come alive with her expressive
reading.

I love to read books aloud to my students too!  I hope ;that
they will pass the art of Reading Aloud to their children some-
day!

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When I was younger, I remember having my mother read books to me every night. As she was also in college at the time, there were nights that my mother wasn't able to physically be in the room with me. However, each and every night when she wasn't home, there would be a book and a recorded tape on the night stand next to my bed. She would pre-record herself reading the story so that I could "read with her."

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If I can teach the cat to read, I can teach anyone!

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My dad and I used to make forts with tray tables and old bed sheets, then we would bring a bunch of books inside with milk and cookies, hide from my mom, and read. It was awesome. It's a memory that I love and cherish til this day!

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My fondest memory was when my parents would read the old Golden Books to me! Who remembers those? We would read 2-3 per night and as I got older, they would have me read the books to them. I took this love of reading  and gave it to my son. We used the same tradition of me reading to him and them him reading to me- even using some of my original books!<br>

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My Mom always read her books to us...I remember thinking this was cool and so grown-up. She highly encouraged reading. Mrs. Hagland, elementary school librarian, always picked great books, but they usually were tear-jerkers. I loved sitting in the reading well and just listening!

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I will never forget my elementary school librarian, Mrs. Tao. She did an awesome job of keeping the students engaged during read alouds. She read with so much enthusiasm and I will always remember her facial expressions! The best read alouds are when the audience is captivated throughout the whole story!

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I remember my teacher reading Ali Baba and his adventures when I was younger. The part I remember about the story was Ali Baba waving his hand and the wall moving showing a cave full of treasures. I tried waving at a wall trying to copy Ali Baba, but the wall did not move and there was no treasure!

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2 Books - "Ferdinand" and "My Grandfather and I". I remember loving "My Grandfather and I" so much that I re-wrote the entire book... in second grade... the year we moved to Hawaii and away from all my extended family. I didn't see my grandfather again for two years. As for "Ferdinand", I, too, love to sit and smell the flowers.

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It's hard to chose just one! My earliest reading memory is of my mom reading "Goodnight Moon" to me every night before bed- I loved it so much we went through multiple copies of the book :)