First Books

I've been a book lover for as long as I can remember. Learning to read was such an amazing thing for me because it meant that I didn't have to rely on other people to read to me--although my mom read to me all the time.

I'll never forget the first time I read a book on my own. It was Green Eggs and Ham. It took me a while, but I read it from cover to cover. It was an amazing feeling. I still remember it clearly.

Now I'm teaching my daughter to read. She's doing really well, and every since she turned four, she wants to read all the words. The poor thing thought you magically learned to read when you turned four. Bless her little heart! Well, I started combining all the words she can read into silly sentences, and she was elated when she discovered she could read them. The look on her face was priceless, and it reminded me of my own first experience reading.

Do you remember the first book you ever read on your own? What was your experience like when you were learning to read?