tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post7278693388842572455..comments2023-12-28T07:32:24.423-05:00Comments on Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece: How I Fell In Love with ReadingVicky Alvear Shecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-58329493633679929012011-03-11T11:25:31.252-05:002011-03-11T11:25:31.252-05:00I fell in love with reading on Treasure Island whe...I fell in love with reading on Treasure Island when I was eight--the summer I turned nine. I had liked to read before that, but the real love affair began when I set off for dangerous adventure with Jim Hawkins. <br /><br />Great story about the sculpture setting you off. I was dragged through museums in Egypt and Europe when I was six and I wish, wish, wish I'd appreciated them more. I'd love to go back now that I'm older and, I hope, wiser. But at six, I was more interested in the people we met than the art.sally https://www.blogger.com/profile/11068670473065918371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-10651464958006191492011-03-09T19:27:16.288-05:002011-03-09T19:27:16.288-05:00Thanks, Karen! Libraries rock!Thanks, Karen! Libraries rock!Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-59323846914048695762011-03-09T18:48:32.413-05:002011-03-09T18:48:32.413-05:00Wow, Irishima, you have a great memory. I don'...Wow, Irishima, you have a great memory. I don't remember books from when I was very young. I hope my kids do, tho, because I certainly read to them enough!Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-6912325648418882872011-03-09T18:47:50.766-05:002011-03-09T18:47:50.766-05:00Cathy, really--"A Pickle for a Nickle?" ...Cathy, really--"A Pickle for a Nickle?" Sounds cute but still. A pickle. Don't ask what my pick said about me, girlfriend! Yours is way better (for joke-making anyway!).Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-16539135490686743502011-03-09T18:46:30.512-05:002011-03-09T18:46:30.512-05:00I agree, Patricia! There can never be enough books...I agree, Patricia! There can never be enough books. (We will address my book addiction at another time...)Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-85391171552483219342011-03-09T13:19:58.770-05:002011-03-09T13:19:58.770-05:00Love when you said this: "Falling in love wit...Love when you said this: "Falling in love with reading is like having a passionate affair that never gets old or boring."<br /><br />I grew up in the library and this is also where I fell in love with books.Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-31480561473266577072011-03-09T11:05:01.117-05:002011-03-09T11:05:01.117-05:00I loved learning to read "Fun with Dick and J...I loved learning to read "Fun with Dick and Jane" in kindergarten.<br /><br />But the first book I remember my mom reading to me was the Golden Book, "The Little Engine that Could." "I think I can, I think I can. I know I can. I know I can."<br /><br />Oh, and "The Gingerbread Man" was another one I remember.Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-9602515865385702112011-03-08T18:46:49.574-05:002011-03-08T18:46:49.574-05:00I fell in love with reading when I was about 5, wi...I fell in love with reading when I was about 5, with a Golden Book called "A Pickle for a Nickel." It was a funny story, starring a shy, little kid. Kinda like me.<br /><br />Isn't that what we really fall in love with in a book? The part that calls to us and says, "Hey! I'm like that, too!"<br /><br />Um, I'm not sure what that says about YOU, Vicky, and that whole ancient thing. :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-47045108213972869052011-03-08T11:27:04.731-05:002011-03-08T11:27:04.731-05:00I remember checking out books from the church libr...I remember checking out books from the church library as a young child. Later, I worked in the children's section of a library. As an adult, I enjoyed reading books to elementary children.<br />There can never be too many books around. They are fascinating or entertaining. Or perhaps both.Patricia Cruzanhttp://www.patriciacruzan.comnoreply@blogger.com