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I have read all my life. It makes me happy, brings me peace and transports me to other places. I try to share that love with my family and students (I teach 2nd grade so reading is a priority.) This was my first read a thon and I did it to connect with others. I had a blast and I can't wait for the next one! (Once I get some sleep!!!)
Vicki Willis wrote: "I have read all my life. It makes me happy, brings me peace and transports me to other places. I try to share that love with my family and students (I teach 2nd grade so reading is a priority.) Thi..."Congratulations, Vicki! I, too, have read all my life! I love the read-a-thon! Hope to see you at the next one!
Reading is absolutely everything to me. I learned to read at a very young age, and even in kindergarten if my teacher needed to run an errand she would have me sit in her rocking chair and read to the rest of the class. I remember in third grade, I read so much my teacher told me that books in my age level were too easy for me, so even as books for fun she challenged me to pick up books at a more difficult reading level. It’s taken me to new and exciting places every time I turn a page, and allows me to escape from reality for a few hours at a time.
My answers...I have been a lifelong reader and found it gave me a great deal of comfort growing up as a shy little girl. Reading brought me places and gave me experiences I was unlikely to have, growing up in a small town. I still remember looking out the window at night seeing the lights in the town across the river and thinking, "this must be what it's like in Paris!" I loved Madeline!
Reading gave me role models for a different way girls could behave...Madeline was so brave! Pippi was adventurous! Anne had her own mind!
Growing up, reading made me happy, was a skill I was good at and was recognized for, and helped soothe the loneliness I felt as the only person I knew whose parent had died.
Reading was always there. It was the background of my life. I was never without a book to read! In graduate school, I remember spending my whole holiday break reading John Grisham and other popular fiction that I hadn't had time for during the semester. Oh, how I'd missed reading for pleasure!
Now, reading is part of my professional life, even though, sadly, I don't get to read on the job as a librarian! It's harder to find the time to read, and I'll admit that technology has made it harder for me to concentrate! That's why participating in the Read-a-Thon is so valuable to me. It gives me "permission" to put away social media and focus on reading a book or several! It connects me with passionate readers from all over the world and reminds me of the hours I spent in pleasurable reading as a little girl!
So, congratulations readers! Thank you and I will see you at the next Read-a-Thon!
Alivia wrote: "Reading is absolutely everything to me. I learned to read at a very young age, and even in kindergarten if my teacher needed to run an errand she would have me sit in her rocking chair and read to ..."Alivia, what wonderful teachers you had! Isn't it fabulous that they recognized how important reading was to you! I'm sure you had many, but what were a few of your favorite books growing up? Mine were Madeline, Pippi Longstocking, and Nancy Drew!
Diane wrote: "Alivia wrote: "Reading is absolutely everything to me. I learned to read at a very young age, and even in kindergarten if my teacher needed to run an errand she would have me sit in her rocking cha..."Madeline was great! I used to love Carole Marsh's "Real Kids Real Places" series, as well as A Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter! But I learned to read using the Disney Little Golden Books, so those are also a personal favorite!
Diane wrote: "My answers...I have been a lifelong reader and found it gave me a great deal of comfort growing up as a shy little girl. Reading brought me places and gave me experiences I was unlikely to have, g..."
I, too, have been an avid reader my entire life. It is something I do purely for enjoyment, but alongside the happiness it brings it makes me a more intelligent, open-minded person than I would have been otherwise. I think the most important thing books have done for me is to teach me my life is not confined to my immediate reality, and that I can be whatever I want to be if I put my mind to it. I really have books to thank for where I am in life right now!
Technology is indeed a huge distraction! Over the last few months I have made up my mind to make reading a priority, and to dedicate a couple hours every evening to my books. It's such a relief to see all the books waiting on my shelves finally getting read! The readathon has made me read a few times that amount over the last twenty-four hours. It really does add a new spark to my love for reading, to see how easy it is to find time for it, and what a wonderful community of book-lovers there is!
What does reading mean to you? It means being entertained, escaping from a bad day, it means being enlightened about something new.
What does it give you? It gives me joy, peace, a feeling of coming home. Huge smiles.
Why do you pick up a book(s) every day? Because of the reasons above.
Why do you participate in Dewey's readathon? because its a fun way to read, you know with so many people.
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Commenting this a day after its finished, but want to give my two cents on the hourly posts as well. They seem so fun.
What does it give you? It gives me joy, peace, a feeling of coming home. Huge smiles.
Why do you pick up a book(s) every day? Because of the reasons above.
Why do you participate in Dewey's readathon? because its a fun way to read, you know with so many people.
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Commenting this a day after its finished, but want to give my two cents on the hourly posts as well. They seem so fun.
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I'm Diane; it's my pleasure to host Hour 24!!! Hope you've been having a terrific time!
When we make a commitment to read for 24 hours, it makes me think about how much reading means to us. We set aside, a whole day and night to enjoy reading, Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon, and the camaraderie of other! Even if we can't do it all, reading still means THAT much to us!
Why do I participate? What is it that reading gives me? What does it MEAN for me? These are the questions I mull over in Hour 24!
So, I want to hear from you.
What does reading mean to you?
What does it give you?
Why do you pick up a book(s) every day?
Why do you participate in Dewey's readathon?
My answers will in the comments below...