tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post4074913303232673652..comments2023-11-24T00:58:03.990-08:00Comments on Untethered Realms: What makes a child a reader?M Paxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-65965313616589080382017-06-21T16:26:07.045-07:002017-06-21T16:26:07.045-07:00Tyrean - Thanks! You have such wonderful memories ...Tyrean - Thanks! You have such wonderful memories of people encouraging you to read. How wonderful! It is funny to look back at some of the things we wrote as children. :)River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-31616864108476919582017-06-21T15:42:31.723-07:002017-06-21T15:42:31.723-07:00Congrats on the book release!
My parents are huge ...Congrats on the book release!<br />My parents are huge readers and my grandmother who lived near us and then with us was also a reader and a storyteller. Every night, I had a story either read or told to me. I know my mom saved a paper I wrote at school in first grade saying I didn't like to read - she kept it to remind her to keep on working with me. It shocked me when I saw it - I don't remember not liking to read. My dad started bringing home comic books for me, then my mom pushed me to read the Black Stallion Series, then the town librarian was wonderful and the elementary school librarian was also wonderful and I fell in love with books somewhere between writing that paper in first grade and the start of second grade. I read The Hobbit in third grade and after that, I was dedicated.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-81872058073417452702017-06-21T07:47:57.778-07:002017-06-21T07:47:57.778-07:00Catherine - I've never heard of Teacher from t...Catherine - I've never heard of Teacher from the Black Lagoon. Priceless! I wish libraries would make a big comeback.River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-14177613076100185672017-06-21T07:46:44.006-07:002017-06-21T07:46:44.006-07:00Dolorah - LOL! Maybe they could read books on how ...Dolorah - LOL! Maybe they could read books on how to write codes for creating games!River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-38467512296703020282017-06-21T07:37:43.257-07:002017-06-21T07:37:43.257-07:00Congrats on the book release. As far as reading as...Congrats on the book release. As far as reading as a child, yeah, we were a reading family. My dad taught lit, and my mom read books like Pearl Buck's The Great Earth and Mary McCarthy's The Group. Every summer she took me to the library and I got to pick out a stack of books to take up to New Hampshire. It was a very special event. And of course, I read to my sons constantly. One of their fave books was The Teacher from the Black Lagoon. LOL.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-87866387366624776892017-06-20T23:16:05.158-07:002017-06-20T23:16:05.158-07:00my kids only wanted to read books with cheat codes...my kids only wanted to read books with cheat codes in them for their games, lol. dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-18724415504687219442017-06-20T16:19:05.882-07:002017-06-20T16:19:05.882-07:00Mary - We had some kind of scholastic book club fl...Mary - We had some kind of scholastic book club flyer at school, where you could order books at a deep discount. It was fantastic. I still want to walk into books! LOLRiver Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-44229490740428108132017-06-20T15:43:54.988-07:002017-06-20T15:43:54.988-07:00I always thought books magical. We didn't have...I always thought books magical. We didn't have a lot of books in the house, but my mother took us to the library every other week. I loved library day. I always came home with an armful. lol We also had library day in elementary school where we were required to check out a book. The librarian spent special attention on the kids who weren't reading well and would save them the Dr. Seuss's. I used to resent it... as a kid... but I'm glad she did it. And I hope some of those kids took to reading. I had a couple grade school teachers that used to read to us at nap time. Maybe it was Gumby... Gumby could slide into stories, which was mega cool. I wanted to be able to walk into a book.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-19181459003671441462017-06-20T13:30:26.725-07:002017-06-20T13:30:26.725-07:00Cherie - Thank you! Yes, reading to oneself is cer...Cherie - Thank you! Yes, reading to oneself is certainly different from being read to. :)River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-59591066335335312642017-06-20T13:29:25.227-07:002017-06-20T13:29:25.227-07:00Hilary - Thanks! Yes, the giant ants were appallin...Hilary - Thanks! Yes, the giant ants were appalling. :) I still don't get many of the classics.River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-61078135219107866752017-06-20T13:27:58.465-07:002017-06-20T13:27:58.465-07:00Misha - How awesome that you had a published write...Misha - How awesome that you had a published writer in the family! I'm sure she set you on your own writing path because of it.River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-34502131068483290092017-06-20T13:26:53.421-07:002017-06-20T13:26:53.421-07:00EC - Thank you! That's wonderful that you all ...EC - Thank you! That's wonderful that you all caught the reading bug. Reading is such a comfort.River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-46026209006575464202017-06-20T07:48:40.041-07:002017-06-20T07:48:40.041-07:00I don't really remember a time when I wasn'...I don't really remember a time when I wasn't a reader. I enjoyed it from an early age, although I hated being read to. I guessed that was what got me reading. Hehe! Congrats on publishing Fire and Mist!Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-43861255868484731302017-06-20T02:29:30.457-07:002017-06-20T02:29:30.457-07:00Hi River - congratulations on the release - sounds...Hi River - congratulations on the release - sounds interesting - Highlanders, lairds, druids and beautiful women a good match. I was lucky we had a range of books ... and devoured the youthful ones very early in life ... I never seemed to get the classics - but now I read all sorts - with some quite serious reading thrown in. Good luck with the books ...and so glad you found your way - Them! looks appalling! I don't want to be put off ants though ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-51621886749631008062017-06-20T02:10:38.825-07:002017-06-20T02:10:38.825-07:00I grew up in a house filled with books, but what g...I grew up in a house filled with books, but what got me reading was when my librarian let me take any book home, including a 600 page full version of The Three Musketeers when I was eight. When I realized I could read whatever I wanted, I just really loved the experience. <br /><br />(But it also helped that I grew up with a grandmother who was a published writer.)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-66176892484520832212017-06-20T01:48:48.156-07:002017-06-20T01:48:48.156-07:00Huge congratulations on released yet another book....Huge congratulations on released yet another book. Colour me awed and impressed.<br />I grew up with books. Lots of books. Some of the parenting I endured was sub-standard, but I remain endlessly grateful for the love of reading which was instilled early and generously fed. My siblings and I are ALL readers.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com