Today is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. As such, I started thinking about the importance of literacy, and the very important role that books continue to play in my life.
A bona fide bookworm as a young kid, I loved all of The Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin; Goosebumps by R.L. Stine and Animorphs by K.A. Applegate and Michael Grant were among my other favourites.
As a young child (toddler/maybe younger to six or seven years old), my mom (and other family members) read to/with me every night. Frankly, I can’t imagine growing up without these experiences.
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