My brother was 3 years older than me, so he taught me how to read. When I was learning my letters I used to write them all down on a piece of paper and ask my gma to circle the words I spelled (I was like 3 at the time). I was so excited when we hit 1st grade and we started reading and writing.
My gma read a lot, and althought she said I was more than welcome she read those The Cat Who...books and V.C. Andrews
. I started reading this series by Diane Hoh, Nightmare Hall. I started reading them in 3rd grade and I remember teachers were looking at me funny. My mom and dad never restricted what I read (considering I remember paging thru my dad's Playboys when I was younger, lol) and my mom would take me to the library to get books.