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Originally Posted by BookCat
Before I started school, I so desperately wanted to read that I'd hold books and move my eyes from side to side, much to the mirth of my sisters.
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When I was a teeny-tiny thing my parents had a parlor trick. They'd hand me an text-only book upside-down and watch as I'd carefully turn it right-side up and hold it as if I was reading.
Actually learning to read didn't happen until I was in grade one but I always loved stories and knowing things. Books were and are a very good source of stories and knowledge also they are an invaluable way to fend off tedium. As a child I couldn't figure out how anyone managed without a good source of books for dreary moments.