What was the first book you ever read?

Learning to read was a life-changing experience. That sounds strange considering I was four at the time and hadn’t done much in the way of shaping my life yet. When I read my first book, it was like opening a treasure chest and realizing that the world was full of treasure chests and I wanted to open all of them.

My mother attempted to teach me how to read because I was jealous of all the library books my older brother brought home. She read Fraidy Cats (a Hello Reader book) to me so many times I memorized it. I was so frustrated that I couldn’t understand how to recognize the words. I thought I’d never figure it out.

I hid in the closet one day, pulled out The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss and it hit me: I knew these words. I slowly made my way through the book. It was an awakening of sorts.

Many thanks to my mother and Dr. Seuss :)