Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This week’s prompt:
October 5th: Got You Into Reading
October is National Book Month and to celebrate this month-long “holiday,” what are some books that got you into reading? These could be books from childhood that had you hooked on reading at a young age or maybe as an adult you stopped reading and then started reading again years later. Or maybe you’ve always been an avid book reader, but you tried a book outside your favorite genres and discovered a new favorite genre that you absolutely love. Regardless of when, let’s highlight those books that showed (or reminded) us how great books are!
I loved reading from an early age, so the books of my childhood are what came to mind immediaitely.
Harry the Dirty Dog was featured in my very first ever blog post. My Journey in Books.
My favorite Little Golden book about a group of animal friends who try living together, but it doesn’t work out because of their different tastes. So, they go out searching for their own paths in life.
My favorite bedtime stories that Mom would read me each night.
I remember being so excited when one of the Sesame Street Library books arrived in the mail.
While I eventually read all of these books, my fondest memories of the first four involve being read to, usually at bedtime. The Fudge series is one of the first chapter book I remember reading myself.