Comments on: Weekly Geeks #3: Childhood reading

By: Weekly Geeks #4 » The Hidden Side of a Leaf

Weekly Geeks #4 » The Hidden Side of a Leaf — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:05:06 +0000

[...] Bookworm: here is mine. [...]

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:05:12 +0000

Care, it does sound like a kids’ book! Just not the one I actually read. :)

Chartroose, picky, okay. I prefer to think I was, um, discerning. Nice to meet you too. :)

Fred, musta been the title that attracted you. ;)

Chayenne, I dunno. Would we have such imaginations without books to inspire us? Hmmm….

Aunt Sara, I think on one page Ann was going shopping with her mom (department store, maybe) and she only wanted to buy red things. Boy, if you do find a copy I’d love to see it!

By: Aunt Sara

Aunt Sara — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:21:56 +0000

So it was Ann Likes Red! I had been thinking it was Nell Likes Red, and looked for a copy on eBay at one point with no luck. (A friend had opened a restaurant called “Red”.) This is one of the earliest books I remember being “assigned” in first grade. I don’t remember the typeface, but it would have been written in ITA (International Teaching Alphabet) for my class. I remember the first two pages: Ann likes red. Red, red, red.

By: Chayenne

Chayenne — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:25:29 +0000

Wow, children wouldn’t need books if they all had an imagination like yours. :P A kitty housing a city? That’s just inspired, that is. :P

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:21:39 +0000

I blossomed late concerning reading for pleasure. I’m sure I read a few books in high school, but the first time I became a serious reader was when I picked up The Bastard, part of The Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes.

A few years ago, I went back and read every one. It was just as enjoyable as the first time.