Childhood Memory Research Paper

Reading has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Young kids were excited to get a new toy or go on a trip to Toys R Us but me I would be content with a new book or was taken to a local bookstore. As a kid, I would love getting read all types of books like Miss Nelson is Missing, The Hungry Caterpillar and Love You Forever. These are some of the many books that made me happier than getting any new action figure. When it was time to go to bed, there were two books that would have to be read to me in order for me to fall asleep: Good Night Moon and Corduroy. Something about those two were comforting to me and were able to put me out like a light and make it okay for me to sleep in the dark. Reading was something I learned to
love and enjoy.

My love to read all started with the book Corduroy, this is one memory I remember clearly from my childhood.
My grandmother didn’t believe in wasting money on toys, she believed in all the entertainment a book had to offer. So she brought me to a book store that was especially for children and told me to pick any book that I wanted. Oh My God was it the hardest thing in the world when there were thousands and thousands of books. Walking through several books this red book, with a yellow title and a bear with green overalls missing a button caught my attention. I know they say don’t judge a book by its cover but something just drew my young mind to this book. After Grandmother buying it she started to read it to me which I made her more than three times before I went to sleep. I think reading is something you learn to love or hate at a young
age.
I have eclectic love for reading and can read anything or everything, but one thing I abhor is a book that drags. If I book didn’t catch my attention within the first few pages it would be left alone, but you shouldn’t do that. Once I started reading this vampire book written way before the twilight fad, the beginning it dragged for two chapters but something about the book kept me captivated. Sure enough the book started to get better and something about the words made me feel like I was on this adventure and it just created vivid images. Although some books start with a very boring beginning, there is usually light at the end of the road. Give every book a chance because you might be missing out on a great piece of literature.

I am the type of reader that likes to put myself in the character shoes to understand their point of view and the reactions they have to other characters.
I love reading because for a while, I live in a different body, in a different place, with different people. Now I know that sounds crazy but how cool is it to escape from the world, Into a story that is more interesting than your life will ever be. This one book The Prada Plan was about a girl who was abandoned by her parents at a young age at had to become an adult at a young age. In her story she goes through a lot emotionally, at some points I find myself crying with her, feeling her pain. Connecting with the characters is something that gives you a better understanding of the story as well as the emotions of the
characters.

Reading is something I love and it’s something that continuously makes me happy. There was magic in the book Corduroy that made me love books. There is this quote that J.K.Rowling says “I do believe something magical can happen when you read a good book.” There is magic in a book that makes a reader want more and live in the book for a bit longer. I know many hate reading but what if they knew that, reading a book provides a good escape from all the trouble of the world. Who doesn’t want an escape from reality, even if it is only for a while? You won’t ever know until you pick up a book like I did, those many years ago when I was just a little three year old.