tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post3782003038391259728..comments2023-12-14T20:16:49.960-05:00Comments on Rally the Readers: My Biggest Reading InfluenceLee @ Rally the Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-30093293473533395462013-07-30T12:26:08.988-04:002013-07-30T12:26:08.988-04:00I sometimes got in trouble in school for reading a...I sometimes got in trouble in school for reading a book after I'd finished my classroom work. You would have thought that my teacher would have been happy that at least I was reading instead of talking or goofing around, lol.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-27647868111277382082013-07-30T10:34:05.863-04:002013-07-30T10:34:05.863-04:00This was a very lovely post. I think just from see...This was a very lovely post. I think just from seeing how much you loved books would have been enough for your parents.<br /><br />It's funny but I honestly can't remember how I learned to read but my mom said it was from learning videos ^_^. My family aren't really big readers but they always encouraged it (except of course when I did more reading then studying *cough cough*)Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842315793902005771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-58674656272366251182013-07-29T10:10:34.966-04:002013-07-29T10:10:34.966-04:00I definitely wouldn't be the reader I am now w...I definitely wouldn't be the reader I am now without the encouragement I received growing up. And we all share a similar story- it's just wonderful. :)Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-50477593021148727952013-07-28T16:32:27.206-04:002013-07-28T16:32:27.206-04:00Lovely post and photo, Lee! Thanks for sharing. My...Lovely post and photo, Lee! Thanks for sharing. My mum influenced my love of books too by teaching me to read :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-80307404869343439332013-07-25T20:44:13.366-04:002013-07-25T20:44:13.366-04:00I loved Sesame Street books as a kid, too! I don&...I loved Sesame Street books as a kid, too! I don't know how many times I borrowed the one about Grover's first day of school from the library, lol. I've loved reading everyone's memories of being read to as a child; that so many of us have that in common says so much about the importance of being surrounded by books from an early age.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-76901236128825258222013-07-25T16:27:54.786-04:002013-07-25T16:27:54.786-04:00Ahhh this was a lovely post, thank you so much for...Ahhh this was a lovely post, thank you so much for sharing! It's funny how looking back you realize how simple gestures like a parent reading to his child or another always making books available have such an huge impact on the people we grow up to be. Growing up it was just me and my mom and even though we weren't rich by any means, I always had plenty of books at my disposal - like those Sweet Valley ones! She must have bought me hundreds of those >.< hehe She's always loved to read though, and I grew up with stacked bookshelves all around the house & multiple trips to the bookstore. And some of my fondest memories of my childhood involve her reading to me...mostly fairytales and Sesame Street books lol. I'm sure your parents knew that it was their efforts that allowed you to grow into the reader you are now ♥Michelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220874121683955988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-21861318135596484072013-07-25T08:57:29.650-04:002013-07-25T08:57:29.650-04:00I love reading about people's reading influenc...I love reading about people's reading influences, too. I'm looking forward to reading your post!Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-61528063413438812062013-07-24T18:38:32.595-04:002013-07-24T18:38:32.595-04:00I have a reading influence post about my sister dr...I have a reading influence post about my sister drafter, I LOVE reading about people that influenced others to read. I'm so glad your parents were so encouraging and that their love helped you love books. And I teared up reading your story, thank you for sharing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-60842181941556198772013-07-22T14:49:12.459-04:002013-07-22T14:49:12.459-04:00I loved the Mother's Day post you did together...I loved the Mother's Day post you did together! And that is so awesome that she's a librarian!Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-55442939838180200112013-07-22T14:47:43.087-04:002013-07-22T14:47:43.087-04:00I loved going to the library with my mom during su...I loved going to the library with my mom during summer vacations while my dad was at work. We went at least once a week, and I usually got a McDonald's Happy Meal on the way home. Summer days didn't get much better than that!Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-58292439224626972042013-07-22T14:43:06.720-04:002013-07-22T14:43:06.720-04:00It makes me so happy to hear about parents, grandp...It makes me so happy to hear about parents, grandparents, really any adults who take the time to encourage kids to read, especially nowadays, when there are so many other things competing for their attention. I love hearing stories about how a love of reading is passed down from generation to generation; thanks for sharing yours!Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-19050589998502264262013-07-22T14:35:10.354-04:002013-07-22T14:35:10.354-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-8442506606367702032013-07-22T14:34:57.348-04:002013-07-22T14:34:57.348-04:00That is so wonderful that you and your son share a...That is so wonderful that you and your son share a love of reading! I loved that book spine poem he composed that you featured on your blog! I don't have kids of my own and have sort of lived vicariously by being so close to my cousins as they've grown up; something that will always have a special place in my heart is all of the book talks we've had together.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-79259468798895091292013-07-22T09:41:50.501-04:002013-07-22T09:41:50.501-04:00I love this post! I feel that way about my Mom..li...I love this post! I feel that way about my Mom..lifelong librarian and lover of books! Alisa Selenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261134777376978131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-78980907953081093532013-07-21T20:17:22.110-04:002013-07-21T20:17:22.110-04:00I love this!! My mom introduced me to reading and...I love this!! My mom introduced me to reading and I love her for it. Great picture as well!Angela's Anxious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935144213302758223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-72534587710827341272013-07-21T16:26:20.624-04:002013-07-21T16:26:20.624-04:00What a delightful and meaningful post! My mother ...What a delightful and meaningful post! My mother was the big push for reading and education in my family. She graduated from the U. of Mich. in 1940 when women still weren't going to college in great numbers. My dad just barely made it thru high school. Our weekly trips to the library and regular book reading sessions at home really established a love of books and reading in my siblings and myself. I followed the same pattern with my two girls and am endeavoring to continue with my granddaughter. Thanks for reminding me of how important my mother's love of reading had and will continue to have in our family!PuttPutt1198Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014794638840967859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-17995186637661764222013-07-21T15:50:59.142-04:002013-07-21T15:50:59.142-04:00Beautiful story Beautiful story Natalie Framptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720329558706491223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-84917166444661594162013-07-21T12:51:04.221-04:002013-07-21T12:51:04.221-04:00These anniversaries are a poignant time definitely...These anniversaries are a poignant time definitely for reflection and affect everyone differently. I'm so sorry that you've lost your parents. My mom, like your parents, encouraged me to read...often buying me books through the book fairs at school and taking me to get my pizza hut prizes when I won through the accelerated reader program. I will say that when I see my son's eyes light up at a particular part in a book he's reading now and run in to tell me about a character he just read about from a book I bought him, I can tell that my encouraging him to read is something he loves about me. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Jaclyn @ <a rel="nofollow">JC's Book Haven</a>.JezzebellJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810958025835878964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-51828601893172788682013-07-21T09:24:01.022-04:002013-07-21T09:24:01.022-04:00That's so sweet!! Love your story!That's so sweet!! Love your story!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532801907013447901noreply@blogger.com