As I was scanning through iphoto looking for a picture I wanted to enlarge, I happened to notice this photo of Annie. It's not a great photo...slightly blurry, with a very distracting background. But I love this photo, nonetheless. It is quintessential Annie...nose in a book and lost to the rest of the world.
I have to admit, there are times when I envy her. I wish I had as much time for reading as she does. And I wish I could read as fast as she does, as well. She reads a lot faster than I do, and yet has amazing comprehension and recall. (Her 3rd grade teacher told me on numerous occasions how she was convinced that Annie had a photographic memory. She doesn't, but she is amazing in the way she can recount the smallest details of everything she reads.)
Each quarter of this school year, Annie has kept a reading log. She records each book she reads, the author, and a brief description of the book, along with her feelings about the book. So far, this quarter (6 1/2 weeks in), she has read 31 books. Some of the books have been for school (like one about the Dust Bowl and one about the Blues), but most are of her own choosing. And you can never guess what she might choose to read next. She loves the Royal Diaries books, and has read a few of those this quarter. And she also loves fantasy, hence books like The Sea of Trolls and The Oaken Throne. And then again, she loves reading non-fiction of her own choosing, too. She read a book about Anatasia and a book about the Salem witch trials. And she's currently reading In Search of Nature by E.O. Wilson, 2-time Pulitzer award winning biologist. (Yep, my 9-year-old daughter is a much more well-rounded reader than I am!)
I think it's safe to say that Annie will be a book lover for life.
3 comments:
i think its a sweet picture..childhood is so precious
Oh wow, great picture and I love and adore hearing this! Annie is a girl after my own heart. I loved to read when I was her age, but my tastes were nowhere near as varied. I wish I had kept a reading log back then. How wonderful for her to have to look back on one day :)
You're right, she will love to read and love books her whole life. What a wonderful joy and treasure for her to have!
That is wonderful!!!! I wish Tim would like to read that much. He's a good reader. He'd just prefer to play!!! I would love to have the time to read more myself. You must be proud of Annie :) :)
take care,
Dawn
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