Hello. Cate here to talk about being an unashamed bookaholic.
The first time I saw this quote was on a tote bag at Barnes & Noble.
I laughed.
Maybe I shouldn't have. It's way too true!
My mother once told met she worried that if it came to a choice between buying books or feeding my children, she wasn't sure which I'd choose. She was only kidding. (I think!)
I have to admit it, I have a total addiction to books - buying them, reading them, surrounding myself with them, writing them. I still have to pinch myself about that last one.
My husband and I enable each other. Our version of date night is Saturday mornings at Barnes & Noble. If it's really special, we'll go to a different one out of our neighborhood. Maybe that's why we're still married after 32 years.
*sigh*
It's hopeless.
When our children were young, their friends would come to our house to research school projects. Many the conversation began with, "Daddy, do you have a book about...?"
The answer was usually yes. At least one.
Now that my youngest is enrolling in grad school to become a teacher, I get, "Mom, do you have a book about...?"
That makes me happy. Again, the answer is usually yes. At least one.
As a teacher, the nicest compliment I get is when parents tell me their children come out of my class loving to read. SCORE!
But it also makes me wonder.
What makes someone a reader?
Or is it who?
Do you know?
I'm presuming if you're here, it's because you love books too.
Why?
Are you addicted?
I guess I'm rambling. I could go on forever about books - about The Happy Hollisters that arrived in the mail each month when I was in 3rd grade, or (shameful confession) the girl I befriended in 5th grade because she had a complete set of Nancy Drew.
I spent way too many college hours reading historical romances when I was supposed to be studying.
I've lost many hours of sleep because I couldn't put the book down.
I saw this on Etsy.
I'm wouldn't sat they scare me, but I definitely don't understand.
Except for people who struggle to read. One of the reasons I trained to teach children with reading disabilities is because I can't imagine missing out on the joy of stories because reading is just too hard. I hope I can help change that for some of my students.
So, let's talk books today.
What do you love about them?
Why do you read?
Do you have a childhood favorite? A book that made you a reader for life?
Are you ready to join this club?
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