Lilly and Reading

Intriguing titles just aren't my strong point at the moment. Sorry.

Lilly has never been interested in reading. I know many kids who beg their mom's for one more story and one more book but Lilly never has. She loves to tell made up stories and always wants us to tell her one before bed but she has never been able to sit still and pay attention to books.

Once she got her new glasses and then started Kindergarten, where daily reading is homework, I've been insisting on reading books every day with her. Much to my surprise, she likes it! She picks out at least 3 books every day (many of which were mine when I was her age) and we sit down and read. Sometimes I just read the stories to her. Other times we practice sight words and I pause at words and make her help me sound them out. She gets really frustrated when I do this but is willing to humor me just to keep reading.

A couple weeks ago I received an email from an author who has a new book out wanting to know if I would be willing to review it. Since we are reading the same books over and over again I gladly accepted. It's always nice to have some new reading material and it looked like a fun story.

I received a copy of Checking up on Daddy by Adam J. Roth and busted it out before we even got home that day. While waiting in the car for Noah's speech therapy I read both kids the book about one family's ritual when Daddy gets home from work each night. They both loved it. I think they could really relate to a story about Daddy coming home from work since that is their favorite time of day. We ended up reading it three times that afternoon.

 I think it's fun to find new stories to read to the kids. I have always been a HUGE reader and I still remember my mom reading me book after book before I learned to read on my own. I hope I can help Lilly and Noah develop a love of books too.

And I want to send a thank you out to Adam for sending me a copy of his book. It's sure to become a classic in my family.

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