Reader's Sketch

K-6

From what I can remember my parents weren’t that involved in reading to me because of the language problem.  The good thing was that I had an older cousin that was the one that would occasionally read to me.  I remember how she would come to my house or I would go to hers and have sleepovers.  The books that I can recall that she would read to me were like Little Red Riding Hood, The 3 Little Pigs, and other fairytales.  I remember that she would really get into the story and makes different voices from the characters of the book.  That I would never forget.  Even though she was 8 years older than me, she really enjoyed spending time with me and reading to me.  My parents were really grateful that she would read to me. 

As I got older, I would read a little more by myself although it was a little challenging because by that time my cousin was older and more involved in her personal life.  I had to guess on some of the pronunciation because my parents weren’t able to help.  Even though I had that trouble reading, that didn’t stop me from reading and trying to pronounce the words in the books.  I really enjoyed when my teacher would read to us in class or when we read as a group.  I remember being introduced to Charlotte’s Web, books from Judy Blume and even Pippy long stocking books.  Charlotte’s Web reminded me of the times that I would go to Mexico because the suburban life that took place in the book and that was similar to where I would go.  In my grandparents house they had some pigs, horses, cows and chickens.  The story had similarities with the exception that in the story in was more like a ranch with a barn.  The books from the author Judy Blume were really interesting especially Fudge Mania, with the trouble maker of Fudge.  I would imagine myself having a brother like that but I wouldn’t be as nice as his brother.