Book Assignment

I know this sounds lame, but I don’t think I had a favorite book as a child or adolescent. I didn’t really read very much. Two of the books I remember (which I assume means they were favorites) are Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Go Dogs Go. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was a book about the alphabet. The letters were all trying to get up into a palm tree. As each of the letters went up the tree the would say, “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Will there be enough room?”


I’m not sure why I liked this book. I loved the rhyming and clever ideas for the letter, but I think I most of all remember and liked when my dad read it to me. He would get so into reading the book with such passion. Its not the most thrilling book, but when he would read it I remember laughing and saying it along with him. I also remember that with Go Dogs Go. That book was always so fun to read with my dad and I also remember reading both of these books to my younger siblings and having fun with them.

I am also unsure what my favorite book is right now. All I read are textbooks, and I currently do not consider them favorites. I recently just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.

I don’t know if it is my favorite, but I did love listening to it and I could hardly put it down. This book is the last in the Harry Potter series and it is about Harry and his friends trying to defeat Voldemort. I think this book interested me because I had seen all of the previous movies and wanted to know more information about Horcruxes. I loved the book because it made reference to events from the previous six books and it was always exciting. I also loved it because I could do the dishes and listen at the same time. It made housework much more enjoyable.

I think the biggest impact that both of these books had on my life is the fact that reading can be for fun and not just for learning. Since reading Harry Potter I’ve tried to find different audio books that I can listen and enjoy while also going to school. I’ve realized that reading or listening for fun can reduce the stress of school and provide productive entertainment (i.e. listening and doing the dishes). By reading Harry Potter I’ve regained the desire to read for pleasure just a bit more. I don’t know if I’ll ever get back to it until after school ends, but I sure want to start reading more.