Since I was small, I have devoured books by the shelf. I couldn't ever get enough. J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Brian Jacques, Richard Adams, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen King--I worshiped their written word. I remember that my dad would read Arabian Nights or other classics to us while we piled up on my brother's bunk bed, always eager to hear the next story. Or I would read with my little brother--I could always get him to break in to a huge grin at the end of Green Eggs and Ham..."Saaaaay, I like green eggs and ham...I do, I do, I do like them Sam I am." I would raid the big honey oak built-in bookcase in our living room, always hungry for more. Luckily I come from a line of readers, so there was always a new book to discover, or we would spend the day at the library, hauling home armloads of books to transport us to other worlds.
I was such a book nerd that my best friend in middle school, Sarah, and I would have sleepovers that would culminate in an hour or so of reading before falling asleep. Pretty wild stuff, I know. An aside: Sarah has great taste and I loved raiding her bookshelves. I credit her for my love of a good mystery. And there was always a cat or two to curl up with at her house.
Like I said, every day is book day to me, but I love the idea of a day when I can gush about my love of books, and you can gush about yours, and we can nerd out about books together in a world sanctioned manner.
When we began our adoption journey nearly a year ago, we turned to books to help educate ourselves about all the ins and outs of adoption. And there are so many fantastic books out there on a myriad of topics. You can check out this post about how to discover some books about adoption as chosen by fellow readers. Books can also help you teach your adopted child about their own family makeup with all the fantastic children's books geared toward adopted children.
Check out some of our book reviews for information on some adoption related reads (more coming soon)!
Ways to Celebrate World Book Day
- Start that book you've been meaning to read!
- Get some free Amazon kindle books: https://www.amazon.com/article/read-the-world --Upgrade to Audible for only $1.99!
- Go to the library and find a new book!
- Vow to read one chapter of whatever book you're reading every night before bed.
- Take a book with you wherever you go so when you're bored or caught waiting, you can read instead of scroll.
