JT can read. It has been going on for a while now (darn that education) but he has really gotten the swing of it and has started reading books on his own. The problem is that he seems a bit overwhelmed with all his choices and has a hard time settling on one book and completing it but when he finds one he sticks with it. And like his mother when he finds a series he wants to read the entire set. This is what happened with Diary of aWimpy Kid. Rick bought JT one at the Spring Book Fair and JT read it within 24 hours and then wanted the others. Admittingly Rick and I are a sucker for two things when it comes to the boys' demands, books and fruit. I ran JT to 1/2 Price Books and of course they didn't have the book so I promised to take him out this weekend and then Rick suggested we try the library. I hesitated, due to my colored past with the Spokane library (I think they still have a wanted posted for me hanging up), but decided to conquer my fear and try it out.
Long library story short, they didn't have the Diary of the Wimpy Kid series (they have 7 copies of each but they are all out and the best we could do is get on a waiting list) but JT did get something incredible, his very own Library Card! It was such an exciting moment for me. I remembered all the summer days I would spend at the library and how exciting it was to discover new books and quickly get them home to read. And now JT could do the same. It was so fun to listen to him talk about how many books he could check out at a time and ask if he could ride his bike to the library this summer to get books. It made me so proud to be his mom and so incredibly excited that he is experiencing the joy that books can bring. I can't wait to watch his reading and book taste develop. I just hope that he is better at returning books on time than I was; I am not sure Rick and I have a savings account large enough to cover late book fees.
And just in case anyone is concerned, JT has in his possession all three Diary of a Wimpy kid book thanks to his friend Rhys lending his.
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