Friday, March 18, 2011
Budding Reader
Last week Nate's kindergarten class took a field trip to the library. At the library, they found out that they could get their own library card when they were 5. They also got to go "behind the scenes" and see what goes on at the library. He thought this was pretty cool.
Nate came home and asked Tom if "mommy would take me to the library to get a library card?"
Um, like I had to think about this one. Of course! He was so excited. He told me about how we would get him a card, and that he would get to pick out books, and we talked a lot about what type of books he wanted to get.
We were planning to go on Monday. But Nile was sick, and Tom was out of town. I didn't relish the thought of taking Nate to the library with a sick 4 year old, a fussy baby, and no backup parent. So I promised him that we would go on Friday, and it would be just him and me. So, fast forward to today.
This morning, Nate had (for the first time ever) a school friend come over for a playdate. So, after Caleb left, Nate and I headed to the library. So mature, Nate walks up to the checkout desk and, when the librarian asked if she could help us, asked:
"I was wondering if I could get my very own library card?"
So I filled out the paperwork, and she promptly created a library card. While we waited, two girls who were waiting to check out a huge pile of insect books showed Nate where to find them. As soon as we got his card (and a bookmark, and a sticker), we headed to the non-fiction area. We picked up a few books on bugs and frogs, then headed over to the graphic novels, and then the "early reader" books. Nate sat down at a table and went through the books, too excited to wait until we got home.
So we checked out his books (as well as two novels for me), and headed off to the grocery store before heading home. He read all the way to the grocery store, and all the way home in the car. And I should have taken a picture. It was precious. But what was more special to me was the question he asked me on the way to the car as we walked out of the library.
"Mom, can we come to the library every week?"
"Sure, Nate." But we can't come when you're at school, so we will have to go on Saturdays."
"Okay, Mom. Can we go to the library every Saturday?"
Yes. Yes we can.
His stash from today's trip?
Finding Zemo (a superhero graphic novel)
See Otto
Anakin to the Rescue
Tale of a Tadpole
Frogs
Stink Bugs
And tonight, he read me See Otto. All by himself.
I am so proud of my little reader! And I am definitely going to encourage this habit! Off to the library we will go every Saturday!
And now, I'm going to curl up with one of my books and a cup of decaf coffee while Tom watches basketball. Goodnight all!
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