Personal Narrative: My Experience With Reading

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Reading hasn’t always been an enjoyable pastime for me. My experiences with reading have had their ups and downs, but in the end reading has made my education hurdles a bit smaller. Beginning at an early age, my mom would read stories to me every night before bed. One of my favorites was My First Bible Stories, which was a book with my short Bible stories. Goldilocks and the Three Bears was another one of my favorite childhood books that my Mawmaw used to read to me whenever I would spend the night with her. There were many books my family used to read to me, and I believe that is what started my interest in reading. I have always been a shy person, but a reading experience in the fourth grade is what made it worse. I loved to read and

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