How do you share your love of reading with your kids?
- by reading to them and teaching them to read

MPer Sometimes it works to just keep things simple.

Although we have new books, visit the library, and the kids have favorite books which I like to read to them often making different voices for the different characters and my own sound effects, I think that the most joyous read occasions are when I bring out the books from my own childhood, with my own childish writing of my name, and share these with the kids. Unfortunately we don't have many from my husband's childhood although he remembers some of the books I read and we can share those memories. The kids like the style of "old fashioned" books and even though some of the books may not be as politically correct as the more modern books we get today, they enjoy the fact that I am sharing my own books with them.

One thing I am aiming to do is to keep a few of their books for them to treasure and share with their own kids in the future. I don't keep many toys other than a few favorite stuffed animals or similar, but keeping some of their books - complete with their scribbles on some of the pages, is something I feel is worth doing.

Mother of 4 - Thanks for sharing! My parents also saved some beloved books from my childhood. I've enjoyed sharing a few of them with our kids and I'm excited to share more as they grow up. I'm looking forward to continuing the tradition with our kids. What a fun way to share memories generation to generation.