My Literacy is Sponsored By:

The earliest books I remember enjoying were any of those written by Jonathan London in his Froggy series. Froggy Plays Soccer, Froggy Bakes a Cake, Froggy Goes to the Library– all part of the books that sponsored my literacy at a very young age. They taught me about socializing with my peers, how to deal with family issues, and about proper modalities at the dinner table. However, looking back at why I chose those books in particular I see how strong an influence my teachers were in me picking those books. I remember being in the library as a class as our librarian read form the Froggy books. This taught me to enjoy them and encouraged me to look for more during my free time. I think my teachers’ motivation for encouraging these books was that they were fun, with colorful illustrations, and good life lessons. They would teach us to read while mentoring us in the process. In return from us enjoying this experience they gained recognition of being good teachers for having good readers, and as a result good grades in their class.