How old were you when you found your love for books?

[Lazaszeret39]

8 years old

[Sree Chinta]

I found my love for books when I was 8 years old. During the Summer of 3rd grade, I read a 100 page book every day after discovering the Geronimo Stilton series.

[carlyjenniifer]

My mom actually jokes that I was born reading. I LOVED being read to as a kid until I finally learned how to read on my own. It's always been a part of my life. I remember when I was around 6 that I loved this book so much I would re-read it over and over. That's probably the first time I loved reading on my own - it's been a part of me since forever though.

[474lizzie]

I kept having spells in 7,8, and 9 grade but peer pressure and lack of knowledge drove me away until 10 grade when my librarians and librarians me under their wing it was wonderful

[Beloved2615]

I have been reading for a long time, when I was a child I would read aloud to myself. (My parents didn't read to me) I learned right away that reading, even the little children books, took me to a better place for a while. I grew up using reading as an escape when my life wasn't doing so great, I would read. So I am thinking I started reading about age 5? Of course those were just the one sentence page picture books but I knew then that reading was something I would do a lot of in my life.

[lincolnp]

I was about 8 when I really got hooked on reading. I was reading Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I think I read that book 3 or 4 times that summer. That's when the library became my world. I am sure my mom recognized the signs, my oldest sister is a book worm as well.

[E-Frapp]

Around 7. As soon as I read a chapter book I was hooked.

[MaragothThorn]

I was around 6 or 7. I went into my school's library and read both Wayside School Is Falling Down and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,introducing me to the world of literature and my current book addiction.

[pretzelsnow]

I found my real love and passion for books at the age of 10/11 and I have been reading ever since.

[lolripops]

probably 14.

[ladiibug]

To be honest I fell in love with books in my early 20s. I started one night while working a 3rd shift. It was a pretty decent size book. I finished it the same night. Then I started on a new one that same night. Every since then I have been reading books. I am now in my early 30s.

[bookreaderrme]

I have a sister who is 3 years older than me. When I was very young, she would practice her reading on me. I learned how to read at age 4 and have been an avid reader since then. So when I became a mother, I did a "pay it forward" and read to my daughter every night from birth on. She is now 17 and an avid reader. When I see all the trouble that teenagers can get into in this day and age, I'm happy that my daughter would rather snuggle up with a great book than go shopping all the time or the other unwholesome temptations of today's teenagers like drinking, sex, violence etc.

[lovablegeek123]

I always loved hearing books, stuff my mom or sister would read me. It always made me happy. When I got old enough to read, say about 7 or 8 I always was stuck somewhere shopping with my mom and sister. That's really where I discovered my love for reading.

[Lilapo9]

I remember my love for reading started taking off right at first grade so I had to be about six or seven. Our teacher had us in animal groups and we had to read each book in a group before we could progress up to the next group. I was a bit competitive in nature at that time and in my quest to get from point A to point B I fell in love with reading.

[mayaamayy]

Around 8 or 9