Joan Ellen Cornell

Porter laughing at me reading him his favorite book, Hand Hand Fingers Thumb

I have a confession.


I love to read. LOVE it. It probably stems from my parent's reading to me every night before bed and weekly trips to the library. In 2nd grade, I was in a special reading group (3 or 4 of us) that would leave the classroom during the usual reading time. We would go to this small room wish only a small table and chairs and read chapter books. It sounds kind of dorky, but I loved that I was part of this group :) In 4th grade, I remember getting in trouble by Miss Cox for reading Naya Nuki under my desk during math class- hahaha. Numerous times in my childhood/teens I would turn down going out to play so I could finish a book I was engulfed in. In turn, my english skills are pretty awesome...I'm articulate about grammar and in college one of my favorite classes was a history of language class.

Curling up in bed with a good book is one of my most favorite things to do...there's something about just being able to get out of the "real" world for a while and into another one. I love all types of books...I love autobiographies, and I also love women's novels (the type that would be on Oprah's book list, or like Elin Hilderbrand for instance...).

Here are a few of my favorite's, starting from childhood until now...