100 Reasons to Love Reading

by Scholastic Inc.

We all have a reason to love reading.

Reading opens your mind.Reading is a shared journey.Reading builds bridges.Reading is an act of faith.Reading can take you to a place called hope.In honor of Scholastic's 100th Anniversary, it asked a hundred of its authors and illustrators to answer the What's a reason you love reading? The response is a dazzling collection that gets to the heart of why books matter so much, to so many people. Whether they are remembering a book that meant the world to them or conjuring the magical way that books took them to worlds far beyond their own, these authors show us with exuberance, insight, and humor how the joys of reading are often inseparable from the joys of life itself.

Genres: Nonfiction

267 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

For more than 100 years, Scholastic has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media.

Reviews

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

I felt like this took me awhile to get through, but that is because I had to keep looking up authors to add them to the TBR list. Or looking up what else they wrote to see if I have missed anything over the years.
This book is preaching to the choir. Scholastic kiddo and teen authors wrote reasons why they love to read. I was surprised at how many authors mentioned that they didn't read due to it being difficult or they just weren't interested as kids. Obviously that changed through a book they read or someone that introduced them to a particular book, or comic (in several cases). It had such a profound impact on them that they ultimately ended up writing books themselves.
There are little essays, some poems, and even some illustrations and mini comics in this book.
So many good quotes in this book that made me laugh or think "EXACTLY!!!" in my head while I was reading. A lot of authors wrote about wanting kids to be able to see themselves in a story and how important that is.
I did enjoy a quote from Tui T. Sutherland- "I think reading just doesn't give you the experience of having super powers; it actually grants you the most important superpower of all: empathy." YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
I related to another author that spoke about all the read aloud time in school and there were soooo many dead dogs!!! Ugh! yes! I remember this as well.
Aida Salazar wrote a poem and I enjoyed the line - "we read to stuff our faces with suspense like popcorn at a movie."
I should have been writing down more quotes as I went as there were some gems in there. Overall a fun read to pick up here and there. I did go through and count how many of the authors I had read already. I'm right at half. Guess I have some more reading to go do.

[Katie Beth Boggan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great reminder of why we love to read and should cultivate it as often as possible. For ELA teachers, there could be lots of great pairings made in the classroom with this title's short essays, poems, and even comics! It could also provide some great lead-in to the beginning of an Independent Reading Unit. Thanks to Scholastic for sending me a copy from this year's NCTE Scholastic Sweepstakes.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

So heartwarming 💝 and at a time when I've been so mentally fried that i struggle to actually read or do any of my other favorite hobbies, the timing was perfect. Hoping I can pick my reading momentum back up. Thanks so much for the free copy, Scholastic!

[Ushnav Shroff · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice, fun read.

[no · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate this book so much it sucks.