getting kids to read

I started out reading the See Spot run books in first grade but really took off with it in second. Was given Winnie The Pooh by Ms. Fansler my second grade teacher (a real chapter book) read it end to end. Was inspired to read more, went to the bookshelf in our (never had my own) bedroom. Picked out The Battle of Britain read it and never looked back. Took several years but I read every book on that shelf. Lots of history, war, westerns and spy story paperbacks. Don't know if they were put there on purpose or not. Before I started reading we used them for everything from building blocks or weights for holding whatever down. I do have fuzzy but fond memories of my dad reading "Uncle Remus" to us kids, doing the voices of each character. When I became a dad I started reading to my daughter as soon as she was old enough to listen, several books what seemed like a hundred times over. When she was young and I tired, I could get away with skimming, but very early on she would catch me and we would have to reread everything on the page. She's twelve now and would almost rather read than eat. KC PS While staying at my dad's house to care for him as he was dieing, I found both that Pooh book and the copy of The Battle of Britain. They are on my shelf now. The Circle is a Wheel