Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Primary Sources

Boy Meets World. Created by Michael Jacobs. Perf. Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, William Daniels. ABC. 1993.

Eric Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Chicago: Phiomel, 1994.

Robert Munsch. Love You Forever. Toronto: Firefly Books Ltd., 1995.

Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s Elephant Show. Created by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, and Bram Morrison. Perf. Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, Bram Morrison, Paula Gallivan. PBS. 1984.



Boy Meets World was one of my all-time favorite shows when I was growing up. It was the highlight of my Friday night because at that time, it was on TGIF on ABC. Friday’s were a time for family. No one was working late, my sister didn’t have dance, and I didn’t have any sports practices. Every Friday we would eat dinner and then make popcorn and have our own little individual popcorn bowls and watch TGIF together. I feel like families don’t spend quality time together anymore and I think they should. This is one memory I will definitely treasure for my whole life.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar was the first book I could ever read. My mom told me that she used to read it to me when I was a baby and when I was old enough to start learning how to read, this was the book she taught me with. I think it’s a huge part of my childhood. This may be a little dramatic, but without this book, I may never have learned how to read.

At night, before I went to bed, my mom would always read me a story. My favorite, which I made her read every night, was Love You Forever. I just thought it was funny how the little baby would chuck stuff down the toilet and the mom wouldn’t get mad. I wished that my mom wouldn’t get mad when I did that (and yes I tested it out). The only bad thing about it was that every time my mom read the story she cried and I never knew why. Obviously, now I know. She didn’t want my sister and me to grow up. She wanted us to stay little forever but I knew that the title of the book was right; she would always love us forever.

I remember waking up every morning at the crack of dawn to watch my favorite TV shows before I had to go to the babysitter. I still to this day have no idea how children can get up so early and have that much energy all day. But anyways, one of my favorite shows was Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s Elephant Show. It came on right after Mr. Roger’s changed his sweater and said goodbye to the neighborhood. I knew I would see him tomorrow anyway. Sharon, Lois, and Bram always kick started my day with songs and jokes that I would later talk to my friends about before naptime. This show was definitely one of the highlights of my childhood.

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