We all know Mrs. Miller loves to read, but three inquisitive fifth graders found out all of the important details, including her thoughts on Harry Potter and her favorite type of pizza (yes, pizza).
What are you going to read to your babies?
Everything. I read out loud. If I’m reading I just read out loud and then they can hear it. Did you know that babies can hear you reading when they are in your tummy? You’re supposed to read to them. I plan to have Mr. Miller read to them because I’m talking all day and they hear me all day anyway. But then when they are newborns, I think I’ll read a lot of nursery rhymes to them.
What about Brown Bear, Brown Bear?
Yes!
Dr. Seuss?
Definitely.
What do you like to read on? A book book or a Nook or Kindle or something like that?
I like to hold my book and flip those pages. But I read all the time on everything. A book book is my favorite though.
What genres do you like to read?
Mostly informational books. I like learning about everything. I read books that you might think are really boring but they are great for teachers to read for ideas for how to teach better.
I also really like historical fiction.
What is your favorite book?
I knew this question was coming and I don’t even know if I can answer it. It’s so hard to choose.
Did you have a favorite as a child?
What I read a lot as a child was the Baby Sitters Little Sisters series. I stayed up all night reading those books and then I got in trouble. Don’t do that.
Have you ever read Harry Potter?
No, I actually haven’t. I just don’t like fantasy that much. I’m sorry. I hope I don’t hurt any readers with that information.
Do you like to see movies based on books? Which do you usually like better?
If I’ve read the book, then I’ll go see the movie and I almost always like the book better. But to be honest, if a movie comes out and I haven’t read the book yet, I can be lazy and just skip the book and go see the movie. With The Giver I watched it with Mr. Miller and my mom and they thought the movie was so great but I said, “Oh! The book was so much better!” And I was very dramatic about it, of course.
What is your favorite series?
I’m not sure how I’m going to answer that . . .
Well, I like to try so many different books so I think I just jump around and move on to a different book. Because of that, I haven’t read a lot of whole series. I wish I had more time to read more series books because I would like to.
Do you have a favorite author or illustrator?
This is a hard one too. I might be stumped on some of these. Can I email you some answers later? I’m usually a big favorites person but I’m not with books I guess. I’m pretty picky about my authors though.
Is it or is it not JK Rowling?*
It is not.
Do you have a favorite character?
Can I be selfish?
Yes.
I’m super drawn to characters who are like me so when I read a book and I think that character is a lot like me, I love that. But I can’t think of one favorite character, right now, on the spot.
Okay, so what is your favorite kind of taco?
Taco in a bag but I don’t eat it in a bag I eat it in a bowl.
Favorite kind of pizza?
Athena (Pizza Luce) with chicken, no olives.
Favorite color?
I love brown. Sometimes I feel bad for it because nobody chooses it as their favorite. That's so mean.
Let’s get back to books. How often do you read?
I read everyday but it depends for how long. Some days I fall asleep after five minutes and sometimes I read for an hour.
Do you read a lot during breaks or do you do other things?
Over Christmas break I read six books. But then when we aren’t on break I don’t read as much.
Thank you Mrs. Miller!
* There may have been one interviewer who is obsessed with Harry Potter. Just a little.
What are you going to read to your babies?
Everything. I read out loud. If I’m reading I just read out loud and then they can hear it. Did you know that babies can hear you reading when they are in your tummy? You’re supposed to read to them. I plan to have Mr. Miller read to them because I’m talking all day and they hear me all day anyway. But then when they are newborns, I think I’ll read a lot of nursery rhymes to them.
What about Brown Bear, Brown Bear?
Yes!
Dr. Seuss?
Definitely.
What do you like to read on? A book book or a Nook or Kindle or something like that?
I like to hold my book and flip those pages. But I read all the time on everything. A book book is my favorite though.
What genres do you like to read?
Mostly informational books. I like learning about everything. I read books that you might think are really boring but they are great for teachers to read for ideas for how to teach better.
I also really like historical fiction.
What is your favorite book?
I knew this question was coming and I don’t even know if I can answer it. It’s so hard to choose.
Did you have a favorite as a child?
What I read a lot as a child was the Baby Sitters Little Sisters series. I stayed up all night reading those books and then I got in trouble. Don’t do that.
Have you ever read Harry Potter?
No, I actually haven’t. I just don’t like fantasy that much. I’m sorry. I hope I don’t hurt any readers with that information.
Do you like to see movies based on books? Which do you usually like better?
If I’ve read the book, then I’ll go see the movie and I almost always like the book better. But to be honest, if a movie comes out and I haven’t read the book yet, I can be lazy and just skip the book and go see the movie. With The Giver I watched it with Mr. Miller and my mom and they thought the movie was so great but I said, “Oh! The book was so much better!” And I was very dramatic about it, of course.
What is your favorite series?
I’m not sure how I’m going to answer that . . .
Well, I like to try so many different books so I think I just jump around and move on to a different book. Because of that, I haven’t read a lot of whole series. I wish I had more time to read more series books because I would like to.
Do you have a favorite author or illustrator?
This is a hard one too. I might be stumped on some of these. Can I email you some answers later? I’m usually a big favorites person but I’m not with books I guess. I’m pretty picky about my authors though.
Is it or is it not JK Rowling?*
It is not.
Do you have a favorite character?
Can I be selfish?
Yes.
I’m super drawn to characters who are like me so when I read a book and I think that character is a lot like me, I love that. But I can’t think of one favorite character, right now, on the spot.
Okay, so what is your favorite kind of taco?
Taco in a bag but I don’t eat it in a bag I eat it in a bowl.
Favorite kind of pizza?
Athena (Pizza Luce) with chicken, no olives.
Favorite color?
I love brown. Sometimes I feel bad for it because nobody chooses it as their favorite. That's so mean.
Let’s get back to books. How often do you read?
I read everyday but it depends for how long. Some days I fall asleep after five minutes and sometimes I read for an hour.
Do you read a lot during breaks or do you do other things?
Over Christmas break I read six books. But then when we aren’t on break I don’t read as much.
Thank you Mrs. Miller!
* There may have been one interviewer who is obsessed with Harry Potter. Just a little.