Do you enjoy reading stories? As a child, I loved sitting on my grandfather's lap while he read me stories. I remember most of them even though I am now a grown man , too! As a child, I was blissfully unaware that, as I listened to the stories, I was also learning new words and ways in which those new words combined to communicate ideas and life lessons. A good story encourages us to turn the next page and read more. We may feel excited, sad, afraid or really happy. This is because the experie