Jacobs Scrapbook

Contents

  • Book 1
  • Book 2
  • Book 3
  • Book 4
  • Book 5

August 2006

Little Rabbit Foo Foo


The earliest memory I can recall is the day of my 5th birthday, my last day at kindergarten in fact.

I remember on our birthdays in kindergarten, we got to choose which book the teacher would read to us, which was the highlight of my day. Our teacher read books to us frequently, but today was special because I got to pick. I chose my favourite one of all, "Little Rabbit Foo Foo," in which a mischievous rabbit hops around the forest, bopping the little field mice on the head. I loved this story as a child, I found it hilarious to watch Rabbit Foo Foo act ridiculously and then get scolded afterwards.

I distinctly remember that day, the teacher gathered the children and I on the mat that day and asked me, "Jacob, because it's your birthday today, would you like to pick the story?" Naturally, I said yes and decided on Rabbit Foo Foo.


I can still picture how happy I was to choose my own story to be told, and how fixated I was on that book, eyes wide open when the teacher read it out to the class.

I distinctly remember that day, the teacher gathered the children and I on the mat that day and asked me, "Jacob, because it's your birthday today, would you like to pick the story?" Naturally, I said yes and decided on Rabbit Foo Foo. I can still picture how happy I was to choose my own story to be told, and how fixated I was on that book, eyes wide open when the teacher read it out to the class.

Once she finished reading I really wanted the teacher to read it again, as it was my last day at kindergarten and I wouldn't have the same opportunity to read that same book again. I longed for that thrill of being told a story.

Can you just imagine what it's like, immersing yourself in something you love so much for that very last time?


That's what it was like for me, but luckily I was able to grow up and continue reading, writing, and creating more stories, not only for me but for others to enjoy.

2012

The Hobbit


My favorite year during primary school was during year 6 when I was 10-11. This was the time I really found my passion for stories and storytelling, as our teacher would spend time each week reading books to the class such as The Hobbit.

Again much like when I was much younger, we would sit down in class a few times a week while our teacher would read such books to us. We would sit in silence and I often close my eyes to imagine the scenarios happening in the book, playing out in my mind so vividly that it felt real.

With this spark of creativity, I would spend time each day writing my own stories and illustrating my own stick-figure comic books where I could let my imagination go wild. I am so grateful to have been brought up this way, being able to have a fictional outlet, constantly at my fingertips as I can't even imagine another life where I wasn't an avid reader.

Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

Omniscient Readers Viewpoint


All my life, I have enjoyed reading, telling stories, and entering the lives and worlds of fiction. However, I stopped reading books throughout my time in college and started hanging out with friends, playing video games, and going to the movies instead. I feel as though it had a negative impact on my creativity and imagination as reading gave me that outlet that nothing else could.

Reading the novel Omniscient Readers Viewpoint, sent me right back to my childhood and made me realize how much I still love to read and use my imagination. I started reading the book simply out of love for the recent comic adaptation.

I read it in my free time while riding the train, going to school, or just relaxing at home in the sun. As I read it more, I found myself really appreciating and connecting to the story with the many characters that were explored in its fictional world.


I became attached to the main character, Dokja Kim, since he was built on the concept of a reader, someone who lived their life with their head in a book much like my own life.

I felt a sense of identification with him and a want to learn more about his experience by getting to know him better. I found this story to be more of an experience than a book, one that taught me more about who I am than any other story I've read in the past.

Now that I've experienced that emotion and feeling, I'm always looking for the next story that will give me that same spark as before, and I hope everyone can find a story that can ignite their own spark the way that Omniscient Reader did for me.