iBbY.org In honor of International Children's Book Day, Casper Mattress Company asked me what my favorite bedtime story was ... and what I read to my children. Ahhh ... was my first thought, as I hadn't thought about this in a long time, and it brought back great memories, memories of when I learned how fun and inspiring reading could be, and then when I'd introduced my love of books to my sons. The first book I remember was James and the Giant Peach , which was actually read to me by my second grade teacher at school . The moment I lay in my bed and stared up at the ceiling, the characters would come alive, playing out all sorts of scenes that hadn't been in the book, providing an escape that made me fall in love with books. From there, I wanted the feelings to continue, so I quickly learned the benefits of the library and often checked out a book nightly. Specifically, I remember 101 Dalmatians , the original full-length book, not the Disney version,...