Why Children's Lit?

So, several people have asked me if I am going to be a teacher.  The truth is, probably not.  I am a business student but took children's literature as one of my electives for several reasons.  First, I love to read, especially children's books.  Sometimes I sit down in a chair at my house and don't get up for the whole day, just so I can finish the book.  So many of them are so easy to get lost in!  Another reason, probably the most important, is that all I really want to be when I grow up is a good mom.  My mother did a fabulous job of staying at home and raising me and my siblings, and I want my kids to have a similar experience. I remember when I was young one of my parents would lay in bed with me and my brother and sister and read us a book or part of one every night.  My favorites were the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingels Wilder.  We would always beg to hear more, but most of the time we had to go to bed after a few chapters.  Having such a great experience with children's lit when I was growing up really made me excited to learn more about it now.