re: What hooked you on reading & what is the first book you remember reading?

The Little Prince was the first book I remember reading. I told my dad I read it, he didn't believe me, and quizzed me extensively. I passed with flying colors and from that moment on, I was the new man of the house.

I also read it in French (Le Petite Prince) because apparently I could speak fluent French back then (my dad could -- and still can -- and taught me from a young age.) Nowadays, my French is abominable because I switched to learning Southern as I grew up. Y'all.