Except for a few short bits that made a big impression on me, I can't remember anything from before I could read.

Some of my first really clear memories are sneaking out of bed and camping out by the nightlight with The Hobbit, LOtR and Asimov's books.

My mother always encouraged me to read, to the point of giving me some books that where way over my head. The first time I read Dune I was probably on 8 or 9, and it didn't make a bit of sense to me. It wasn't till the second time I read that it, that I appreciated the complexity of the story.

Jay