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Hello, everyone! My name is ꂎꂎꂎ. I am 8 years old and I am a first grader in ꂎꂎ elementary school. I am going to tell you about my dream. I'm already excited to think that I can tell you my greatest ambition(혹여 야망이라는 단어가 너무 거창하게 보일 경우 dreams라고 바꿔주셔도 된답니다 ^^;) in English.

So what do I want to be? Well, I want to be an artist like Vincent Van Gogh, or a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell, who is the first woman doctor. But most of all, I would like to become an author who writes English books for children, like Beverly Clearly.

When I was 3 years old, my mother read me many English books. The very first book was 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?'. "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?". Every time I hear my own 3-year-old voice recorded on tape, I laugh out loud with my mom.

My mother has read me many, many story books and I have listened to many audio tapes. I loved it. When I was 4 years old, I started to read English books all by myself. So far I have read about 14,000 books! WOW!! Even now, I read english books and listen to audio books 3 hours a day. Reading is what I love the most, and I become happy when I read. That is why I want to become an author, who writes books that will bring laughter and love to children all over the world.

Some of my favorite authors are Kay Thomson, Barbara Park, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Beverly Cleary. And guess what? They are all women writers.

Kay Thomson wrote the famous 'Eloise' series. My favorite character is Eloise. She is a humorous girl who absolutely loves to play. So, my English name isㅡyou guessed itㅡEloise.

Barbara Park wrote 'Junie B. Jones' and many others. Junie B. is just hilarious, and I can't imagine children's books without her. She is also one of my favorite characters.

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote 'Little House'. It is about the story while she was growing up. In fact, 'Little House' is what I'm reading now. I have already read this book during the summer vacation, and I'm read it again. When I read this story, it makes me smile.

Beverly Cleary wrote the 'Ramona' and 'Henry Huggins' series and a lot more for us children. I have so far read 15 of her books, and I like the 'Ramona' series the best. She has a special power to attract children with her cute behaviors, and I'm one of those kids.

I want to be an author like these great writers. When children read my books I hope they will get feelings like happiness, sadness, love, and more. Just imagine yourself, writing and drawing beautiful pictures for children!! This would be wonderful, and I doubt that I could think of anything greater.

My mother says that dreams can change again and again but always encourages me to set a goal and to try my best. So, I must study hard, read many books and draw pictures.[여기에서 draw pictures가 걸맞는지 잘 모르겠네요..ㅇ<-< 일단은 안빼놨습니다 :)] Then, I can be a doctor, an author, an artist, or whatever. I am positive that my dreams will come true if I try my best. Thank you for listening to my story.