What were your favorite childhood books?

[citymama]

Books that I loved as a kid that my daughter now loves:

Busy Busy World by Richard Scarry is an all-time favorite. It is no longer being printed and now sells for $100 on eBay! (Yes, many cultural stereotypes, but still a phenomenal book! Despite being a member of one of the steretyped minorities, I adored it and so does my daughter.)

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey- I love that my daughter loves this book as much as my husband and I both did. This is my absolute favorite book to gift to other kids.

Many Dr Seuss books - Cat in the Hat, Wocket in my Pocket, Hop on Pop, Green Eggs and Ham - and my favorite, Dr. Seuss's ABC. Also Hand Hand Fingers Thumb by Al Perkins and Big Dog Little Dog by PD Eastman.

Corduroy and Bedtime for Frances!

[mama2g03]

Some I've bought for DC are:

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Flat Stanley
Mike Mulligan
Baby Island - will give DD when she's older

I also loved Justin Morgan had a Horse - will have to pick that one up, too!

Great thread!

[vonfirmath]

When I was a little older, I also loved the All-of-a-Kind Family and Little House books (but I'm not sure my two boys will appreciate them quite so much) (I don't know why I can't get the quote feature to work. Maybe b/c I have a Mac?)

These were my favorites too. I so hope dd will like them when she is older.

I also loved a series of books called "The Shoes" (e.g., "Ballet Shoes," "Circus Shoes," etc). I think they are out of print now. Each book was about a different family or child, orphans if I am remembering correctly).

Noel Streatfield. VERY difficult to find(for the most part.) They aren't exactly a series. About different characters, each. Some are orphans though. (I just finished Ballet Shoes again). Some have been re-released more recently.

Here's a website: http://www.whitegauntlet.com.au/noel...ildFiction.htm

[jerigirl]

When I was reading on my own, I too loved the Little House on the Prairie series, Nancy Drew, Choose Your own adventure series, Beverly Cleary (Ramona Quimby), Judy Blume, and when older the Sweet Valley High books and the Babysitters club books. When I was younger my mom joined some Weekly Readers book club and we would get shipments of books monthly (I think). I remember A Pocket for Corduroy and a Madeline story and so many others that I don't remember the titles. My mom still has most of those books- I should look through them next time I am home.

This was fun to think back about all of these books...
jeri

[boolady]

Picture books
Dr. Seuss's The Eye Book
In a People House
Miss Suzy
Harry the Dirty Dog
Part-Time Dog
Be Nice to Spiders
Gus and the Baby Ghost
My Brimfull (sp?) Book
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Chapter books
All-of-a-Kind Family
Betsy books (Haywood?)
All Judy Blume
All Beverly Clearly, especially Ramona books
All E.B. White (Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web were the first chapter books my parents read aloud to me)
Little House on the Prairie
Caddie Woodlawn
All Nancy Drew
All Trixie Belden
The Treasure Trap
How to Eat Fried Worms

I'm sure I'll remember more...this is fun

[boolady]

Picture books
Dr. Seuss's The Eye Book
In a People House
Miss Suzy
Harry the Dirty Dog
Part-Time Dog
Be Nice to Spiders
Gus and the Baby Ghost
My Brimfull (sp?) Book

Chapter books
All-of-a-Kind Family
Betsy books (Haywood?)
All Judy Blume
All Beverly Clearly, especially Ramona books
All E.B. White (Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web were the first chapter books my parents read aloud to me)
Little House on the Prairie
Caddie Woodlawn
All Nancy Drew
All Trixie Belden
The Treasure Trap
How to Eat Fried Worms

I'm sure I'll remember more...this is fun

ETA: The "shoes" books someone mentioned were reprinted a few years ago after the scene in "You've Got Mail" referenced them. I last saw them about a year ago at Borders.

[vludmilla]

Charlotte's Web (older kids)

The Little Engine that Could

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