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    Default What were your favorite childhood books?

    What were your favorite children's books, and have you gotten copies of them for your own children?

    Some of my favorites included...

    Make Way for Ducklings...partly because my grandparents lived in Boston and we visited often
    The Velveteen Rabbit...I think I loved the illustrations in the version I had even more than the actual story
    Fox In Socks...because it's just fun to read
    Stuart Little...probably my all time favorite children's book

    We have all the above except for The Velveteen Rabbit...I should pick up a copy...must have the William Nicholson illustrations

    I also loved a book called "Puck's Peculiar Pet Shop", which has been out of print for years, but my dad managed to track down a copy for my boys.

    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)

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    Off the top of my head:

    One Morning in Maine
    Blueberries for Sal
    Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books
    The Great Brain books
    Hugo and Josephine
    Little House on the Prairie books
    The Littles (little people who lived in the walls of a house)

    I will keep thinking of more, I am sure.

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    Gosh, what can I remember?

    One Fish Two Fish was my fave Dr Seuss
    The Country Bunny and the Golden Shoes
    Ramona series by Beverly Cleary
    Encyclopedia Brown
    ~ Laura



    One in 2004 and the other one in 2008

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    For books read to me as a young child:

    1) Mog the Forgetful Cat - absolute favorite - I still have my original one from 1972
    2) To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
    3) Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now (loved all those zany ways to leave)
    4) and of course, The Cat in the Hat (I still have my original too, but DS has his own)

    I need to bring out Mog and start reading it to DS - he's the perfect age for it now


    For Books to read myself:

    1) Encylopedia Brown Series
    2) Little House Series
    3) Nancy Drew Series
    4) Justin Morgan Had a Horse
    5) Stormy
    6) Misty
    pretty much any horse book
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    Make Way for Ducklings
    Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse
    Blueberries for Sal
    The Snowy Day
    Paddle to the Sea
    The Velveteen Rabbit
    all Beatrix Potter - esp. Tom Kitten
    the Padington series
    the Pooh books
    The Runaway Bunny
    the Edith and Little Bear books
    A Fish out of Water
    Corduroy
    Bread and Jam for Francis
    Amelia Bedelia
    Stuart Little

    ...

    I could go on and on - DH thinks we need another room just for my books.
    I have already bought (or received) all of these for DS, and his collection continues to grow I come from a family of avid readers.

    I was also a Nancy Drew/Dana Girls fanatic (fueled by my mom's collection of originals) - but I probably won't pass that love down since I have a boy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mom_hanna
    Off the top of my head:

    One Morning in Maine
    Blueberries for Sal
    Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books
    The Great Brain books
    Hugo and Josephine
    Little House on the Prairie books
    The Littles (little people who lived in the walls of a house)

    I will keep thinking of more, I am sure.
    Oh! I LOVED the Mrs Piggle Wiggle books! I bought the entire hard bound set when I was pregnant with DD#1. I cannot wait until she can read at that level. I also already bought her Sweet Valley Twins #1 which I found at a library sale- just in case she wants to get into that series too!

    Daniella

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    From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler
    Cricket in Times Square
    Little House on the Praire

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    Not only is this thread reminding me of all the books i loved as a little girl and had forgotten but is giving me great ideas for books for dd and ds that i hadn't thought of buying.

    Once I learned to read it was all about
    little house book collection
    beverly clearly books
    a collection of history books i had
    richard scarrys books

    to be read to

    fox in socks

    But honestly-my father created a fictional character named fred the giant. He would get us all in bed together and we'd make up the story for the evening as we went along. Some nights were tame, some nights were quite exciting! I think I treasure my memories of those stories more than any book.

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    I loved to read as a child, but around age 7 or 8 I developed a strong dislike of "stories". As a result I had an amazing collection of children's non-fiction: science, history, biographies, etc. Among my favorites were a book about the first moon landing and a biography of Marie Curie.
    Gena

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    My mom used to read to us a lot as kids. Some of the hits I've shared with the girls are:
    Are You My Mother, by P.D. Eastman
    Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire
    Whose Mouse are You? by Robert Kraus - this is the girls' favorite book right now

    When they're a little older, I'd like to read to them:
    Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl
    The BFG, by Roald Dahl

    Some of the books I remember fondly from childhood turned out to be ones I don't approve of for the girls, like The Saggy Baggy Elephant and The Five Chinese Brothers.
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