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Post by kittensaver on May 8, 2013 15:18:11 GMT -5
Make Way for Ducklings
The Story of Ferdinand (my second favorite)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Millions of Cats
The Useful Dragon of San Ling Toy (probably my favorite)
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Post by souldoubt on May 8, 2013 15:21:02 GMT -5
I used to read a ton as a kid and really should do more of it now. I even read quite a bit through HS and my all time favorite books were some of the Dragonlance series books particularly the annotated chronicles and the twins series. (nerd alert)
As a kid probably Indian in the Cupboard and the Hardy Boys series as those are the books I remember reading and enjoying most now when I was young.
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Post by swasat on May 8, 2013 15:21:12 GMT -5
Little house on the prairie Magic tree house series my MOST , ABSOLUTE most favorite books were by an English author called Enid Blyton. Not many in America have heard of her. But I am sure she is very widely known in Europe and all prior British colonies Dad lived in the UK for a few years when he was a child. He read her books in his childhood and made sure we had access to them when me and my brother were born. The Folk of the Faraway Tree is my all time favorite.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 8, 2013 15:21:13 GMT -5
Charlotte's Web, The Little House on the Prarie books, Nancy Drew.
When I was littler: If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, Where the Wild Thiings are, Babar, Curious George, Hungry Hungry Catepillar (which is now one of Gwen's favorites), Pokey Puppy (another favorite of Gwen's), The Monster at the end of this Book (her favorite too).
I've picked up some teen/tween lit over time too such as Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Hunger Games, Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
I didn't like Where the Red Fern Grows but that's because the ending bothers me. I get more tore up over animals than I do people.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on May 8, 2013 15:22:50 GMT -5
Charlotte's Web Are You There God, It's Me Margaret Wednesday's Child
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 15:25:33 GMT -5
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Homecoming
City of Sorcery
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 15:26:48 GMT -5
I was really into the Agatha Christie books for awhile.
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Post by zibazinski on May 8, 2013 15:28:18 GMT -5
The MY BOOK HOUSE series by olive beaupre miller. They have since made them more PC. Little Black Sambo isn't in the new set and Asian people aren't called Mongoloid anymore but the stories were great and you could age up in books as you aged up in years or reading abilities.
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Post by movingforward on May 8, 2013 15:29:03 GMT -5
Nancy Drew Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Superfudge Blubber Are You There God It's Me Margaret
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 15:43:43 GMT -5
Crime and Punishment by Tolstoyevsky. William Shakespeare.( all of them) Ernest Hemingway. And bunch of others....
I was probably older than your children, 30. If my memory serve me correctly I was around 9 years old and those books left me with great impact. Especially Tolstoyevsky, it was very depressing to read,understand of mind of some. But same token it was a great deal of interest to me at that time.
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Post by haapai on May 8, 2013 15:52:38 GMT -5
saswat, have Enid Blyton books gotten the same updating treatment that Nancy Drews went through?
I tried reading a few when I was 6-8 years old and an American child living in Tanzania. They were madly popular at the English school that I attended but now I can't tell you what they were about or what era they were set in.
I quickly ditched them for Fabulous Five novels.
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Post by swamp on May 8, 2013 15:54:15 GMT -5
The Little House on the Prairie series Anything by Judy Blume. The Ramona and Beezus series by Beverly Cleary. The Madeline books. I named by daughter after them.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 16:02:53 GMT -5
the entire Dragonriders of Pern series
Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys mysteries
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Post by mrsdutt on May 8, 2013 16:08:17 GMT -5
Me, when I was little - The Pooh books.
My kids (little) - Thirteen Bears in Winter and Summer, Bread and Jam for Francis, over and over and over again.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 16:09:49 GMT -5
Sorry for the deleted.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 8, 2013 16:13:27 GMT -5
Candy by Terry Southern
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Post by busymom on May 8, 2013 16:17:57 GMT -5
Definitely the "Little House on the Prarie" books. All of them! When I was younger, I used to read all of those "Little Golden Books". Anyone else here remember them? I also liked the "Betsy, Tacy & Tib" books. I guess I was into historical fiction.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 16:49:32 GMT -5
Graeme Base books like the Sign of the Seahorse, Animalia and the Eleventh HourThe Little Critter and Berenstain Bear books Garfield Compilations Calvin and Hobbs Compilations (Dad had to explain a lot as he read them to us, but some stuff was obvious, like the bug collection arc) Tons that I remember the story and art of, but not the titles or authors The Thief of Always The Redwall Series The Dealing with Dragons Series The Immortals Series Harry Potter Series (I was 11, same age as Harry when they started, so I sort of grew with the books) Ella Enchanted (I don't know what crack they were smoking for the movie... pretty much only the name was the same). Count of Monte Cristo (All time favorite. Weird, since I don't do revenge. But the Count's long term planning skills were amazing!) Vertical Run Pride and Prejudice (Read it before I realized there were movies for it... I did squee when I read Elizabeth giving Darcy the smack down for such an amazingly insulting proposal). Raptor Red Deep The Poisonwood Bible Various reference books... I was a weird kid and really liked the DK books for things like mushroom identification.To echo Drama; Where the Red Fern Grows and Bridge to Terabithia really cut me up.
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Post by The Captain on May 8, 2013 16:53:47 GMT -5
Little house on the Prarie series Wrinkle in Time series Lord of the Rings/Hobbit series Issac Asimov's Foundation series Anything by Mark Twain Anything by the Bronte sisters
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 8, 2013 17:41:21 GMT -5
Early on Danny the Dinosaur Clifford the big red dog I read all the Bearingstingbear (spelling?) books And of course Dr. Seuss books Later on, around aged 10-12, I read the Goosbumps series. I also read many of the Hardy Boys and even the baby sitter club I also read a lot of non fiction. I was a weird kid. And probably a weird adult now
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 8, 2013 17:47:55 GMT -5
Oh yeah, and how could I forget the wayside stories and superfudge and tales of a fourth grade nothing.
I also remember some of the books we read in class in elementary school.
2nd grade: James and the Giant Peach
3rd Grade: Julie of the Wolves & Timothy of the Cay
At some point we read The Hatchet too. As well as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
I never read many novels past age 13 or so unless it was for school.
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Post by steph08 on May 8, 2013 18:23:00 GMT -5
The Giver - that book blew the minds of all of us in fifth or sixth grade!
I did love Sideways Stories from Wayside School, I had forgot about those!
Judy Blume, Roald Dahl - anything from them.
I found my mom's old Bobbsey Twins books and read a lot of those.
i didn't read Redwall or Ella Enchanted until a college Young Adult Lit class and loved both of them! I should start up the Redwall series.
Everybody should read Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. Also from my YA Lit class. Everybody finished the book in one day - couldn't put it down.
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Post by chiver78 on May 8, 2013 18:34:00 GMT -5
@wrongsideof30, I'd forgotten about Bridge to Terabithia until whatever thread caused me to mention A Wrinkle in Time. I loved that one too! I've read a couple others from the Wrinkle series, and they are absolutely up to par. if I ever have kids, those Caldecott winners are totally going into my library. I've actually given hard-bound copies of Make Way for Ducklings for 1st birthday gifts to the children of college friends not originally from around here. that one too. I was really into the Agatha Christie books for awhile. me too! I still have a copy of "Murder on the Orient Express" kicking around somewhere. Definitely the "Little House on the Prairie" books. All of them! When I was younger, I used to read all of those "Little Golden Books". Anyone else here remember them? yes, and yes!! when I was little, people used to tell me I looked like "Laura" (Melissa Gilbert) but I don't see it anymore. my hair has totally darkened from the reddish brown I had as a kid.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 18:37:12 GMT -5
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Jane Eyre, Cheaper by the Dozen, Pride and Prejudice . . . almost anything considered "classic." I'm probably one of the few people who knew there were multiple sequels to Tom Sawyer besides Huckleberry Finn. There was Tom Sawyer, Detective and Tom Sawyer, Reporter. There was also a whole series of Wizard of Oz books, and at least two books in the Kidnapped series (the second one is David Balfour).
For those of you in my generation, there were the Sue Barton books, Janet Lambert's many series, the Rosamund du Jardin books, and so on. I loved books. I would check out seven every weekend and run out before the next.
Steph, I discovered a lot of great books by taking a couple of YA Lit classes. That's when I read Bridge to Terabithia and The Giver (although I think that was the children's lit class). Oh, I bawled when I read Bridge to Terabithia. I am actually surprised that it got published given its target age. My Side of the Mountain (one of my son's favorite and one I used to teach with seventh graders) almost didn't because parents wouldn't really want their kids to run off at age 12 to play Thoreau.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 18:38:24 GMT -5
WrongSide, a great book to read with your kids is Old Yeller. It is even better than the movie.
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Post by swasat on May 8, 2013 20:47:39 GMT -5
saswat, have Enid Blyton books gotten the same updating treatment that Nancy Drews went through? I tried reading a few when I was 6-8 years old and an American child living in Tanzania. They were madly popular at the English school that I attended but now I can't tell you what they were about or what era they were set in. I quickly ditched them for Fabulous Five novels. Enid Blyton wrote for all ages. There were books like "Bedtime stories for 3 year olds", "Bedtime stories for 7 year olds", "The Mystery of ....", "Mr Pinkwhistle and ......", The Naughtiest Girl series, The Secret Seven series, The Magic Faraway Tree series etc. For middle schoolers there was the Malory Towers and St Claire boarding school series. She wrote a LOT of books. The ones for younger kids were more about magical world and imaginations. For older kids it was more about mystries, bravery, courage etc. The books are still sold widely in the world. I ordered some for DS through Amazon Uk.
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Post by sesfw on May 8, 2013 21:05:23 GMT -5
The Good Master and Singing Tree by Kate Seredy. Actually any story by Kate Seredy.
These books have been out of print for many years but I've managed to find them in used book stores.
Bobbsey Twins ...... had about 6 of the series.
Of course Louisa May Alcott ...... The March Family series
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Post by haapai on May 8, 2013 21:19:17 GMT -5
I also read a ton of Bobbsey Twins books. Were those written by Trixie Beldon or was that another series that I read/collected?
My mother hated, absolutely hated, at least one of the series of books that I devoured and has never let me forget it. She says that it was the "Trixie Beldon" books that she found so offensive. I've always wondered whether she was conflating the TB books with the Nancy Drew version 2.0 that I was reading.
Looking back on it, I can see how she would consider either series a bit retrograde.
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Post by midjd on May 8, 2013 21:25:33 GMT -5
Oh yeah, and how could I forget the wayside stories and superfudge and tales of a fourth grade nothing. I also remember some of the books we read in class in elementary school. 2nd grade: James and the Giant Peach 3rd Grade: Julie of the Wolves & Timothy of the Cay At some point we read The Hatchet too. As well as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I never read many novels past age 13 or so unless it was for school. That must have been the statewide curriculum, we read the same ones I also liked: Alan and Naomi (seriously depressing for 5th grade!) Number the Stars (same author as The Giver - all her books are great) The Babysitters Club series (yeah yeah) Goosebumps There's another author I loved, but damned if I can remember her name... this is going to drive me nuts! I can perfectly picture the library shelves with all her books, but not the name... And when I was younger: The Poky Little Puppy
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Post by steff on May 8, 2013 21:28:55 GMT -5
Definitely the "Little House on the Prarie" books. All of them! When I was younger, I used to read all of those "Little Golden Books". Anyone else here remember them? I also liked the "Betsy, Tacy & Tib" books. I guess I was into historical fiction. I had a huge collection of those "Little Golden Books". I think my gramma bought every single one of them for me at one point or another. I read all the Little House books, any & everything by Judy Blume, The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew and Shel Silverstein.
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