Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell
Julie of the Wolves, Jean George
Hatchet, Gary Paulson
Julie of the Wolves, Jean George
Hatchet, Gary Paulson
Favorite children's books
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Out of all the books I read when I was a kid, Where The Red Fern Grows made the most of an impression on me.
Most of the other books I read when I was young where kiddie versions of the classics (Rubinson Crusoe, The Count of Monte Cristo, Black Beauty (don't know how I managed it, but I did), Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, etc).
Most of the other books I read when I was young where kiddie versions of the classics (Rubinson Crusoe, The Count of Monte Cristo, Black Beauty (don't know how I managed it, but I did), Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, etc).
Enid Blyton stuff - mainly the famous five (Should I be ashamed to admit that considering she was accused of being sexist and racist? I read them in the early 90's when I was a child and young innocent children like I was don't pick up on that sort of thing, I definitely didn't!)
A little princess
The secret garden
Alice in wonderland
Winnie The Pooh (My dad bought me a massive book with loads of stories and the 'When we were young' poems.)
Beatrix Potter's books
What Katie Did
I also loved my Spike Milligan poetry books
I'm pretty sure that I first read Northern Lights when I was about 11/12 too.
A little princess
The secret garden
Alice in wonderland
Winnie The Pooh (My dad bought me a massive book with loads of stories and the 'When we were young' poems.)
Beatrix Potter's books
What Katie Did
I also loved my Spike Milligan poetry books
I'm pretty sure that I first read Northern Lights when I was about 11/12 too.
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A Wrinkle in Time was good.
I also liked the American Girl series, with all the stories taking place in different time periods. Those books are what got me interested in writing historical fiction.
I also liked the American Girl series, with all the stories taking place in different time periods. Those books are what got me interested in writing historical fiction.
Oh man, so many...
In no particular order:
Narnia series
Richard Scarry books
Everything by Beverly Cleary (especially the ones starring Ramona Quimby)
Dr. Seuss
Shel Silverstein's stuff
Choose Your Own Adventures
Mother Goose
In no particular order:
Narnia series
Richard Scarry books
Everything by Beverly Cleary (especially the ones starring Ramona Quimby)
Dr. Seuss
Shel Silverstein's stuff
Choose Your Own Adventures
Mother Goose
Yes on The Saggy, Baggy Elephant! Wow, I loved that book as a kid!
Sir Toby Jingle's Beastly Journey, especially the illustrations which contained even more details and little comments than the text of the story.
The Giving Tree. It always made me cry!
Then, a little bit older...
The Narnia series. I still reward myself periodically by letting myself reread them.
The Dragonriders of Pern, up to All the Weyrs of Pern, where according to all decency the series should have ended.
The Green Poodles
An Edge of the Forest
Black Beauty and The Black Stallion and its whole series, and pretty much any book featuring dogs or horses.
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Sir Toby Jingle's Beastly Journey, especially the illustrations which contained even more details and little comments than the text of the story.
The Giving Tree. It always made me cry!
Then, a little bit older...
The Narnia series. I still reward myself periodically by letting myself reread them.
The Dragonriders of Pern, up to All the Weyrs of Pern, where according to all decency the series should have ended.
The Green Poodles
An Edge of the Forest
Black Beauty and The Black Stallion and its whole series, and pretty much any book featuring dogs or horses.
--Q
My 9yo just checked this out of the library. She loves Chris Van Allsburg. Now I'll have to read it!
I read and re-read and re-read anything by Madeleine L'Engle. I loved the Wrinkle in Time series, but also the Polly O'Keefe books (about Meg and Calvin's daughter) and the Vicky Austin books, which had some crossover characters between them. I always wanted Vicky and Polly to meet, but they never did.
I named my MC Polly as a nod to ML'E, although my 15yo, the real life inspiration for the character, insists she was named after the Nirvana song.
I read and re-read and re-read anything by Madeleine L'Engle. I loved the Wrinkle in Time series, but also the Polly O'Keefe books (about Meg and Calvin's daughter) and the Vicky Austin books, which had some crossover characters between them. I always wanted Vicky and Polly to meet, but they never did.
I named my MC Polly as a nod to ML'E, although my 15yo, the real life inspiration for the character, insists she was named after the Nirvana song.
Where the Wild Things Are
Charlotte's Web
The Narnia Series
The Julie and the Wolves series
Ella Enchanted
The American Girl books
Any Nancy Drew
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
...and on and on, really. I read a LOT as a kid. I even read a lot of nonfiction. My parents would seriously just leave me in the library some days.
Charlotte's Web
The Narnia Series
The Julie and the Wolves series
Ella Enchanted
The American Girl books
Any Nancy Drew
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
...and on and on, really. I read a LOT as a kid. I even read a lot of nonfiction. My parents would seriously just leave me in the library some days.
My favorite book when I was young was Jennifer's Walk.
It was a very simple story, short.
But the adventure was amazing. The artwork was a story in itself. You didn't need the words printed on the page to tell you more than what was told in the pictures.
I held on to my copy for years, then got careless, and now....I can't find it. Well I can find it, but not under $95 used.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307125025/?tag=absolutewritedm-20
So upsetting.
It was a very simple story, short.
But the adventure was amazing. The artwork was a story in itself. You didn't need the words printed on the page to tell you more than what was told in the pictures.
I held on to my copy for years, then got careless, and now....I can't find it. Well I can find it, but not under $95 used.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307125025/?tag=absolutewritedm-20
So upsetting.
Oh Enid Blyton and the Famous Five, the Magic Faraway Tree. My father gave me Jack London books, which I loved. So many, but lately, Skellig by David Almond, exquisite book,The Secret Garden still resonates with me.
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Definitely Narnia and A Wrinkle in Time. I reread read those at least three times every year. Actually...I still reread them a lot. I love them.
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The Dorrie the Little Witch books by Patricia Coombs. We named a cat after her familiar Gink.
The Animated Thumbtack Railroad Dollhouse and All-Around Surprise Book by Louis Phillips. Rather Monty Python-esque humor for a kid's book.
The original Dune trilogy by Frank Herbert, which I tackled when I was 14.
The Animated Thumbtack Railroad Dollhouse and All-Around Surprise Book by Louis Phillips. Rather Monty Python-esque humor for a kid's book.
The original Dune trilogy by Frank Herbert, which I tackled when I was 14.
Oh my, how could I have forgotten Milne's Winnie the Pooh? I also loved the His Dark Materials trilogy when I first read it.
Sad thing is, I don't see a lot of the YA novels I read on the shelves anymore. Unless it won a Newbery, it's difficult to acquire. The ones that are still on the shelves don't see a lot of purchases. I remember having a 10-minute conversation with a little girl who asked me about which Nancy Drew to read next. I was honestly surprised, because all the kids I help read Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Twilight and the Clique series.
Sad thing is, I don't see a lot of the YA novels I read on the shelves anymore. Unless it won a Newbery, it's difficult to acquire. The ones that are still on the shelves don't see a lot of purchases. I remember having a 10-minute conversation with a little girl who asked me about which Nancy Drew to read next. I was honestly surprised, because all the kids I help read Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Twilight and the Clique series.
Dark Materials is Phillip Pulman, not A A Milne. lol When we were very young is one of my fav books and i totally forgot about that. I have it in dutch and then my mom gave it to me in english about ten yrs back for xmas. just love it.
lol, I know it's by Pullman, but as a series, it's called His Dark Materials. Hence "the His Dark Materials."
lol, I know it's by Pullman, but as a series, it's called His Dark Materials. Hence "the His Dark Materials."
Doh. I'm an idiot.
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Choose Your Own Adventures books
Then in 5th/6th grade, I discovered D&D, The Hobbit, LotR and the first two Shannara books.
I also remember one book that I ended up losing somehow, somewhere. I think it was called The Crown Snatchers or similar. About three kids who end up in this kingdom run by an elephant king with rhino guards (I think that's how it went). Kind of a demented Alice in Wonderland. Can no longer seem to find a copy, even in a used book store.
Choose Your Own Adventures books
Then in 5th/6th grade, I discovered D&D, The Hobbit, LotR and the first two Shannara books.
I also remember one book that I ended up losing somehow, somewhere. I think it was called The Crown Snatchers or similar. About three kids who end up in this kingdom run by an elephant king with rhino guards (I think that's how it went). Kind of a demented Alice in Wonderland. Can no longer seem to find a copy, even in a used book store.
Does anyone remember Snow Treasure? It's set in Norway during WWII, and the plot involves children sledding past Nazi soldiers with bricks of gold bullion hidden on their sleds--basically smuggling the wealth out of Norway. Awesome book, and apparently a true story.
I loved myths as a kid--Tanglewood Tales was my introduction, and I had the D'aulaire book of Greek and Roman myths as well.
I loved myths as a kid--Tanglewood Tales was my introduction, and I had the D'aulaire book of Greek and Roman myths as well.
The Wind in the Willows! Sexist, elitist, misogynistic but we didn't (a) notice or (b) care in the early 1960's.
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