Your Favourite Book as a Kid

[abbey]

Maybe this isn't "Literature", but everyone had a favourite book as a kid.

I was born in 1990 so these were my favourite books from about 93 to 96.

I still have about 20 of those "Little Golden Books". My favourite was the Tawny Scrawny Lion.
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It's about a lion who ate a bunch of animals, so the animals went to these bunnies and told them to fatten up the lion so he wouldn't be able to run. I really liked the illustrations in it and the expressions on the lion's face are priceless.

Another one is The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling.
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The Elephant's Child is the terrifying tale of how elephants got their long noses. I'm not sure why I liked this one. It's a really scary book that discourages curiosity. The copy I had was illustrated by someone else than the picture above. The pictures were a lot darker and scarier. But we had a record (yes, a vinyl record) to go with it so we'd listen to the record while looking at the pictures in the book.

[ToastmasterAlpha]

I was a big fan of the Magic School Bus books back in the day. I'm certain they taught me more than elementary school ever did.

[abbey]

I just found the record that came with The Elephant's Child. It's narrated by Jack Nicholson with music by Bobby McFerrin.

[Far]

I have a bunch of those Little Golden Books still too.

My favorite book was this huge book of Nursery Ryhmes. I thinkt he reason I liked it so much is because it was the first book that I ever read through by myself.

[Antisaint]

Berenstein Bears! Oh god, I loved those books. And I still read Redwall.

[Oofie]

Dr Seuss was awesome. I still love Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat.

Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales were a favourite too, but some of them sort of scared me sometimes.

[Pingu]

You just can't beat Green Eggs and Ham, also Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (possibly only if your Australian).

[Goldfinch]

When I was a kid I loved Goodnight Moon. I also had this book Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock which couldn't get enough of. You can't beat a spider that steals all the animals' fruit by making them fall asleep with a moss covered rock!

[Raxo]

The Arthur books by Marc Brown were my favorites and they were how I learned English, as my first language is Spanish. Read these when I was 4.

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[Derelict]

It's pretty hard to pick a single book but I really loved the Redwall series. I read them pretty much from grade 3 until I got to middle school. My favorite out of the series is definitely Salamandastron.
http://www.redwall.org/images/Salamandastron.jpg
The books are all about mice, rats, hares, badgers, and voles who are very human-like and have battles and whatnot. There was a shitty T.V. series for a while but it sucked.

[Ace991]

http://www.africanafrican.com/negroartist/African%20American%20Artists_files/Watsons%2520go%2520to%2520Birmingham,%25201963,%25 20The.jpg

The Watsons Go To Brimingham

First time I ready it was probably when I was 7 or 8, and I read it a few more times before I hit junior high.

[Quadros]

It's pretty hard to pick a single book but I really loved the Redwall series. I read them pretty much from grade 3 until I got to middle school. My favorite out of the series is definitely Salamandastron.
http://www.redwall.org/images/Salamandastron.jpg
The books are all about mice, rats, hares, badgers, and voles who are very human-like and have battles and whatnot. There was a shitty T.V. series for a while but it sucked.

Got that shit signed.


But yeah, Redwall was my favourite series as a kid, I loved it. I still have all the books on my bookshelf so when my girlfriend (who's intimidatingly well read and intelligent) saw my book collection she must have thought I had the reading age of a twelve year old.

[INTUNEevolution]

Um, as a very small kid my favorite book I think was pretty much anything by Dr. Seuss.
When I was in elementary school, my favorite was The Green Mile by Stephen King.
Uh, Jr. High was the Dark Tower Series.
9th grade was Ender's Shadow
10th was The Edge Chronicles (hey screw you, I can be nostalgic)
11th is currently Kafka, Palahniuk, Gaiman, and also Samedi: The Deafness by Jesse Ball

[tunacake]

Way back was probably Oh the Thinks You Can Think by Dr. Seuss. I still burst out laughing at every page. But what really got me into reading was the first Harry Potter book. I was about 4 or 5 when it came out, and it was the first "real" book I ever read. Naturally I've been a fanatic ever since...although it has become somewhat of a guilty pleasure.

[abbey]

I have one Redwall book somewhere: Martin the Warrior. I think I only got through maybe a quarter of it though.

[INTUNEevolution]

I have one Redwall book somewhere: Martin the Warrior. I think I only got through maybe a quarter of it though.

ZOMG REDWALL! I completely forgot, that was my 4-6th grade, right there. God, those moles were awesome. The series got really sinister, though, when Jacques killed of the little kid rabbit by poison, and then the King Badger ripped him to pieces.
whew

[Pieman]

Harry Potter, its only recently I figured out they suck ass. Yet I still read FanFictions :ahe:

[GenericInsanity]

When I was really young I loved the book The Story of Ferdinand and pretty much of all Shel Silverstien's books. In kindergarten I loved the American Girl books as well. In the mid-elementary school I graduated to Prince Caspian being my favorite. I love all of Narnia books, but Prince Caspian is my favorite. And I read the Series of Unfortunate Events up until the end of middle school. I lost interest around the 11th book... I really should finish those one day. And my favorite book of all time as a child was The Giver. I read that in 4th grade, and I've read it so many time's I've lost count. I absolutely adore the book.

[timbot]

I loved this book called The Damp and Daffy Doings of a Daring Pirate Ship. It had no words, just these great illustrations. Bright colors, really fun. And I like the idea that it tells a story, but there's not a single word. Was also a big fan of The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. Not so sure if it was the story I liked so much, or just the book. It wasn't like the other Dr. Seuss books I had. It was a lot bigger and looked fancier.
When I was in middle school everyone was reading R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. So, I got into those a little before switching to better stuff.
But, probably my favorite childhood book ever is James and the Giant Peach. I don't reread books a lot, but that one I read once a year every year for probably 10 years.
Too bad the movie sucked ass.

[I Lick Vaginas]

Odo Hirsch was my favourite author for quite a while when I was younger. I don't get the same kick out of reading them now, but I guess that's the case with many child-oriented books.

[poketron]

Little Prince
still my favorite book of all time.

[John Travolta]

I read every single Redwall book. They were the shit, same with Goosebumps. I used to read Hatchet over and over again also.

[Derelict]

Got that shit signed.


But yeah, Redwall was my favourite series as a kid, I loved it. I still have all the books on my bookshelf so when my girlfriend (who's intimidatingly well read and intelligent) saw my book collection she must have thought I had the reading age of a twelve year old.
Haha, fuck dude so do I. Every time someone comes over they look at my bookshelf then give me a very questioning stare.
I read every single Redwall book. They were the shit, same with Goosebumps. I used to read Hatchet over and over again also.
Brian's Winter was better, in my opinion. I was one of the people who thought he got rescued far too soon in Hatchet.

[Chocoholic]

There's a Wocket in my Pocket. That shit is classic.

[brookecapulet]

The first book I ever read was one of those Goosebumps books. Clearly my parents cared for me dearly... Needless to say, my books often were confiscated in Kindergarten.

[ToastmasterAlpha]

Dr. Suess was definitely the shit. The Lorax is the most powerful book about industrialization/pollution ever. Also, who could forget The Phantom Tollbooth? That book was about some crazy stuff.

[John Travolta]

Brian's Winter was better, in my opinion. I was one of the people who thought he got rescued far too soon in Hatchet.

Jesus Christ, that's so right.

[Mr Anorexia]

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Possibly the best parodies of anything ever.

[poketron]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JBYZH4W3L.jpg

Possibly the best parodies of anything ever.

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT.
I totally forgot about it, it is so awesome, everything from the Health Generals warning to everything in the book,
hell yes.

[abbey]

Captain Underpants! Those were some good toilet-themed books. I especially loved the comics.

http://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/products/9780439014571/9780439014571.jpg

[jewishjosh]

I still read and reread the whole Captain Underpants series to this day. Bathroom reading material, obviously. I'm not sure if it counts as a "childhood" book though.

Goodnight Moon, Berenstein Bears, Arthur, Magic School Bus, Dr Seuss, Little Golden Books (there's a few on the shelf beside me) - you guys have named them all. The only one I have to add is Where the Wild Things Are.

[green rubber bands]

Captain Underpants! Fucking loved that shit. And Goosebumps paved the way for my love of everything Stephen King.

[GCBC]

Well, I am a bit older then a lot of you... I remember loving the serendipity books: http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/9981/memily0ui.jpg
http://dreamfollow.com/lilypad/pictures/seren2.jpg

Also, I remember being really addicted to these right around 3rd grade:
http://www.gamebooks.org/gallery/cyoa051.jpg

And of course:
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[SuEsq]

You just brought back a ton of memories GCBC...I totally forgot about those books.
My favorite book as a kid was 'A house is a house for me'
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[Kitsuri]

That Stinky Cheese Man book looks amazing. :D
And, I'm glad someone mentioned Prince Caspian. I really loved the Chronicles of Narnia series, my favorite either being The Magician's Nephew or Voyage of the Dawn Treader, don't quite know..

[timbot]

I feel left out because I've never seen these serendipity books....maybe because I'm a guy? They look kind of girly.

[abbey]

YES. Choose Your Own Adventure books were amazing. They may have been a bit predictable in some parts, but I loved the idea of the reader deciding where the story goes.

[Manicmonkey]

I was really into the Goosebumps and Animorphs books as a kid, Goosebumps in particular. I too agree with Derelict about Hatchet, Brian gets rescued too soon and the whole book is just spoiled because of it. I really enjoyed Gary Paulson's books though, he was a good writer. Also I got into Stephen King pretty early on because of my mom, she gave me The Gunslinger and that started my obsession with the whole Dark Tower Series.

[timbot]

If you want to continue down the dark cave, turn to page 87.
If you think you better turn back and try to find your friends, turn to page 53.

Those were great books. I chose my own adventure many many times. Too bad you can't go back and re-choose in real life like you could in those books.

[SuEsq]

Oh, the best were the DangerMouse books...
http://www.korner.de/bilder/dm/DangerMouse.gif

[History]

I'm guilty of reading the Babysitters Club up until about 6th grade. I also loved Goosebumps. My first really "big" chapter book was The Hobbit, and I tried reading LotR in grade 5, but I didn't get through the entire trilogy until I was a little older.
My favorites when I was younger than that were the Beatrix Potter books. I got one in the mail every month or so until I had all of them.

[GCBC]

I almost forgot:
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and
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[Wild5Chef]

I almost forgot:

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I use to read this book all the time. It's a great book, but I'm gonna have to join the group of...

http://library.huttcity.govt.nz/Kids/Great_Reads/Recommended/images/Greeneggsandham.jpg

This book was amazing and I absolutly loved it! I still remember many of the lines from it.

I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them said Sam I am.
I will not eat them here or there, I would not eat them anywhere.
I will not eat them in a box, I will not eat them with a fox.

Ahh... I must have read this book fifty times. It's a great read...

[Dresden]

What kid DIDN'T read Dr. Seuss and Goosebumps? Although in hindsight, the Goosebumps books were crap, heh. That said, I've always read a lot, and even back in like 5th and 6th grade I was reading pretty long stuff, like Wheel of Time.

[timbot]

I only read one Goosebumps book. I guess it's cause I'm a little older than you guys. They were pretty new. Did any of you read R.L. Stine's Fear Street books? Those are the ones I remember.

[Pieman]

http://www.picturebookart.org/images/uploads/EricCarleMuseum/shop/4072_MD.jpg

I did a play about this book in Kindergarten, it sucked because I was a fucking grape.

[Wild5Chef]

I only read one Goosebumps book. I guess it's cause I'm a little older than you guys. They were pretty new. Did any of you read R.L. Stine's Fear Street books? Those are the ones I remember.

Yeah I remember those books, I liked them better than the goosebumps. I think I read maybe four. I would not have remembered them if not for you mentioning it. I believe I only read one Goosebumps book; it was about some creepy haunted snowman on a mountain or something.

[timbot]

Yeah, the Fear Street books were a little more "grown up." I believe Stine even wrote some books that didn't have a series title. I think the goosebumps book I read was one about some swamp monsters or something.

[BartS]

Since I'm from Holland, my favourite book was Dutch. It is called: Rupsje Nooitgenoeg (which means something like 'Caterpillar Neverenough').
It was about a caterpillar who just kept on eating and eating until he turned into a butterfly. Really, a brilliant plot.
http://www.parool.nl/radio/audioboeken/audio/kinderboekenweek/luisterboek_8.jpg

[Mr Anorexia]

Since I'm from Holland, my favourite book was Dutch. It is called: Rupsje Nooitgenoeg (which means something like 'Caterpillar Neverenough').
It was about a caterpillar who just kept on eating and eating until he turned into a butterfly. Really, a brilliant plot.
http://www.parool.nl/radio/audioboeken/audio/kinderboekenweek/luisterboek_8.jpg
http://www.picturebookart.org/images/uploads/EricCarleMuseum/shop/4072_MD.jpg

Yes, this was definitely top 5 for me.

[BartS]

What the hell. I thought it was Dutch.
Now I feel rather stupid for not reading the thread.

[Jade]

My favorite books when I was young were a little golden book called Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea, The Giving Tree and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day. I also read goosebumps and babysitters club a lot. Did anyone else read those Ramona books when they were little? There were a bunch of them, a couple were Ramona the Pest and Ramona the Brave. I loved those.

[History]

Jade, yes! I completely forget about those books, the Ramona ones were only some of them, but the author was Beverly Cleary and I believe and she wrote stories about all of the characters. The Ramona Quimby ones were by far the most entertaining.

[MistyTehMoose]

I absolutely loved 'The Monster at the end of this Book' with Grover from Sesame Street.

[tunacake]

I did a play about this book in Kindergarten, it sucked because I was a fucking grape.

Hhahahahahahahahahhahahah. "It sucked cause I was a fucking grape."
You just made my day.
Also, another one:
http://www.rmlearning.com/esoftware/95395.jpg
This one's about a bunch of letters who climb up a coconut tree, and then the coconut tree falls over and knocks all the letters out. There's a catchy tune/video to go along with it too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtvtYjLbnDk

[gizzalove]

The obvious Dr.Seuss. But for more of a children's novel I read the magic tree house series.

[GCBC]

I keep remembering more:
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[timbot]

Goodnight Moon *tear* what a classic. Aren't you too old for The Rainbow Fish, GCBC? I thought that book was pretty new. I guess not.
I also remember reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to toddlers when I was in college, but I don't remember reading it as a kid. Good stuff for the tots, though.

[MSB]

http://berlinbear.com/hc.gifs/jamberry.jpg
Jamberry, by Bruce Degen. The pages were just filled with color, berries and happiness! I always wanted to skate on that berry-filled pond. :smile:

All of the little Golden Books, but especially the Sesame Street ones, like 'Monster At The End Of This Book', and 'Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree'.

I was also quite fond of 'Don't Forget The Oatmeal', which was a Sesame Street book featuring Ernie and Burt on a grocery shopping adventure.

Also, I still love at the Beatrix Potter books.

I still have a lot of the books from my childhood, and I just recently took them out of storage and passed them onto my daughter. I had forgotten what great books were out when we were little ones.

[GCBC]

Goodnight Moon *tear* what a classic. Aren't you too old for The Rainbow Fish, GCBC? I thought that book was pretty new. I guess not.


I did a lot of babysitting as an adolescent.

[timbot]

I did a lot of babysitting as an adolescent.
ahhh...it's all becoming clear to me now.
I was starting to wonder if really you were still reading books like Everyone Poops

[MaxAlcolo]

My favourite books were the ones with these characters:

http://uk.geocities.com/thejeep2000/PPSuperposterbymike2.jpg


Each of them had something special, and the story usually evolved around that special thing (Being very tall, curious, shy, greedy, etc).

[The Fetus]

I loved, and still love, Green Eggs And Ham. Anything else by Dr. Suess I always wanted as a kid. He was funny and witty.

[Spiffy13]

I have a lot. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day, The Barunstien Stein Bears (or something along the lines of that), The Giving Tree, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the "If You Give A..." (like If You Give A Mouse A Muffin) books, and of course Dr. Suess and Goosebumps, but I think those two go without saying.

That's all I can think of right now.

[GCBC]

ahhh...it's all becoming clear to me now.
I was starting to wonder if really you were still reading books like Everyone Poops

Well everyone poops is a classic. Yes I still do read that regularly. Duh.

[fabz]

I just remember loving Pop Up books and "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. I would always die though. =[

[Beatzebs]

I'm from Germany so:

"Der Regenbogenfisch"
http://www.vobs.at/bezirksbuecherei-bludenz/Bilder/regenbogenfisch.jpg

"Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt"

http://www.buechermagazin.de/images/product/4405/large_9783806742596.jpg

My first English book:

http://www.penguin.com.au/covers-jpg/9781846462696.jpg

[Quatroking]

That would be The Little Prince.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Littleprince.JPG

[innerearth]

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I used to love this book when I was in Elementary school

[abbey]

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I used to love this book when I was in Elementary school
That was definitely one of my favourites.

I was also a huge fan of Horton Hears a Who. Great book.

[Spiffy13]

That would be The Little Prince.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Littleprince.JPG
When I was little I had a snowglobe of the kid standing on the moon.

Oh yeah, and I can't believe I forgot about Shel Silverstein! Definatly one of my favorite authors as a kid (and still today, actually).

[INTUNEevolution]

Ah yes, Le Petit Prince.

I read it in original French, much more compelling in my opinion.

Serious Question is serious: Can I be any more of a pretentious douchebag?

[Ventric]

I keep remembering more:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TC9ZG544L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZXWAGVYGL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/619FPJED94L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

These were the books of my childhood.

[AmareEstMors]

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I also really liked the Stinky Cheese Man.

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I read a lot when I was little though. These are just more memorable.

[INTUNEevolution]

Stinky Cheese man I recall.

Rainbow fish I acted in when I was in kindergarten.
I was the little fish :D

[timbot]

My favourite books were the ones with these characters:

http://uk.geocities.com/thejeep2000/PPSuperposterbymike2.jpg


Each of them had something special, and the story usually evolved around that special thing (Being very tall, curious, shy, greedy, etc).

Are these the same characters that are on that new cartoon show on either Nick or Cartoon Network? I can't think of the title now, it's something kind of redundant like The Mister Men or something. I think they must be, or there are some serious copyright issues.

[Baani]

I was a big fan of the MEG and MOG series

http://www.ladybird.co.uk/favouriteCharacters/images/megAndMog/MegMogOwl.gif

The sky is falling/Chicken Licken was another favorite.

[Ventric]

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was another great read as a kid.

[Pawny]

My favorite book when I was little was Corso The Donkey by a Dutch writer (when googling I came up with different authors and I have no clue wich is the right one ^^).

[MaxAlcolo]

Are these the same characters that are on that new cartoon show on either Nick or Cartoon Network? I can't think of the title now, it's something kind of redundant like The Mister Men or something. I think they must be, or there are some serious copyright issues.

I read these in french, and I assume they were traductions. The characters were all named after their little "speciality". One was Mister Greedy, Mister Curious, etc.
Is it the same case for that show you're talking about ?

Edit: I found it on the Cartoon Network website. It is called The Mr. Men Show and it is actually exactly the exact same characters from the books I was talking about.

[WookieRage]

I absolutely LOVED Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore, Where the Wild Things Are, Guess How Much I Love You?, Danny the Dinosaur, The Bookshop Dog, Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp, and all Dr. Seuss.

[DARSEE]

Did no one read The Magic Tree House series? not only were the full of dangerous adventures, they were educational too. I also remember reading a lot of Roald Dahl. My first chapter book was, i am pretty sure, The BFG. i think i first read it in first grade.

[timbot]

The Magic Treehouse series didn't exist when I was reading kids books...you guys make me feel old.

[History]

Hey I don't think anyone mentioned The Boxcar Children. I read tons of those. I don't think I have ever heard of the Magic Tree House Series. Something about it sounds familiar, but I haven't read it.

[Ghoulz]

The Paper Doorway by Dean Koontz was my favourite for a while.
But when i was really young i read the Simon And The Moon series of books.Mostly because my name is Simon and i want to go to the moon :(

[Amax_inc.]

http://http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Y0RA71S5L.jpg

In the attic. An awsome awsome book. The illistrations were amazing

[Barista]

"Plop; the Owl who was afraid of the dark"
That was agood one xD
And the tiger who came to tea was amazing. I always hoped a tiger would come to my house for tea :3

[Tyler_Legrand]

Baani, kudos for reminding me of Meg and Mog.

Captain Underpants is amazing.

http://www.booksamillion.com/bam/covers/0/43/905/000/0439050006.jpg

I'm still trying to finish my collection today. (There's a dozen so far.)

EDIT: Found Abbey's posted it already. Dang. But here's a sample page in an attempt to pique interest from the non-readers.

http://www.pilkey.com/books/cuwedgie_1.jpg

[paranoiaphobic]

I loved The Rainbow Fish and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Did both of them as plays in German class when I was about 6... in Die Regenbogen Fisch I was a minor fish who said, "Don't be a party pooper!" and in the Kleine Raupe Nimmersatt I was the person who stood there with a big sign showing what day of the week it was.

(Excuse my German spelling)

[xkittenxsocksx]

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

http://www.jeandeanrif.org/images/book4_small.jpg

My reception teacher read it to the class every day.
I miss it kind of.

[Triple J]

The Watsons Go To Brimingham
You just brought a tear to my eye remembering that.

And personally I fucking loved The Seventh Tower Trilogy by Garth Nix(coolest name EVER). MY favorite of the series would be Aenir, because of how imaginative the world of Aenir was.

I taught myself to read at age 3 and I read all the Curious George books vigorously, my Kindergarden teacher didn't believe I could read when my parents showed her how fast I was reading. She thought my parents had recited the books to me. I used to go to my neighbors house when I was like 5 and she would sit down with me and get out a whole bunch of little golden books and made me read them. That was fun.

[Ambutt]

Well, there was this story i used to make my mom tell me every night before I went to bed. It was about how I would be livesaver PINK POWER RANGER and i would fight off the purple people eater! I always won the battle.

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[Chad625]

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[TangerineOrange]

Berenstein Bears! Oh god, I loved those books. And I still read Redwall.

Oh, man, I loved the Berenstein Bears. I owned about fifty of those books, and now, on occasion, even though I'm almost 21, I'll occasionally watch the TV on PBS. I'm not even sure I have a favorite. They were all SO good.

[TangerineOrange]

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That's clearly quality storytime before bed.

[Pachycephelosaurus]

Oh, man, I loved the Berenstein Bears. I owned about fifty of those books, and now, on occasion, even though I'm almost 21, I'll occasionally watch the TV on PBS. I'm not even sure I have a favorite. They were all SO good.

I fucking HATED those books. It was always "Too Much This" or "Too Much That." The stupid bitches were always getting "too much" of something and becoming brats about it. I was afraid my parents would read them and decide not to let me have too much fun.

I DID love the Chronicles of Narnia. I stayed up all night reading those books. Amazing. Also loved the Redwall series, Madeline L'Engal, and Tolkien.

When I was REALLY young I was crazy about Dr. Seuss. My first book that I read all by myself was "The Foot Book," which is ironic because my last name is Foote.

[Chad_Vader_is_Life]

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There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake.

Greatest book ever!:lol:

[kellykawaii]

I completely loved the Puppy Patrol (http://photobucket.com/image/puppy%20patrol/01jenna/SOLD/bookbonkers15.jpg?o=6) books by Jenny Dale. I had like 30 odd of them and read them over and over. They were great!

[Matterialize]

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It's about a town where the weather is FOOD. :thup:

[Zebbs]

If the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargraves doesn't count then fuck my life.

[AnnaNemyss]

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I'll always remember this book :)


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My favorite version of Rumpelstiltskin because of the beautiful artwork.


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And my absolute favorite, Caroll Lewis's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

[thatswhatyourmomsaid]

I had a book that I would make my mum read me every night when I was really little, Terrible Tracey. Also the Little Golden Books and the Mr. Men series. When I got a little older, I loved Enid Blyton, The Enchanted Wood and the Famous Five and everything like that.

[thatswhatyourmomsaid]

Oh, and definitely the Rainbow Fish, Possum Magic and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Plus Guess How Much I Love You. I loved that book, purely because my nan gave it to me and even though I was like 4, I still remember her whispering that she loved me to the moon and back when she gave it to me. Sweet.

[SomethingWitty]

The Chronicles of Narnia, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Paddington Bear stories.

Actually, while on the subject of fond childhood memories, does anybody else remember Pinky and the Brain? I loved that show.

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[Salmoness]

I loved that damn Enchanted Wood, far-away-tree series, they're actually re-releasing them with different character names because "Fanny" and "Dick" are too offensive... I also enjoyed Mr Pinkwhistle, The Wishing Chair and Paddington Bear.

[Alcoholic]

Well, there was this story i used to make my mom tell me every night before I went to bed. It was about how I would be livesaver PINK POWER RANGER and i would fight off the purple people eater! I always won the battle..

How fucked up would it be if Ambutt's mom told the story one night, and Ambutt ended up being killed by the Purple People Eater?
"....and the Lifesaver-Pink Power Ranger - that's you, Ambutt! - suffered a horrendous death that, had she lived long enough, would have most assuredly induced permanent mental incapacitation. The end!"
*Kisses child's forehead*
"Goodnight honey, I love you."

Anyway, Little Black Sambo used to comfort me when I was a child.

[tatasmagik]

Super young:

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Totally guilty of The Babysitter's Club when I was a 'tween.

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And I also read a great German book (having lived in Germany for several years and attended German school)
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[Anouk]

Roodkapje!

It's a Dutch fairytale :3

[JamesKPolk]

I never read children's books. The very first books I started reading on my own were kid's encyclopedias of many sorts, and, while it didn't make me really smart I sometimes know some stuff normal people wouldn't. First fiction books I read were Gerald Durell (or however his name is spelled in english), they were about animals and adventures, and funny too, so I really loved them. Mind you, I am talking about 11-12 years old, not 6-7.

[Dawn]

I can't really remember it now, but I know I always used to like Biff, Chip and Kipper books! :D.

I miss being so easily entertained..

[WiseOldTabbyCat]

Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr, The Giant Jam Sandwich, The Moomins and Spot the Dog. :D
The Mog books really meant something to me. But I was a bit depressed when the author bumped Mog off in the final book. :*(