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 Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:44 am
What books did you enjoy most as a kid? Can you still read those books now? Do you have fond memories of certain books?
I liked the Hairy McClary books, about a little scruffy dog, and of course, The Hungry Caterpillar xp I also liked Pongwiffy books, about a smelly witch. xd
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:56 pm
The first books that I remember reading are the books that got me to realize that reading is not as bad as I used to think it was. Those books were the Sideways Stories from Wayside School books. I found out about them in like 3rd or 4th grade along with Captain Underpants.
Another series of short books that I used to like were The Unicorns or Bairamor (or something like that, it was in fifth grade, like six years ago so I cannot remember). I never got to finish the series because one of the books was discontinued.
And the last books that I remember reading as a child were the Harry Potter books. My 5th grade teacher read to us the 1st Harry Potter book after recess everyday until we finished it. That got me to want to have that book. Which got me to want to read the other books. Which got me to become more interested in other longer books. And well, now I have two bookshelves full of books I love very much.
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Supernatural Manifestation
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:12 am
I can't remember the title or the name of the series but my favorite books whhen I was in early grade school were the ones where you would read to a certain point in the story and then you would be given a choice of what the characters did. The two options of the characters actions were followed by different page numbers so it was awkward to read when you flip back and forth throughout the book, but it was a fun read usually.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:13 am
that1gal I can't remember the title or the name of the series but my favorite books whhen I was in early grade school were the ones where you would read to a certain point in the story and then you would be given a choice of what the characters did. The two options of the characters actions were followed by different page numbers so it was awkward to read when you flip back and forth throughout the book, but it was a fun read usually. The Choose Your Own Adventures series. It's been updated and reissued lately, and had several copycats. I found some old ones in my basement recently.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:54 am
I remember in first grade, reading the Boxcar Children books. I just them Boxcar Children, I read so many that years after the last time I touched them, I still remember the first page of the first book.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:53 am
I love children's books and since I have a one year old daughter, I'm fortunate to read them over and over and over again...
The big ones when I was little were the Dr. Seuss books (Horton Hatches an Egg was my favorite), Winnie the Pooh, Aesop's Fables and The Real Mother Goose.
Now I read my daughter all of those as well as many other including Jane Yolen's fine books. She really enjoys the "How do Dinosaurs Go to Bed" books and the "Welcome to the Ice House", "Welcome to the Sea of Sand", "Welcome to the River of Grass" etc... books. Really, anything by Jane Yolen is golden.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:41 pm
There where a lot of books I loved as a kid. Anything by Bruce Covall was instantly one of my favorates. I also liked the Calvin and Hobbs comics, those where some of my faveorates to pass the time in class. XD Oh, and The Hobbit was also rather enjoyable. Ahhhh.... good times.... good times.....
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:12 am
red_moon_wolfess There where a lot of books I loved as a kid. Anything by Bruce Covall was instantly one of my favorates. I actually heard a lecture by Bruce Coville and got to talk to him! He's still alive and writing (and very funny)
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:05 pm
The Bernstein Bears FTW! Who Put the Pepper in the Pot?, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Abiyoyo, and Lon Po Po were also my faves.
Then I got into The Unicorns of Balinor series biggrin
Classics!
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:46 pm
OliviaFalconer red_moon_wolfess There where a lot of books I loved as a kid. Anything by Bruce Covall was instantly one of my favorates. I actually heard a lecture by Bruce Coville and got to talk to him! He's still alive and writing (and very funny) I love him! He is like... the idol of kids chapter books! One of my favorate books by him was "Jeramy Thatcher Dragon hatcher" I wish I could find that book again! It was so cute!
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:49 am
I don't even recognise most of these books you're all mentioning sweatdrop
But I do remember those Choose your Adventure books that that1gal mentioned.
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:53 am
Jiggery Pokery And the last books that I remember reading as a child were the Harry Potter books. My 5th grade teacher read to us the 1st Harry Potter book after recess everyday until we finished it. That got me to want to have that book. Which got me to want to read the other books. Which got me to become more interested in other longer books. And well, now I have two bookshelves full of books I love very much.
Aside from Harry Potter, I read The Time Warp Trio books, started into some classic literature, and those small anthologies of "scary stories to tell before bed" (or something to that effect).
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:22 pm
Niko Sohma Jiggery Pokery And the last books that I remember reading as a child were the Harry Potter books. My 5th grade teacher read to us the 1st Harry Potter book after recess everyday until we finished it. That got me to want to have that book. Which got me to want to read the other books. Which got me to become more interested in other longer books. And well, now I have two bookshelves full of books I love very much.
Aside from Harry Potter, I read The Time Warp Trio books, started into some classic literature, and those small anthologies of "scary stories to tell before bed" (or something to that effect). XD I got into the harry potter books after I saw the first movie. I was 11 at the time and read the books as I got older, so Literaly as Harry grew up so did I. It was really cool to have a character mature with you.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:38 pm
red_moon_wolfess Niko Sohma Jiggery Pokery And the last books that I remember reading as a child were the Harry Potter books. My 5th grade teacher read to us the 1st Harry Potter book after recess everyday until we finished it. That got me to want to have that book. Which got me to want to read the other books. Which got me to become more interested in other longer books. And well, now I have two bookshelves full of books I love very much.
Aside from Harry Potter, I read The Time Warp Trio books, started into some classic literature, and those small anthologies of "scary stories to tell before bed" (or something to that effect). XD I got into the harry potter books after I saw the first movie. I was 11 at the time and read the books as I got older, so Literaly as Harry grew up so did I. It was really cool to have a character mature with you.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:32 am
Niko Sohma red_moon_wolfess Niko Sohma Jiggery Pokery And the last books that I remember reading as a child were the Harry Potter books. My 5th grade teacher read to us the 1st Harry Potter book after recess everyday until we finished it. That got me to want to have that book. Which got me to want to read the other books. Which got me to become more interested in other longer books. And well, now I have two bookshelves full of books I love very much.
Aside from Harry Potter, I read The Time Warp Trio books, started into some classic literature, and those small anthologies of "scary stories to tell before bed" (or something to that effect). XD I got into the harry potter books after I saw the first movie. I was 11 at the time and read the books as I got older, so Literaly as Harry grew up so did I. It was really cool to have a character mature with you. You guys are making me feel old--I was just getting started in my library job when the first Harry Potter came out. When I was 11, I was discovering The Dark Is Rising, though that had been in print a while.
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