What was your favorite children's book when you were a child?

Question

I remember Harold and the Purple Crayon fondly. And also my father reading me Dr. Seuss. I'm sure you all have books you remember from childhood, and I'm wondering what some of the most enduring storybooks are. Also, if you could share a little of what made it so special to you. Thanks!

Answer 1

"Love You Forever"
er...awkward to say...well, all kids suck up to their mommies when they're little, so...yeah. the story tells about a mom singing a song called Love You Forever to her newborn boy. throughout the years, the boys grows from a troublesome two-year-old to a rude preteen, then a "strange" teenager to an adult. even after all the trouble he makes, she still picks him up (whoa, hard to do when your son becomes an adult!) when he's asleep and sings the song (i chanced upon the book a while ago and i realize now that the mom sort of stalks him after he moves out of the house) every night. one day, the son (now a man) gets a phone call from his mother - she was sick. so he visited her, and she tried to sing the song, but she was too old and sick. the son then picked her up and sang it to her. on the next page, he at home, and he stands very quietly at the stairs (again, i realize somethihng - his mother probably died...). he then goes into a room and looks at his newborn daughter. after a while, he picks her up and sings her the song.
...touching, is it not? do you want to see the song?
I'll love you forever
I'll love you for always
And as long as I'm living
My baby you'll be
...........very good book. -sniffle-

Answer 2

Abner Smoothie; The last elegant bear. I started "reading" it before I could appreciate all the little amusing details in the illustrations.
Granfa Grig had a pig (and other rhymes without reason) and A great big ugly man came up and tied his horse to me. Both are full of nursery rhymes that not many American's have heard, and both have amazing detailed illustrations that I constantly find new things in. I still have both copies and they're tattered and held together by tape.
My mom also read me The Phantom Tollbooth waay before I was old enough to grasp all of it. But I loved the idea of a watchdog.. and conducting a sunset. Still do.
I could go on and on..
Goodnight Moon, Mr Brown can moo. Can you?.. etc
I still peruse the new picture books at bookstores, you never known when you'll find a great story that sticks with you.

Answer 3

What is YOUR favourite kid's e-book? Make Way for Ducklings- a conventional well for every age What is your CHILD's favourite e-book? The three 12 months historical loves Green Eggs and Ham and the David books, the five 12 months historical likes the Fancy Nancy books, and the 7 12 months historical likes the Junie B Jones and the Fudge books. Do you understand of a few particularly satisfactory e-book titles that experience plenty of that means for the guardian and the youngster? I suppose it particularly is dependent upon every individual. I love the classics, however my youngsters don't seem to be inspired by way of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel close to up to I was once.

Answer 4

Just about anything Dr. Seuss,and the book Alexander and the Terrible,Horrible,No Good,Very Bad Day!

Answer 5

My (4) siblings and I recently came up with a list of our favorite books our Mom read to us when we were little, including: Corduroy; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day; Strega Nona; Ping; Tikki Tikki Tembo; Bedtime for Frances; Blueberries for Sal; One Morning in Maine; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; and The Bells of Christmas. Reading aloud was something very special for us, my Mom was a big fan of the book "The Read-Aloud Handbook" and began reading to us at a young age. Weekly trips to the library were my favorite thing as a child, leading to my majoring in English as an undergrad and grad student. My favorite indulgence is still a trip to the library to pick up a new book, curl up on the couch and dig in.

Answer 6

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. I can't remember just how many times I read and re-read the book. I love the story -- full of fantasy. I loved the nonsense verse, so funny and easy to remember. I loved Alic -- the curious little girl. And I loved all the characters -- the white rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, Humpty Dumpty and more.

Answer 7

Mine was the Brothers' Grimm collection. The complete works is a fairly sizable volume and contains about 150 fairy tales and fables or so, and as a child, I demanded that my mother read me one story every night. This book was special because, having the attention span and memory of a child, by the time she would get to the last tale, it was several months since she read the first and my memory of it was nearly gone. So, she'd start over, and it would feel like this leather-bound volume was truly magical because it never ran out of tales. That is what made it special to me.

Answer 8

Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Answer 9

Famous Five book series,R-mysterty series beginning with Rockingdown mystery,Malory Tower series,Secret Island by Enid Blyton.Blyton brought the characters to life.They all had such marvelous fun.And don't get me started about the food.Never ever read Enid Blyton if you're on a diet.

Answer 10

One which sprang to mind was "The Sun's Babies" by Edith Howe -(i think )... It was a collection of stories about different natural phenomena ,insects ,plants, fish etc and it took you through their life cycles ......sort of junior biology .. Things like weather , potatoes growing ,spiders spinning egg sacs , it was quite fascinating to me as a child and it made the natural world a source of interest and not something to be afraid of .
It was an old fashioned book my grandmother had .. which is one major reason it was special to me .I got a copy of it recently from a second hand book dealer ..

I loved Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm too !!!!