What books did you love as a child?


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k9force is offline k9force Post #11  July 19,2009, 6:17pm
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Now I can't turn my thinking cap off! Am also remembering "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" (think that's correct) and "Caps for Sale". One of the best books I read in high school was "The Grapes of Wrath". I learned more about the Great Depression from that book than any history book.
 
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My parents read to us every night...Grimm's Fairy Tales, Beatrix Potter stories, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Mother Goose were the best when I was a wee tot.

As I got older, I fell in love with the classics..."Little Women"...was my favorite to read over over again. I also read the Diary of Ann Frank several times.

By the time I was 14y/o, I was firmly entrenched in biographies , historical non-fiction, and reference books. I read the entire encyclopedia from A-Z one summer when I had a really bad bout of asthma and assorted respiratory ailments...spent most of my early childhood and pre-teen age in and out of hospitals... thus books became my escape from boredom and going totally insane from the restrictions placed on me physically at such a young age!
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"Where the Red Fern Grows"

That's how I grew up, and I read it as a kid. Bro and I both read it and were like, "Wow, that dude ~nailed~ it."

He even nailed the dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.


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I'm the proud owner of the 1945 and 46 editions of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Grimm's tales and Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland, that my parents read (mom, mostly, can't recall dad reading). A little trivia about Grimm; it was he (actually two brothers) who originated Cinderella and Snow White and the seven dwarfs, not Disney. Anyone know the name of the other Grimm tale that involved Snow White?
(hint; Snow White and R.R.) First book I read myself was the Egyptian, by Mika Waltari. Awesome story that combined the tale of Moses, and two kings of Egypt, Amenhotep, and Tutankhamen in to one story involving a doctor for all of them...and there's even some steamy intimacy (in the Egyptian) that was almost too much for me back then...did you know Egyptian doctors were actually relatively successful brain surgeons? Read the book; it's still amazing...
 
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k9force wrote :
Now I can't turn my thinking cap off! Am also remembering "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" (think that's correct) and "Caps for Sale". One of the best books I read in high school was "The Grapes of Wrath". I learned more about the Great Depression from that book than any history book.
OMG; How can I forget Mike Mulligan! Also reminded me of the "Little train that could"....
 
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Oh my goodness, so many as a child- many of them already listed. Definitely Narnia, the *old* (as in, original) Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Pooh!, and of course, whatever mom and dad would read to me before I could do it myself.

Early favorites not mentioned yet… The Princess and the Goblin. The Princess Bride. Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series. The Hobbit. Piers Anthony’s Xanth series. CJ Cherryh’s Downbelow Station (in my teens). Orwell’s Animal Farm. Brian Jaques’ Mice (starts with Redwall). Just to name a few… Also bunches of scattered comic books. Just bought my father the original Chronicles of Conan for his birthday this year- and I am the best son ever. *grin* Last year he got X-Men comics. My father and I are so very geeky… *grin*

Also, all the old tales told by various members of my family. Oral tradition, ya know. Jack tales, Brer Rabbit, Tam Pierce and his Gray Mare, real tall tales of outrageous members of my family (I think my great grandad invented the phrase "Ten Foot Tall and Bulletproof"). Telling tales takes skill and a good memory. There is an internationally famous storytelling festival in Tennessee near some of my relatives- Jonesborough, I think it is. I want to try and make it there this year. *grin*

But back to the children’s stories. How about the rest of y’all? Any more of us "flashlight under the covers" kids out there? C’mon, fess up! *grin*
 
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Robecology wrote :
I'm the proud owner of the 1945 and 46 editions of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Grimm's tales and Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland, that my parents read (mom, mostly, can't recall dad reading). A little trivia about Grimm; it was he (actually two brothers) who originated Cinderella and Snow White and the seven dwarfs, not Disney. Anyone know the name of the other Grimm tale that involved Snow White?
(hint; Snow White and R.R.) First book I read myself was the Egyptian, by Mika Waltari. Awesome story that combined the tale of Moses, and two kings of Egypt, Amenhotep, and Tutankhamen in to one story involving a doctor for all of them...and there's even some steamy intimacy (in the Egyptian) that was almost too much for me back then...did you know Egyptian doctors were actually relatively successful brain surgeons? Read the book; it's still amazing...
Wow...impressive collection...and nice trivia about the Brothers Grimm.

In addition, according to an episode I watched last year on The History Channel...their stories were not originally written for children. They were the ramblings of two psychotic brothers (said to be sadists and pedophiles by historians..which is why the books have lots of symbolisms about harm coming to children and women.). Their books were banned for awhile because the originals were very violent. . The original stories had to be 'cleaned up' to adapt them for children.

I would love to get my hands on even a copy of the original stories. The History Channel provided this info, but as an English teacher, I'd still like to see it for myself...
 
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I loved The Girl With the Silver Eyes but I read that in highschool. As a kid I loved Where The Willd Things Are and The Teeny Tiny Little Woman.
 
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Robecology wrote :
I'm the proud owner of the 1945 and 46 editions of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Grimm's tales and Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland, that my parents read (mom, mostly, can't recall dad reading). A little trivia about Grimm; it was he (actually two brothers) who originated Cinderella and Snow White and the seven dwarfs, not Disney. Anyone know the name of the other Grimm tale that involved Snow White?
(hint; Snow White and R.R.) First book I read myself was the Egyptian, by Mika Waltari. Awesome story that combined the tale of Moses, and two kings of Egypt, Amenhotep, and Tutankhamen in to one story involving a doctor for all of them...and there's even some steamy intimacy (in the Egyptian) that was almost too much for me back then...did you know Egyptian doctors were actually relatively successful brain surgeons? Read the book; it's still amazing...
I adore fairy tales and have a large collection of traditional fairy tales, modern ones and academic works re: fairy tale. So of course the 2nd Snow White fairy tale is Snow White and Rose Red. It's funny you should mention it b/c I actually picked it up today to think about re-reading it.

But as for books I loved as a child, I am and was such an avid reader it's hard to break it down, but like most girls I had my horse stage where I loved both the Black Stallion series and Marguerite O'Henry's novels (i.e. King of the Wind). I also enjoyed books like My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves both by Jean C. George, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Pride and Prejudice was also a favorite. Then my mother introduced me to fantasy in 7th grade with David Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean series and I was hooked ever since. Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow and Thorn were next and they remain some of my favorites to this day. Like Wootz I also read Piers Anthony's Xanth books and Jacques Redwall books.

I know it's silly but now when I go to used book stores I find myself actively looking for a lot of the childrens' books I read when I was little. It's like picking up old friends!
 
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brneyedangel wrote :
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I remember that I loved the Little House on the Prairie series--in fact, believe it or not, I still have those books in a box upstairs.

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Remember discovering Forever by Judy Blume, ladies? That was the hot book when I was in junior high (oops, I think they call it middle school now). We had a request list a mile long for that book in our school library back then.
I still have my Little House Books, too!!!!

And I totally remember "Forever". I recently got a copy as a gag gift after mentioning it to a friend...lol

I remember it being passed around in school, the "dirty" parts dog-eared.....lots of giggling ensued.
 
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