MamaPink Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I've been addicted to buying children's books these days. I just love the ideas in them and morals behind them... Just wondering what your favourite books were as a kid...Here are a few of mine:The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschThe Jolly Postman by Janet Ahlberg The Giving Tree by Shel Silversteinand a few I just bought and completely fell in love with:The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka Everything I Know About Monsters : A Collection of Made-up Facts, Educated Guesses, and Silly Pictures about Creatures of Creepiness - by Tom Lichtenheld The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! - by Mo Willems (Thanks FairySari for introducing me to this author... he's great!)What Are You So Grumpy About? by Tom Lichtenheld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I was a big Gordon Korman fan as a kid. I still have a few of his books kicking around, including:Son of InterfluxA Semester In The Life Of A Garbage BagOur Man WestonBugs Potter Live At NickaninnyWho Is Bugs Potter?I Want To Go Home!I've actually considered trying to collect the rest of his books again recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Aesops's Fables rocked and taught me loads of life lessons...now that you bring it up I could probably use a re-read.oh yeah and Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn rocked too.Lemony Snickets pretty amusing...read it to a kid I was baby sitting.gees I read tonnes as a kid and I'm stumped to think of anything else off the top of my head. :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 the brothers grimm were always a favortite of mine and Hans Christan Anderson as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) any of the books with the golden spine are cool. Edited March 29, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sarahbelle Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Any Dr. Seuss books are awesome!!!!! I love him I was going to suggest the giving tree, but you already knew about it. It's such a beautiful story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Dr. Suess, along with Richard Scarry, were some of my favourites growing up. When I moved from picture books to stuff with more writing, I really dug the Encyclopedia Brown series.And don't forget Beatrix Potter! "These books are awfully small," her printer told her. "Yes, but they're for children, and they have awfully small hands..."Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReDD Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 As a child I loved getting read aesops fables as well as fairy tales. Jack and the beanstock was my favourite. My grandmother taught me to read before school so I remember in grade 1 hiding novels in our basic readers. I loved anything by Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary. Then it was the babysitters club.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 The Fart - Robert MunschWhere The Sidewalk Ends - Shel SilversteinThe Places You'll Go - Dr. Seusssome of my favs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I remember going to see Robert Munsch live at the Centre in the Square when I was little and he told the story "The Fart" before it was even published... I thought I was pretty cool.Anything by Shel Silverstein is great too. I use to love the poems in "Where the Sidewalk Ends"... I think I borrowed that book from the library more than any other.Oooooh... The Hungry Caterpillar!! I forgot about that book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I remember liking this book a lot too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJFH Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hands down when I was very little...THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOKIt was a Sesamee Street book featuring Grover and I read it over and over. Gave it to my son and all my nephews. when I was a bit older....the Chronicles of Narnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 The Berenstain Bears Books. Although I must have missed this one growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 No list of quality kids' books could be complete with out several works by A. A. Milne: "Winnie-the-Pooh", and "The House at Pooh Corner" are classics, IMO. (I still have my copy of "Winnie-the-Pooh" given to me by my Great Uncle Ted* for my second Christmas, in 1968.)Aloha,Brad* Who not only was my Dad's uncle, but also a great uncle in his own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 i used to love the "Madeline" books, Berenstein Bears, any Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the Wind and the Willows, Black Beauty, and one poem in particular, "the Highway Man". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aromatherapy Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I have to add Roald Dahl to the list. He always knew just what icky and disgusting things would thrill a child. Any of his classics like "The Twits" or "James and the Giant Peech" are great but I also love "Revolting Rhymes."Besides that, I'd have to suggest "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairySari Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Totally agree with "There's a monster at the end of this book" although it might be a little hard to find...Sandra Boynton has a bunch of really funny board books. See if you can find "But not the hippopotamus". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairySari Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thought of another... In case you're looking for some Canadian content, Mark Tetro has a bunch of board books where all the characters are Canada geese and huskies and beavers and mooses and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I have to add Roald Dahl to the list. He always knew just what icky and disgusting things would thrill a child. Any of his classics like "The Twits" or "James and the Giant Peech" are great but I also love "Revolting Rhymes."good call on dahl. i used to love these books and will absolutely introduce them to my future kids.. his imagery is awesome. "james and the giant peach" was my fav. aunt spiker and sponge. hehee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 i always liked the little miss _____ and mr _____ series...which was where i always thought your original name came from mir.i also really loved this getting ready for bed book i had when i was a kid. it's got wood pages instead of paper and was a good bedtime story cause it was kinda like this checklist to make sure i'd done everything. i think it's still at my mums house! good ol mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 oh yeah...The Mr.Men books...holy memory lane here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Let's not forget Curious George! The Man in the Yellow Hat was one of my favourite characters growing up.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Sandra Boynton has a bunch of really funny board books. See if you can find "But not the hippopotamus".We have a bunch of her books - they're great!And you're right Alexis! I got the "little miss" part of my nick name from the books... but the pink part will remain a mystery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 ohmygoodness! so many good books! i loved that 'just for you' book MP, haven't seen that in forever. and roald dahl, did you guys read 'the fabulous mr fox"? i even had the record [oooooooh yeah!] so i could listen AND read. so awesome. along with 'where the sidewalk ends' i remember liking shel silverstein's 'a light in the attic' and 'the talking bone', or something like that. something about a bone. these are kind of baby-ish but also good night moon and the runaway bunny. and my nephew has one called 'walter the farting dog', and i will admit i think it's pretty funny. also max & ruby... they're those hard cardboard-y books. heehee. fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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