What book do you still have from your childhood? - Page 5

Justy · 04-02-2009, 05:50 PM

I just checked and 26 of my 'early reader' books are now living on my Son's bookshelf. There are the some Dr. Sueus, Dr. Dolittle, Little Bear, "golden books," and many more. Having a packrat for a Mother comes in handy.

I think my favourite books from childhood are my Narnia books which my Grandparents gave me for my 12th birthday, in each one they wrote my name and "For her twelfth birthday. Grandpa Grandma." They are still stored in the cardboard case they came in. They still in great shape and I will have fun reading them to my son when he is old enough for books without pictures.

mores · 04-02-2009, 06:25 PM

I never really appreciated the books my mom bought me as a kid.
I mean, I loved them, but for me they were just books. Some comics, some with text ... now lately I find out my mom must have had good taste since "little nemo" or "where the wild things are" are now regarded as being very special.
Never knew Mom was so artsy

Of course I still have them.

Stitchawl · 04-02-2009, 06:57 PM

I have two OLD books that belonged to my father, used when he was in middle school. One is a copy of "Browning's Shorter Poems," (printed in 1893) from which I learned to love the Pied Piper, and "The Selected Idylls of the King" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, (printed in 1905.) Both are leather covered, quite battered as my father gave them to me in the early '50's. They are the only things I have from my father, except my name. I cherish all three.

Stitchawl

jaxx6166 · 04-02-2009, 07:20 PM

I still have my original TPBs of Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Winter Night, and Spring Dawning...my grandmother's 1920 something edition of Dracula... .. and my Redwall books. I think my mom has all of the old Goosebumps somewhere. Or at least, I hope she has them

I also think the old Walt Disney grocery store hardbacks are laying around somewhere from the late 80's and early 90's.

We don't know what happened to the copies of Little Bear, Good Night Moon, and the Dr. Seuss books. I think they vanished into the trash or a yardsale somewhere after my brother became an angsty teenager

zerospinboson · 04-03-2009, 04:01 AM

I've got a (re-bound) copy of David Copperfield from 1898 or so that was originally given to my great-grandfather.

Margrete · 04-03-2009, 05:06 AM

I have many of my books from childhood or thats actually not correct since they still are at my parents house along with many books from my mums childhood which I read when I was younger:

Enid Blytons: Famous 5, Secret 7, 5 Find-outers (can't remember the exact name), Faraway tree, nautiest girl at school, Malory towers, the twins at St. Clare etc.

alot of Nancy Drew books, abit less of the Hardy boys books, and a mixture of: Cherry Ames, Tom Corbett, Tom Swift, the Lone Ranger, Cherry Ames, X Bar X boys, the Dana twins, and a number of other books which I still enjoy rereading sometimes when I'm home.

pshrynk · 04-03-2009, 10:22 AM

I now have many and soon all of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, thanks to Patricia. Even thouh they are in electropotential rather than physical form, they still have the wonderful feel to them as I read them.

sirbruce · 04-03-2009, 01:51 PM

I have some first-edition Choose Your Own Adventure books in a basement somewhere. I doubt they're in good shape anymore, though.

I still have a copy of my Reading textbook from like 3rd or 4th grade. It's a collection of short stories, and there's an abrdiged version of The Hobbit in the back. But the reason I kept it was because one of the first stories is a sci-fi story, probably one of the first I ever read. It's about these two kids who go to a swimming hole at night, and in the swimming hole they can see a star reflected in the water, only when they look up they can never find the star. Eventually they go diving deep down through a series of underwater caves and come out on another planet. One of the kids stays behind and becomes a rock-creature-alien while the other swims back home. It's not a great story but it's sentimental.

My sentimental book is Ben Bova's The Star Conqueror's, which was in our gradeschool library and which I fell in love with a year later. But I don't have that copy; I had to buy one from a rare book collector for like $300.

pagansoul · 04-03-2009, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

A little Google, and without knowing how credible the prices are at this link, and if we're talking about the original 1970 series #1, then it looks like it might fetch a reasonable whack if you find a buyer:

http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bi...2592&snumber=1

Cheers,
Marc

Yes, this is mine in good/great shape.

pagansoul · 04-03-2009, 03:13 PM

I also have this one. I'm going to have to take a look inside my boxes this weekend. I'll take some unboxing photos.

04-02-2009, 07:20 PM	#64
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I still have my original TPBs of Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Winter Night, and Spring Dawning...my grandmother's 1920 something edition of Dracula... .. and my Redwall books. I think my mom has all of the old Goosebumps somewhere. Or at least, I hope she has them I also think the old Walt Disney grocery store hardbacks are laying around somewhere from the late 80's and early 90's. We don't know what happened to the copies of Little Bear, Good Night Moon, and the Dr. Seuss books. I think they vanished into the trash or a yardsale somewhere after my brother became an angsty teenager Last edited by jaxx6166; 04-02-2009 at 07:22 PM.

04-03-2009, 04:01 AM	#65
zerospinboson "Assume a can opener..." Posts: 755 Karma: 1942109 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Local Cluster Device: iLiad v2, DR1000	I've got a (re-bound) copy of David Copperfield from 1898 or so that was originally given to my great-grandfather. Last edited by zerospinboson; 04-03-2009 at 05:19 AM.

04-03-2009, 03:13 PM	#70
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	I also have this one. I'm going to have to take a look inside my boxes this weekend. I'll take some unboxing photos. Attached Thumbnails

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04-02-2009, 05:50 PM	#61
Justy Fanatic Posts: 547 Karma: 27509 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Sony Xperia z3 tablet, Kobo Glo, Boyue T63	I just checked and 26 of my 'early reader' books are now living on my Son's bookshelf. There are the some Dr. Sueus, Dr. Dolittle, Little Bear, "golden books," and many more. Having a packrat for a Mother comes in handy. I think my favourite books from childhood are my Narnia books which my Grandparents gave me for my 12th birthday, in each one they wrote my name and "For her twelfth birthday. Grandpa Grandma." They are still stored in the cardboard case they came in. They still in great shape and I will have fun reading them to my son when he is old enough for books without pictures.

04-02-2009, 06:25 PM	#62
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	I never really appreciated the books my mom bought me as a kid. I mean, I loved them, but for me they were just books. Some comics, some with text ... now lately I find out my mom must have had good taste since "little nemo" or "where the wild things are" are now regarded as being very special. Never knew Mom was so artsy Of course I still have them.

04-02-2009, 06:57 PM	#63
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I have two OLD books that belonged to my father, used when he was in middle school. One is a copy of "Browning's Shorter Poems," (printed in 1893) from which I learned to love the Pied Piper, and "The Selected Idylls of the King" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, (printed in 1905.) Both are leather covered, quite battered as my father gave them to me in the early '50's. They are the only things I have from my father, except my name. I cherish all three. Stitchawl

04-03-2009, 05:06 AM	#66
Margrete Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 14906 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Norway Device: pixelar ebookreader (Hanlin V3)	I have many of my books from childhood or thats actually not correct since they still are at my parents house along with many books from my mums childhood which I read when I was younger: Enid Blytons: Famous 5, Secret 7, 5 Find-outers (can't remember the exact name), Faraway tree, nautiest girl at school, Malory towers, the twins at St. Clare etc. alot of Nancy Drew books, abit less of the Hardy boys books, and a mixture of: Cherry Ames, Tom Corbett, Tom Swift, the Lone Ranger, Cherry Ames, X Bar X boys, the Dana twins, and a number of other books which I still enjoy rereading sometimes when I'm home.

04-03-2009, 10:22 AM	#67
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I now have many and soon all of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, thanks to Patricia. Even thouh they are in electropotential rather than physical form, they still have the wonderful feel to them as I read them.

04-03-2009, 01:51 PM	#68
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	I have some first-edition Choose Your Own Adventure books in a basement somewhere. I doubt they're in good shape anymore, though. I still have a copy of my Reading textbook from like 3rd or 4th grade. It's a collection of short stories, and there's an abrdiged version of The Hobbit in the back. But the reason I kept it was because one of the first stories is a sci-fi story, probably one of the first I ever read. It's about these two kids who go to a swimming hole at night, and in the swimming hole they can see a star reflected in the water, only when they look up they can never find the star. Eventually they go diving deep down through a series of underwater caves and come out on another planet. One of the kids stays behind and becomes a rock-creature-alien while the other swims back home. It's not a great story but it's sentimental. My sentimental book is Ben Bova's The Star Conqueror's, which was in our gradeschool library and which I fell in love with a year later. But I don't have that copy; I had to buy one from a rare book collector for like $300.

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