Favorite Childhood Book - Page 6

nyrath · 09-30-2010, 05:13 PM

Mad Scientist Club
Miss Pickerel Goes To The Moon
The Tom Corbett Space Cadet series
The Forgotten Door
The Runaway Robot
Tunnel Through Time
Revolt On Alpha C

julieannfelicity · 09-30-2010, 05:39 PM

'But No Elephants' was a great children's book.
and
The Critter Series.

purple_fishy · 06-17-2011, 05:29 PM

It's so hard choosing favorites! Here are some that left such good impressions on me that I am now buying them for my daughter.

Nancy Drew
A Wrinkle in Time
Number the Stars
The Giver
A Little Princess
A Secret Garden
Ginger Pye
the Dr. Doolittle books
Mr. Popper's Penguins
A Little Princess
Harry Potter (started in middle school and grew up with Harry!)

jrlewis · 06-21-2011, 05:25 PM

The Hobbit

Nyssa · 06-21-2011, 05:40 PM

I thinkmy favorite was the Little House on the Prairie series. I carried the entire boxed set in the car with me wherever we went, until I had read them all. I was the first series I ever read and owned.

My favorite early readers were just about anything Dr. Seuss (for the rhymes and cool drawings), and Richard Scarry (for the individual captions and the hilarious vehicles).

newlaza · 06-22-2011, 07:00 PM

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

RoxyJ · 06-22-2011, 10:52 PM

Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy

The Seventh Princess by Nick Sullivan

Yeah, I had strange taste in books :/

techmobby · 06-23-2011, 10:07 AM

That would be "childrenerized" versions of the stories in The Bible. Didn't read that much back then. Wish I could say I did, but it wouldn't be true.

crich70 · 06-23-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Keeyum

I was just wondering what everyone's favorite childhood books were.

Anything by Dr. Seuss to start out with. My mom often told me I drove her crazy with his rhymes. We'd go to the public library often and my favorites to check out were his books. Of course since I couldn't really read back then she got the job of reading them aloud to me. lol. Then there was Danny Dunn and Encyclopedia Brown and Treasure Island when I was older.

crich70 · 06-23-2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techmobby

That would be "childrenerized" versions of the stories in The Bible. Didn't read that much back then. Wish I could say I did, but it wouldn't be true.

Do you mean the Bible Story books by Arthur S. Maxwell? I still have a complete set though it's been awhile since I read them.

Ryvyan · 06-24-2011, 11:52 AM

I can't choose a favourite childhood book, but I read the entire Secret Seven series a few times through (and many other Enid Blyton's books).

I do remember being incredibly fascinated by the plot from a book I took out from the library; a girl finding an old doll that was kept under the floorboards of an attic. I did not make the attempt to remember the name and it bothered me for a few years before I googled the plot, and the book seems to be Norma Kassirer's "Magic Elizabeth".

I appeared to have gotten my memory of the plot jumbled up, and I wish I can read that book to be sure but it's not in my library. Maybe it was the wrong title.

ImogenRose · 06-24-2011, 08:57 PM

Anything by Enid Blyton.

Phogg · 07-06-2011, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by WillAdams

Agree w/ many of the books listed here --- the only one I would suggest which isn't listed here is Hal Gordon's _DIvers Down! Adventure Beneath Hawaiian Seas_

William

I had that.

OtterBooks · 07-08-2011, 08:37 AM

The Little Duck, Judy Dunn

Aladyleyna · 07-08-2011, 08:47 AM

I love Chronicles of Narnia to bits. Even as an adult, I still have to have my monthly readings of the series otherwise I'll just wilted and die. And it's interesting to note that quite a few people here have the Horse and His Boy as their favorites because... It's mine too! With Dawn Treader as a close second.

Besides that, I loved Mallory Towers, the St Clare's series and the Naughtiest Girl series, all by Enid Blyton. I never got to study in a boarding school so I practically devoured those books. Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley were good too, though I by far preferred the former.

And oh yes, the Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas! I re-read that book so much it is practically in tatters right one and my grandfather had to tape it back. I have the ebook version now, but I refuse to part with the paperback for sentimental reasons. And I had suuuuch a huge crush on Athos back then.

07-08-2011, 08:47 AM	#90
Aladyleyna Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 24624 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Device: iPad 1	I love Chronicles of Narnia to bits. Even as an adult, I still have to have my monthly readings of the series otherwise I'll just wilted and die. And it's interesting to note that quite a few people here have the Horse and His Boy as their favorites because... It's mine too! With Dawn Treader as a close second. Besides that, I loved Mallory Towers, the St Clare's series and the Naughtiest Girl series, all by Enid Blyton. I never got to study in a boarding school so I practically devoured those books. Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley were good too, though I by far preferred the former. And oh yes, the Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas! I re-read that book so much it is practically in tatters right one and my grandfather had to tape it back. I have the ebook version now, but I refuse to part with the paperback for sentimental reasons. And I had suuuuch a huge crush on Athos back then. Last edited by Aladyleyna; 07-08-2011 at 08:49 AM.

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nyrath Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 52007 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: nook	Mad Scientist Club Miss Pickerel Goes To The Moon The Tom Corbett Space Cadet series The Forgotten Door The Runaway Robot Tunnel Through Time Revolt On Alpha C

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julieannfelicity Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 499812 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Massachusetts Device: Kindle PC	'But No Elephants' was a great children's book. and The Critter Series.

06-17-2011, 05:29 PM	#78
purple_fishy Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 33812 Join Date: May 2011 Location: The land of sand and sun Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook STR, iPad Air 2	It's so hard choosing favorites! Here are some that left such good impressions on me that I am now buying them for my daughter. Nancy Drew A Wrinkle in Time Number the Stars The Giver A Little Princess A Secret Garden Ginger Pye the Dr. Doolittle books Mr. Popper's Penguins A Little Princess Harry Potter (started in middle school and grew up with Harry!)

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Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I thinkmy favorite was the Little House on the Prairie series. I carried the entire boxed set in the car with me wherever we went, until I had read them all. I was the first series I ever read and owned. My favorite early readers were just about anything Dr. Seuss (for the rhymes and cool drawings), and Richard Scarry (for the individual captions and the hilarious vehicles).

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RoxyJ Junior Book Zombie Posts: 65 Karma: 29934 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, iPhone, ipad	Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy The Seventh Princess by Nick Sullivan Yeah, I had strange taste in books :/

06-23-2011, 10:07 AM	#83
techmobby Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Denmark Device: none	That would be "childrenerized" versions of the stories in The Bible. Didn't read that much back then. Wish I could say I did, but it wouldn't be true.

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Ryvyan I read what I want. Posts: 224 Karma: 372315 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Singapore Device: iPhone XS, iPhone 6, Kobo Clara	I can't choose a favourite childhood book, but I read the entire Secret Seven series a few times through (and many other Enid Blyton's books). I do remember being incredibly fascinated by the plot from a book I took out from the library; a girl finding an old doll that was kept under the floorboards of an attic. I did not make the attempt to remember the name and it bothered me for a few years before I googled the plot, and the book seems to be Norma Kassirer's "Magic Elizabeth". I appeared to have gotten my memory of the plot jumbled up, and I wish I can read that book to be sure but it's not in my library. Maybe it was the wrong title.

06-24-2011, 08:57 PM	#87
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Anything by Enid Blyton.

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