Favorite childrens book

flyingpig11 · 11-30-2007

My Fathers Dragon series. Three books that are an incredibly vivid and exciting read to a 4-6 year old, or for a 7 to 8 year old to read to himself.

Okay...I admit it....Captain Underpants

Pooh

A Wrinkle in Time

Dune

Harry Potter series

One I really can't stand is Junie B. Jones...nothing like the main character botching english.

gingele · 11-30-2007

The Golden Compass

MWC · 11-30-2007

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The Golden Compass

Going for one of them "spooning" awards, is we?

**Susie Q Roo** · 11-30-2007

Love You Forever

Tommygurl · 11-30-2007

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Love You Forever

I'll like you for always...................

Tommygurl · 11-30-2007

Hardy Boys
Nancy Drew
Bobbsey Twins
Trixie Belden
Sweet Valley High
Harry Potter
Charlottes Web

I forgot The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe & Harriet the Spy!

gingele · 11-30-2007

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Originally Posted by MWC

Going for one of them "spooning" awards, is we?

But is it still spooning if it is true? It really is one of my favorite children's/young adult books (of course not the only one, but I couldn't help myself

)

Here are some others - in random order:

The City of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau

The King of Elfland's Daughter, Lord Dunsany

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L'Engle

The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien

The Giver, by Lowis Lowrey

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis

MWC · 11-30-2007

LOVED the Nancy Drew series.
Encyclopedia Brown.
My Side of the Mountain.
Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Harriet the Spy and its sequel.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The SHerlock Holmes series
Mr. Popper's Penguins made me cry the first time I read it.

There was a series by Joan Aiken that I really liked, but could not get either of my girls interested in

... one in the series was Wolves of Willoughby Chase ... the series was about a stowaway on a Nantucket whaling ship, and her adventures at sea and on Nantucket.

There was another series that I loved, about a family of kids ... one of the books was The Four-Story Mistake ... another neither of my girls took to, but I read those again and again!

One book I ABSOLUTELY HATE is Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." I kept yelling at that freakin' tree to knock that pig unconscious with a falling branch. That book was NOT about selfless giving, it was about martyrdom.

Thank you.

taotoon · 11-30-2007

Winter of Fire - Sheryl Jordan
I have always loved this writer and her books.
This one is about a slave girl and how she overcame her obstacles in life. Its amazing

TAPPY · 11-30-2007

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Little House on the Prairie (the whole set)
Nancy Drew
Little Women
The Time Machine

I am sure there are more.

Ginger · 11-30-2007

The Giver

Stargirl

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

The Secret World of Og

.....But Winnie is always in that special place in my heart!

**SunKneeMarie** · 11-30-2007

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Originally Posted by MWC

LOVED the Nancy Drew series.
Encyclopedia Brown.
My Side of the Mountain.
Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Harriet the Spy and its sequel.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The SHerlock Holmes series
Mr. Popper's Penguins made me cry the first time I read it.

There was a series by Joan Aiken that I really liked, but could not get either of my girls interested in

... one in the series was Wolves of Willoughby Chase ... the series was about a stowaway on a Nantucket whaling ship, and her adventures at sea and on Nantucket.

There was another series that I loved, about a family of kids ... one of the books was The Four-Story Mistake ... another neither of my girls took to, but I read those again and again!

One book I ABSOLUTELY HATE is Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." I kept yelling at that freakin' tree to knock that pig unconscious with a falling branch. That book was NOT about selfless giving, it was about martyrdom.

Thank you.

aw, I love that book.

I read it to Ryan when he was 4... and when I read books, I use character voices, so at the end my tree's voice was all creaky and sad and old...

when we got to the very end, I looked up at Ryan... and his lip was trembling and he was blinking furiously and he opened his mouth, then closed it, took a deep, wobbly breath and yelled,

"WELL WHAT DID HE NEED A BOAT FOR, ANYWAY??"

poor baby

gingele · 11-30-2007

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Originally Posted by flyingpig11

My Fathers Dragon series. Three books that are an incredibly vivid and exciting read to a 4-6 year old, or for a 7 to 8 year old to read to himself.

Okay...I admit it....Captain Underpants

Pooh

A Wrinkle in Time

Dune

Harry Potter series

One I really can't stand is Junie B. Jones...nothing like the main character botching english.

What kinda kid were you?

I didn't pick up Dune until my teens - can't imagine that most kids would have the patience for that one (and I was a big sci/fi fantasy geek, even at a young age).

**SunKneeMarie** · 11-30-2007

I loved The Little House Series... all Judy Blume books... the Encyclopedia Brown books...

in 3rd grade I read The Exorcist... wouldn't list it as a favorite, but my reading level moved up a notch and a year later I was "borrowing" my mom's Sidney Sheldon novels...

gingele · 11-30-2007

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Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

I loved The Little House Series... all Judy Blume books... the Encyclopedia Brown books...

in 3rd grade I read The Exorcist... wouldn't list it as a favorite, but my reading level moved up a notch and a year later I was "borrowing" my mom's Sidney Sheldon novels...

I remember reading the Exorcist! I was in 5th grade and sleeping over at my girlfreind Nicole Brown's house. Her dad had the book on the bookshelf (hardcover). I picked it up and stayed up all night to read it.

That probably explains some things.....

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flyingpig11 beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bflo, NY Posts: 326	Favorite childrens book My Fathers Dragon series. Three books that are an incredibly vivid and exciting read to a 4-6 year old, or for a 7 to 8 year old to read to himself. Okay...I admit it....Captain Underpants Pooh A Wrinkle in Time Dune Harry Potter series One I really can't stand is Junie B. Jones...nothing like the main character botching english.

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Tommygurl crab killer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I am Canadian!! Posts: 14,293	Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Bobbsey Twins Trixie Belden Sweet Valley High Harry Potter Charlottes Web I forgot The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe & Harriet the Spy! Last edited by Tommygurl; 11-30-2007 at 12:14 PM.

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MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,015	LOVED the Nancy Drew series. Encyclopedia Brown. My Side of the Mountain. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Harriet the Spy and its sequel. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler The SHerlock Holmes series Mr. Popper's Penguins made me cry the first time I read it. There was a series by Joan Aiken that I really liked, but could not get either of my girls interested in ... one in the series was Wolves of Willoughby Chase ... the series was about a stowaway on a Nantucket whaling ship, and her adventures at sea and on Nantucket. There was another series that I loved, about a family of kids ... one of the books was The Four-Story Mistake ... another neither of my girls took to, but I read those again and again! One book I ABSOLUTELY HATE is Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." I kept yelling at that freakin' tree to knock that pig unconscious with a falling branch. That book was NOT about selfless giving, it was about martyrdom. Thank you. Last edited by MWC; 11-30-2007 at 12:14 PM. Reason: Oops! Forgot a couple

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taotoon beachaholic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: where am I going and why am I in this hand basket? Posts: 414	Winter of Fire - Sheryl Jordan I have always loved this writer and her books. This one is about a slave girl and how she overcame her obstacles in life. Its amazing Last edited by taotoon; 11-30-2007 at 12:18 PM.

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Ginger none Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,165	The Giver Stargirl Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret The Secret World of Og .....But Winnie is always in that special place in my heart!

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SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 26,819	I loved The Little House Series... all Judy Blume books... the Encyclopedia Brown books... in 3rd grade I read The Exorcist... wouldn't list it as a favorite, but my reading level moved up a notch and a year later I was "borrowing" my mom's Sidney Sheldon novels...

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