misskriss 0 #1 March 26, 2003 I go ape over Curious George.. seriously though... Charlotte's Web... I was overjoyed when my daughter brought it home from the library. Wilbur was SOME PIG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 March 26, 2003 The Great Brain books Encyclopedia Brown Old fairy tales where the little guy defeats the giant or wizard. I have always liked stories where the little guy triumphs over greater adversaries due to his wits. I also liked to read field guides and wilderness survival manuals. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #3 March 26, 2003 QuoteThe Great Brain books Encyclopedia Brown Oh yeah. There were also a couple of other kid detective book series that were really good. Hardy Boys and Tom Swift were also good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #4 March 26, 2003 The Little Prince. ""If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars. He can say to himself, 'Somewhere, my flower is there . . ." "What must I do, to tame you?" "It has done me good," said the fox, "because of the color of the wheat fields." so many things that i didnt realize affected the way i think & feel until i read it again in college. edit: since i found the ENTIRE STORY with illustrations online. still go buy it and read it to your children, the web just isnt the same Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #5 March 26, 2003 How far back into childhood???? The only book I remember that I really enjoyed was "Great Expectations". I think I will hunt it down and read again.J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #6 March 26, 2003 One thing I realized is that the best children's books are the ones that are universally entertaining, by which I mean , are also entertaining to adults. I would say even Dr. Seuss books fall into this category. Dr. Seuss books were one of the reasons I liked to babysit when I was a teenager! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #7 March 26, 2003 Dr. Seuss rules!!! Had to say it! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DickMcMahon 0 #8 March 26, 2003 SUPERMAN! I've always wanted to fly through the sky and rescue Lois Lane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #9 March 26, 2003 Old Roald Dahl stuff... (sp?)t It's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #10 March 26, 2003 Mine was Goldielocks and the 3 pigs.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #11 March 26, 2003 Gotta go with "The Mad Scientists Club" although I really did like the Encyclopedia Brown books also. If you want really young...Dad used to read me the Brer Rabbit stories. He did all of the dialects. I get such a kick out of hearing him with my sister's kids now. Thanks for prompting that memory, my day just got much better.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #12 March 26, 2003 ahahahaha.. charlotte's web.. my sister used to force me to watch that every damn day Miffy were damn cool! Miffy in the snow.. Miffy in the blah.. etc.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #13 March 26, 2003 The Phantom Tollbooth dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #14 March 26, 2003 Did you ever read the far away tree? I loved that book and Brair Rabbit. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #15 March 26, 2003 see spot...a true classic!!!! if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #16 March 26, 2003 Favorite books from childhood. The Cookie Tree; Where the wild thing are; If I ran the Zoo; Wocket In My Pocket; a book about a sheep named Ramesh. there were others but I can only remember the pictures. edit: The cookie tree was published in the 1960's and early 70's by Parent's Magazine Press and are OOP. They are the coolest books w/ awesome art. Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #17 March 26, 2003 Mine would have to be Casper and Bugs Bunny, its kinda funny when I'm in a bad mood I'll sit down and watch them and my whole mood changes.... As for another every afternoon when I would come home from school I would sit in my back yard and watch model airplanes for hours.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #18 March 26, 2003 Like me my children are avid readers. I have passed on to them my old Dr. Seuss books, my Nancy Drew Hardy Boys collection, and all my old fairy tale books and golden books. All of us have read the Harry Potter stuff (including my 3rd grader). My girls are always in the top 5 readers for their schools. Reading is so cool. You can do or be anything anywhere. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charliezulu 0 #19 March 26, 2003 The Great Brain series is still outstanding! Other than those, I'd have to say Little Britches by Ralph Moody. CZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TB99 0 #20 March 26, 2003 When I was real young, I liked the Good Dr. (Seuss that is) ... after that, I liked Charlotte's Web, and loved that curious monkey as well .. oh, and Peter the Rabbit! A little older, and I started reading some Chritopher Pike books (loved em!!), but before him were those Hardy Boys. After Christopher Pike, I really didn't read much after that ... Stephen King here and there, but that's all. Trailer 11/12 was the best. Thanks for the memories ... you guys rocked! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #21 March 26, 2003 the thornton w. burgess series of books... the mother west wind stories i think they were... read almost all of them. the hardy boys and encyclopedia brown books were good as well."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #22 March 26, 2003 James and the Giant Peach Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Recently I picked up a couple of the Griffin and Sabine books at a discount bookstore. If you're not familiar with them, they are letters written between the two main characters who have never met. In some parts you think that Sabine is real, and in others a figment of Griffin's imagination. The artwork is beautiful and there really are letters that you pull out of envelopes in the book to read. My son read 2 of them in 1 day, and came out of his room and said there's got to be more and asked me to find out. Sure enough, there is and he actually asked for them for his birthday. Books for a birthday present instead of a video game? No problem!! He also picked bought The Call of the Wild and is really into reading that one right now and is enjoying it. Both kids have read all 4 Harry Potter books twice and are eagerly awaiting the next one.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokeneagle 0 #23 March 26, 2003 ...a book of world myth/fairy tales, with stories of how the Bunyip and other world mythical monsters came about, and excellently intricate, brilliantly illustrated improbabilities in stories from the Ukraine like crushed bread cursed by an old crone turning into brightly coloured patterned snakes.... never forget those illustrations- I pored over those stories for hours, reading by flashlight under the covers so my folks wouldn't see the light...Brokeneagle. I'm really very gentle, no matter what my kung-fu teacher says... he is giving me a reputation I do not deserve! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #24 March 26, 2003 Quote Recently I picked up a couple of the Griffin and Sabine books I actually just looked at those a few weeks back at Waldens Bookstore. They looked really interesting and something the girls would enjoy. As far as books for presents, my youngest did the same thing. She is hooked on the Series of Unfortunate Events. I also got her one of those itty bitty booklights to read with in bed since she was reading under the covers with her flashlight.. I told her there was no need to sweat to death. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #25 March 26, 2003 Its not been released yet, but my favourite will be The Wee Free Men... "This book is scheduled to be released in May 2003 This will be another Discworld children's novel. The title is only a working title, and therefore not definite. Terry initially referred to this project as _For Fear of Little Men_ (see below), but _The Wee Free Men_ is the name he's been using most recently. Comments by Terry: "I'm also planning _For Fear Of Little Men_ (working title!) a classic fairy story but with the addition of the Nac Mac Feegle." -- Terry on alt.fan.pratchett, 10 Jun 2001" The Nacmacfeegle, coming soon to a book store near you! -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
