suz 0 #26 March 26, 2003 My favourite was Charlotte's Web too...followed closely by James and the Giant Peach....then I have to say the Baby Sitters Club books... Don't bother me, I'm living happily ever after Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #27 March 26, 2003 I loved the Beverly Cleary books about Ramona. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #28 March 26, 2003 ramona the pest! i remember those now. and motorcycle ralph, about the mouse with a motorcycle.. they were good too. "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
2fat2fly 0 #29 March 26, 2003 Quote Favorite books from childhood. Where the wild thing are ---------------- When my wife and I were dating, she was teaching kindergarten. I remember cutting 35 paper grocery bags into vests that her kids decorated with fur and things to turn the story into a play. They were adorable but my hands ached for days. I'm glad that we're married now and I don't have to do things like that to impress her 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
wmw999 2,447 #30 March 26, 2003 My mother used to read "The Big Ball of String" to us again and agan when we were kids. "With my big ball of string, I can do anything Anything at all I can do anything With my big ball of string!" When I got older, I motored through just about anything I could. Probably my favorite kids' series were some in Portuguese about a rag doll and her friends, written by Monteiro Lobato. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #31 March 26, 2003 ooooh that reminded me.. One would also like to suggest The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper.. i may miss a title since i havent read them in a LOOONg time but the grey king silver on the tree the dark is rising under sea over stone a bit darker at times but i read them around the same time i found Tolkien and Narnia.. really good books! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #32 March 26, 2003 QuoteThe only book I remember that I really enjoyed was "Great Expectations". I think I will hunt it down and read again. I loved this book too when I read it. I think it may have been junior high when we had to read it for English class. I re-read it a few years ago and still enjoyed it. When I was in kindergarten or early elementary I really like The Cat in the Hat and some Sesame Street book. I think it was called There is a Monster at the End of the book or something like that. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staticnewbie 0 #33 March 27, 2003 It's not so much a favourite story but one I never want to read again IN MY LIFE!!! To Kill A Mockingbird Why??? Why do british schools order kids to read that drivel - starched collars wilting in the midday heat etc... The day after I finished my exams me and a group of friends got monkey wrenches and destroyed our copies, then burned the remains. But as for a favourite childhood book, I'd have to say any of the Tintin books. Captain Haddock rocked. Also we have a series over here which you may not get in the US (I'm not sure) called Horrible Histories. They tell you all the fun and gory stuff about a period which you don't find out in class. Track them down for your kids - history is the most important thing anyone can learn about, IMHO. This username sucks, so I'm BBKid now instead. Replies, insults, sexual favours and death threats to be sent there from now on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #34 March 27, 2003 QuoteIt's not so much a favourite story but one I never want to read again IN MY LIFE!!! To Kill A Mockingbird I really liked that story. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #35 March 27, 2003 Quote I think it was called There is a Monster at the End of the book or something like that. Oh my gosh, I love that book!!!! But then, it was my kids' book, as I read it to them. Now, I plan on reading it to my grandkids! J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJohnson 0 #36 March 27, 2003 My favorite childhood story is the one where the blonde babysitter takes off her clothes and dances for little Jeff..... Other than that I was fond of all the Stephen King novels, and Capt. America comic books.......JJ "Call me Darth Balls" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #37 March 27, 2003 The Giving Tree. I love that book. I still have a copy on my bookshelf. Also Cloudy with a chance of meatballs, Bridge to Teribythia, Polar Express, and Where the Sidewalk Ends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #38 March 27, 2003 QuoteWhere the Sidewalk Ends OMG - I forgot all about that book. I think I still have that somewhere in a box. I should dig it up and look it over again. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #39 March 27, 2003 QuoteIt's not so much a favourite story but one I never want to read again IN MY LIFE!!! To Kill A Mockingbird ------------------------------------------------------------ I really liked that story. I liked it too. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staticnewbie 0 #40 March 27, 2003 QuoteQuoteIt's not so much a favourite story but one I never want to read again IN MY LIFE!!! To Kill A Mockingbird I really liked that story. I think it's a girl/boy thing. I went to a boys only school, and we all loathed it. The girls at the school down the road all loved it, and really got into the characters etc. That being said, my sister kicked her copy across the room and tore out a load of pages because she hated it so much. It might have something to do with enforced learning though. Any book which I am told is a masterpiece and should be treasured will be treated with scepticism at best. As my Dad says, if we all though the same the world would be a boring place. Nick This username sucks, so I'm BBKid now instead. Replies, insults, sexual favours and death threats to be sent there from now on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #41 March 27, 2003 QuoteIt might have something to do with enforced learning though. Any book which I am told is a masterpiece and should be treasured will be treated with scepticism at best. I guess you could look at it like that. Not everyone is going to like every book. I probably never would have read it or Great Expectations (which I also loved) had I not been forced to for school. But, I really liked both of them. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #42 March 27, 2003 Before 8 making my father tell me the Brair Rabbit stories, Which I'm sure he got tired of telling us After 8 John Carter Warlord of Mars and Conan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookeskydiver 0 #43 March 27, 2003 i really didnt have a favorit childhood story, but as a kid, i was all about WHERE'S WALDO PCSS # 1 Rookeskydiver "Its a Wonka Bar"....."Go ahead Charlie open it, lets see that golden ticket" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staticnewbie 0 #44 March 27, 2003 QuoteI guess you could look at it like that. Not everyone is going to like every book. I probably never would have read it or Great Expectations (which I also loved) had I not been forced to for school. But, I really liked both of them. It's one thing to have a syllabus which is to be taught, but another entirely to teach people that they should express their opinions only as long as they go along with the general consensus, which is basically what we got taught in English. When I studied Philosophy at school (yes it was private) we had a list of books which we had to read, but we were allowed to make up our own minds about them. This, and the fact that the teacher was so cool meant that on the day we were meant to hand in the books after our exams I asked if I could keep them over the summer. Top teachers of the world: John Pugh - except he's a member of Parliament now. Nick P.S. Ooh - Massachussetts jumper! I have friends in Boston, might be heading your way mid-summer... This username sucks, so I'm BBKid now instead. Replies, insults, sexual favours and death threats to be sent there from now on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #45 March 27, 2003 I guess I lucked out and had some really cool English teachers and professors. I never felt forced to express any opinion but my own. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #46 March 27, 2003 jessd--you are probably right. Some of the books we are required to read for school, might never have been read. I am so glad I had to read and see the original move, "Great Expectations". I also love, "To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer and most of the other required reads. Great Expectations would still be my favorite. But for me, a childhood story, I can't remember anyone actually reading me any stories when I was too young to read them myself. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #47 March 27, 2003 Quote I can't remember anyone actually reading me any stories when I was too young to read them myself. Awww.... Quote Some of the books we are required to read for school, might never have been read. Most of the books, short stories, and poems that I really enjoy are ones that I had to read in high school and/or college. I was an English major mainly because I enjoyed reading. I got to read a lot of things that I would likely not have read on my own. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #48 March 27, 2003 Where the Wild Things Are . . So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #49 March 27, 2003 The Veleveteen Rabbit and Peter and the Wolf.Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
