What is *your* favourite children's book?

limey · 03-17-2004, 04:58 PM

Yours, not your kids' ... the one(s) you read as a kid and can still go back to with pleasure?

warch · 03-17-2004, 05:03 PM

The Red Balloon! I still have my circa 1965 copy, all busted spine and mangled. The color pictures smell good. (I cant explain that, but tis true.) I wanted to go hang out with Pascal.

lumberjim · 03-17-2004, 05:06 PM

where the wild things are....i know this has already been discussed, but, it really is my favorite.

Unless you count "the lion the witch and the wardrobe" as a 'kids' book

perth · 03-17-2004, 05:13 PM

I really like "Jamberry", though I haven't been able to find it since we moved.

Other favourites include "Green Eggs and Ham", "The Daddy Book", "Where the Wild Things Are", and "Fox in Socks".

Jamey's favourites:

"The Daddy Book", "I Spy: Treasure something-something", "The Okay Book" and "Green Eggs and Ham". Lately he also seems to like a particular little "Three Bears" book and the "Airplanes" book.

limey · 03-17-2004, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by lumberjim
where the wild things are....i know this has already been discussed, but, it really is my favorite.

Unless you count "the lion the witch and the wardrobe" as a 'kids' book

It was your thread that sparked off mine, LJ!

Kitsune · 03-17-2004, 05:16 PM

Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. Both of these books are now on the "banned books" list for very stupid reasons.

lumberjim · 03-17-2004, 05:19 PM

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Originally posted by limey

It was your thread that sparked off mine, LJ!

oh, that wasnt me, it was Fireman. i was just the most entertaining one in the thread.

Clodfobble · 03-17-2004, 05:23 PM

Fox in Socks, hands down.

warch · 03-17-2004, 05:27 PM

Oh yeah, Shel Siliverstein, those great rhymes! There was his other one about the giving tree, that was so sweet.

be-bop · 03-17-2004, 05:31 PM

Am amazing book called "Elidor" by Alan Garner.
My first sword and sorcery fantasy been a sucker for the genre ever since.

www.readingmatters.co.uk/books/elidor

ladysycamore · 03-17-2004, 06:27 PM

There was a series of books that followed a girl named "Ramona". At the time, my best friend was named Ramona, so I thought it was cool.

The Little House In The Woods books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. (and the show that the books were based on ruled!)

I had a series of various Disney books, and they were kept in a pretty cool Mickey Mouse bookholder. I think it was like a book club or something.

Charlotte's Web: This was the most CHERISHED book that I could have ever owned. I got the paperback version for Christmas, with the first edition cover on it. Years later, my mother thought it was a good idea to give away some of my childhood books to charity (without telling me). It took me several days before I could speak to her without wanting to strangle her. (my family has this strange, but annoying habit of doing things without telling me.)

SteveDallas · 03-17-2004, 06:39 PM

I read several of the Heinlein "juveniles" when I was in elementary school. I liked most of them and will still read them sometimes today. Although I liked "Between Planets," "Space Cadet," and "The Rolling Stones" very much, the undisputed champion of them all is "Have Space Suit, Will Travel."

Sun_Sparkz · 03-17-2004, 06:57 PM

the berinstein bears were my all time favourite , especially the one where they go camping.

http://www.berenstainbears.com/

i used to borow this when i was younger from the library evrey week, sometimes i would hide it under my bed so that it wouldnt go back to the library, i ended up with about $16 in overdue fees - heh, and each time i returned it and went looking for another book i would just pick that one up again. my poor daddy if he had just brough the book it would have saved 100 trips to the library and prob only cost about $5.

Happy Monkey · 03-17-2004, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by ladysycamore
There was a series of books that followed a girl named "Ramona". At the time, my best friend was named Ramona, so I thought it was cool.

The Beverly Cleary books. I liked those, too.

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The Little House In The Woods books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. (and the show that the books were based on ruled!)

My mother's side of the family lives near Plum Creek. I've visited the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum in the area.

SteveDallas · 03-17-2004, 07:30 PM

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Originally posted by Sun_Sparkz
my poor daddy if he had just brough the book it would have saved 100 trips to the library and prob only cost about $5.

Given that the Berenstain Bears books portray the Papa Bear as a clueless boob who can't blow his nose, much less parent the children, without extensive assistance from the much more wise and intelligent Mama Bear, your daddy probably just wanted to avoid giving any money to the publishers & authors!

(Needless to say, Mrs. Dallas insists that this continuing theme of paternal incompetence is what makes the books so attractive.)

03-17-2004, 04:58 PM	#1
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	*What is your* favourite children's book? Yours**, not your kids' ... the one(s) you read as a kid and can still go back to with pleasure? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-17-2004, 05:06 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	where the wild things are....i know this has already been discussed, but, it really is my favorite. Unless you count "the lion the witch and the wardrobe" as a 'kids' book __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-17-2004, 05:31 PM	#10
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	whats is your favourite childrens book Am amazing book called "Elidor" by Alan Garner. My first sword and sorcery fantasy been a sucker for the genre ever since. www.readingmatters.co.uk/books/elidor

03-17-2004, 06:27 PM	#11
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	There was a series of books that followed a girl named "Ramona". At the time, my best friend was named Ramona, so I thought it was cool. The Little House In The Woods books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. (and the show that the books were based on ruled!) I had a series of various Disney books, and they were kept in a pretty cool Mickey Mouse bookholder. I think it was like a book club or something. Charlotte's Web: This was the most CHERISHED book that I could have ever owned. I got the paperback version for Christmas, with the first edition cover on it. Years later, my mother thought it was a good idea to give away some of my childhood books to charity (without telling me). It took me several days before I could speak to her without wanting to strangle her. (my family has this strange, but annoying habit of doing things without telling me.) __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

03-17-2004, 06:57 PM	#13
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	the berinstein bears were my all time favourite , especially the one where they go camping. http://www.berenstainbears.com/ i used to borow this when i was younger from the library evrey week, sometimes i would hide it under my bed so that it wouldnt go back to the library, i ended up with about $16 in overdue fees - heh, and each time i returned it and went looking for another book i would just pick that one up again. my poor daddy if he had just brough the book it would have saved 100 trips to the library and prob only cost about $5. __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

03-17-2004, 05:03 PM	#2
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	The Red Balloon! I still have my circa 1965 copy, all busted spine and mangled. The color pictures smell good. (I cant explain that, but tis true.) I wanted to go hang out with Pascal.

03-17-2004, 05:13 PM	#4
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I really like "Jamberry", though I haven't been able to find it since we moved. Other favourites include "Green Eggs and Ham", "The Daddy Book", "Where the Wild Things Are", and "Fox in Socks". Jamey's favourites: "The Daddy Book", "I Spy: Treasure something-something", "The Okay Book" and "Green Eggs and Ham". Lately he also seems to like a particular little "Three Bears" book and the "Airplanes" book.

03-17-2004, 05:16 PM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. Both of these books are now on the "banned books" list for very stupid reasons.

03-17-2004, 05:23 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Fox in Socks, hands down.

03-17-2004, 05:27 PM	#9
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Oh yeah, Shel Siliverstein, those great rhymes! There was his other one about the giving tree, that was so sweet.

03-17-2004, 06:39 PM	#12
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I read several of the Heinlein "juveniles" when I was in elementary school. I liked most of them and will still read them sometimes today. Although I liked "Between Planets," "Space Cadet," and "The Rolling Stones" very much, the undisputed champion of them all is "Have Space Suit, Will Travel."

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