Where The Wild Things are is a movie, and I'm thrilled as it was my favourite book as a young child. What was yours?
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Do you have a favourite childhood book or story that you remember vividly even 20,30, 40 or more years later?
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Mine was anything by Dr. Suess.
The 5,000 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
It was Kinuli by Vera Chaplina
no one in America has heard of it
but it was about a zoo and an abandoned tiger
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
The Little Critter books!!!
A fact book about cats entitled, creatively, “Cats.”
“Here comes a cat, creeping quietly on its thickly padded paws…”
Madeline, “Goodnight Moon”, and “If You Gave A Mouse A Cookie”.
@deni I’m serious!!!
The book seen here was also part of the top 10. Oh used book store finds.
Madeline. Amber Brown. The All-of-a-Kind Family books. Anything by Carol Ryrie Brink or Elizabeth Enright.
I really liked Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. I read that when I was 8 or so. I also really liked The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
When I was even younger, I really liked The House of Seven Colors by Madeleine Sunshine.
It took me a while to think of these. I’m sure I could come up with more, but those I remember quite well. I don’t remember having one favorite book as a child. I had a collection of old children’s stories from the 40s/50s/60s and I liked those too and anything Dr. Seuss. The Lorax stands out the most for me from his books.
Gordon the Goat was my very most favourite. Then The Lorax. And some others were Wombat Divine, Edward the Emu, Wishing Moon and Look Out Patrick!
Does anyone remember Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel?
@pdworkin Yessss. I remember both the book, and the references to the book in the Ramona books.
Oh yeah, the Ramona books too:)
@Beta_Orionis that is vurrry funnay.
I also loved the Box Car children. But I probably wouldn’t be interested if those books were made into a movie now. Meh.
@DominicX Were you a part of the Sesame Street book club too? Because that was my favorite book.
Ohhh there was a Sesame Street book with Bert and Ernie…something about a teapot from Hooper’s store, and it broke? It gave a lesson about honesty. Yeah, Bert got a job working at Hooper’s store and broke the teapot. I only read it at the dentist, so the details are shaky. It’s the reason I have always loved going to the dentist.
@sliceswiththings That one really blew me away – I had a deja vu from the broken teapot.
Do I ever! Come to think of it – I probably did learn a valuable lesson from it. Really.
I know I did. Do you remember details? Did he blame it on someone else?
The Lorax
Goodnight Moon
Corduroy
A House for Hermit Crab
There are so many others, but especially The Lorax.
There was also a book I distinctly remember carrying around quite a lot. It had a hard orange cover and shiny paper on some of its pages (much like The Rainbowfish did), and it was about a brilliant bird that was tethered and kept in a cage. If anyone can find the title of this I’d be very grateful.
One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish.
As a smaller child I loved Green Eggs and Ham. I also had a Little Golden Book called Beth’s Special Day. My name is Beth, so I always loved that book.
When I was a little older I read all the Ramona books, Charlotte’s Web, and The B is for Betsy books. I read them over and over. Also any book by Judy Blume!
As Darwin and I have discovered to our mutual delight, we both loved A Very Special House by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. 500 Hats of Bartholemew Cubbins was another favorite as were Babar and Madeline. Sadly, The LIttle Engine that Could was also a part of my childhood.
@pdworkin – I can picture the red cover of Mike Mulligan perfectly.
The only books I can remember clearly are the ones I read when I was old enough to read them to myself. Since I was an early reader (age 3), I guess that isn’t too surprising.
There is one picture book I do remember very well, but can’t think of the title. It might have been “Cat-Cat.” It was about a cat that felt unloved or got into trouble. There might have been a new puppy or a fish involved. I can picture some of the illustrations, and once tried to look it up with no success. :(
Other than that, I remember being obsessed with Sweet Valley High books. I was in grade school, and would walk to the bookstore every couple of days to buy a few more. The lady at the bookstore always told me she couldn’t believe I read them so fast. I also loved Roald Dahl’s books, Charlotte’s Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, Shel Silverstein, Jack London, Anne of Green Gables, and (by middle school) Stephen King. I firmly believe my early exposure to Stephen King warped me for life.
@knitfroggy I loved Judy Blume as a young boy. I read a really interesting article by her recently – let me dig it up and PM you.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Swallons and Amazons
and when I became a mom anything by Dr. Seus for my daughter and my son was a huge fan of Robert Munsch I still can’t read I’ll love you forever without crying
Millions of Cats, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Blueberries for Sal, Something Queer is Going On, Frog and Toad
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