last night i asked my mom if there were any books she read to us kids that she really liked and she said, "i don't remember! it was all too overwhelming!" i asked her if there were any books with messages like don't beat up your brother and sister that she read to me and she said, "now why would i tell you not to do that?" i'm pretty sure she was joking.
later i went to my sister's apartment and i asked her what her favorite book was as a kid. she instantly replied, "corduroy, it still is." my friend brie came over and when i asked her what her favorite book was she said she couldn't remember however, goldilocks taught her not to eat other peoples porridge. when i mentioned corduroy being my sister's favorite book she had never heard of it! ashley (my sister) and i couldn't believe it but brie was in luck. ashley had a copy so she pulled it off her shelf and read it to us. it is still just as great of a story as i remember.
some of my favorite books when i was little (that i still have the original copies of!) are:
some of my favorite books when i was little (that i still have the original copies of!) are:
bony legs by joanna cole
has anyone else heard of these books that i still have twenty some years later?
it's amazing to me the impact these stories can have and how long they will continue to be favorites, even as i've grown into an adult. i still pick these up and read them from time to time and as i'm trying to get a book published for nepalese children i am wondering more and more how my life would be if my parents hadn't read to me as a child, or if my dad hadn't reenacted winnie the pooh each night before bed, or for that matter if winnie the pooh didn't exist. i am surrounded by books in my home and i can't imagine life without those stories in it.
what were some of your favorite books as a child?
6 comments:
i found the pic of you reading to murphy. and it was an abc book.
my favs were:
amelia bedilia books
chose your own adventure
and as an adult my favorite children's book is Pelitos , sandra cisneros... it's actually just a passage from house on mango street with beautiful illustrations.
I think I loved anything with the gold seal. They were classics! I wonder if you can get the original hard covers anymore.
oh so many favorites!
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (when I was very young) and anything by Judy Blume as I got older. I still re-read those Judy Blume books every once in a while. Expecially, "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself"
My faves were Were The Wild Things Are, and any Clifford or Berenstain Bears books. Who am I kidding? I still read that level of book!
I'm kind of a cheater since I teach second grade and am thinking about children's books on a daily basis, but... Some of my favorite picture books from my kid days are:
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Where the Wild Things Are
Mooncake (also by Frank Asch--good call!)
old Dick and Jane books of my Mom's
The Monster at the End of This Book Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover
My favorite chapter book is Just As Long As We're Together by Judy Blume. Very typical, middle school girl drama. I love it!
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