favorite childhood book

[birdman]

so bored out of my mind, i propose the question: when you were a child what was your favorite childrens book?

[wingedfeetxc]

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler

and

Magic in the Alley

[opopopo]

Are we talking children's chapter books or picture books?

I really loved Ted and Dolly's Submarine Surprise as far as picture books go.
The Chronicles of Narnia were probably my favorite children's chapter books.

[livbowl]

Definitely Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, Agatha Christie, Cheaper By the Dozen.

[lou2ser]

What ages do you define for a child?

1-5?
5-10?
10-15?

[porc-épic]

1-5 either "I like me" or "The Journey of the Moonjelly" (i think it's called that)
5-10 the "Alanna the Lioness" quartet by Tamora Pierce
10-15 "Demian" by Hermann Hesse or "Oryx and Crake" by Margarette Attwood

lily.

[Freakboy]

hmm...the chronicles of narnia, those stories about the sideways school by louis sachar, this book about a rainbowy dragon or something....and a talking cat...i donno.

i wish i had read Mitchell is Moving when I was a kid. Then again, I might not have realized how beautiful it was.

[BigBlackSmoke]

who here remembers "pet the kitty"?

[ladylamentingonalawnchair]

I (still) read mostly kids books (chapter books, YA and Juvenile). Here are a few recent favorites:

The Game of Sunken Places by M T Anderson
Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl
Everything on a Waffle, The Trolls, Canning Season, or any other book by Polly Horvath

And I loved those Alanna books growing up. Pierce has written five zillion books now that are unfortunately all the same.

[Andy McAllister]

Where the Wild Things Are - yeah, i had to pull that card.

[mallowdrome]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
As a kid I loved Watership Down and the Moomins books by Tove Jansson.

i never read Watership Down, but the cartoon freaked me out. to this day, it is still the most disturbing thing i've ever watched.

my favorite book is The Little Prince.

[gomarilee]

The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings

[wingedfeetxc]

ooohhhh yeah, I really loved "Watership Down" as well......

[William]

"Charlotte's Web"
"Stuart Little"

[paulpaul]

bernstien bears were like soooooooo cool but i would also listen to adventures in oddeysey cassete tapes which were kinda lame...:o

[infinite_walrus]

But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton was my favourate childrens book when I was a kid. Solid twist ending.

Right now my favourate children's book is The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman. Dave Mckean's Children's art is beautiful.

[TodayiSailAway]

ok, i used to love this one picture book called "THE BOY WITH SQUARE EYES." It was about a boy who watched so much freakin TV his eyes turned into squares, and the obvious problems that come with having square eyes. It's actually pretty psychedelic with some pretty mind blowing illustrations and druggy undertones.

[yayablahblah]

A Wrinkle in Time

then

huckleberry finn

[ladylamentingonalawnchair]

Originally posted by infinite_walrus
Right now my favourate children's book is The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman. Dave Mckean's Children's art is beautiful.

Yes! And The Wolves in the Walls is great too.

[infinite_walrus]

Originally posted by ladylamentingonalawnchair
Originally posted by infinite_walrus
Right now my favourate children's book is The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman. Dave Mckean's Children's art is beautiful.

Yes! And The Wolves in the Walls is great too.
I have been having trouble finding it, But I did love Caroline as well.
Oops I mean Coraline.

[elizabeth]

"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

[theallnewcarefulmary]

Mobys Magic Mirror by Alan Munroe ( ithink )

i spent the last 2 years trying to find the book and finally got my hands on it a after over a decade. absolutely brilliant...

[opopopo]

Originally posted by mallowdrome


my favorite book is The Little Prince.


Yes! Such utter loveliness.

[typewriters]

my favorite book ever:
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[DrinkTeaEatBooks]

Just gimme the Dahl.