What is your favorite children's book?

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   mom4autismposted 12 years ago

   What is your favorite children's book?

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   floriferousposted 12 years ago

   Even as an adult, I still have a soft spot for some of the books I read as a kid, like Horton Hears a Who, Alice in Wonderland, What Katy Did, Anne of Green Gables, and I loved the Nancy Drew series.

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you @floriferous. I completely agree and I am hoping that the answers will enable me to create a list for my own children. Seems like a good exercise for summer vacation!!!

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   coolenconnectionsposted 12 years ago

   The Wizard of Oz will always be my favorite and I read most of the series with my daughter ( some of the Oz books were pretty scary and I had to skip a few parts) My kids all loved the Robert Munsch books. I still can't get through " love you forever" without bawling my eyes out.

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yes the books can be a bit scary but I may need to revisit them again - thanks! My daughter loves Robert Munsch.

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   Petfriendsposted 12 years ago

   Oh there are so many but the ones that come top of mind today include "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett (about ages 9 to 12) and the "Superfudge" series from Judy Bloome (about grade level 2).

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ooooohhh GOOD Ones!!! THANK YOU!

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   Lil Miss Readerposted 12 years ago

   Wow. Okay so some of my favs were There's a Wocket in my Pocket, The Ralph S Mouse Series, the Bernstein Bears & Amelia Badelia.

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for the suggestions - We love Amelia Bedilia books, but I have not read The Wocket Pocket book yet!

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   Radikumposted 12 years ago

   My favorite book as a child was Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are?" I also read most of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia" series. "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is my favorite of the series.

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have never read the Chronicles of Narnia series - I will have to check them out....thanks

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      Petfriendsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ooh, yes the Chronicles of Narnia were great too and then you can follow them up with movie night

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   duffsmomposted 12 years ago

   I loved to read when I was a kid.  Wizard of Oz was the first longer book I ever read, Black Beauty, Wrinkle in Time.  I also loved the Nancy Drew series.  As a young person, I thought she was so "cool."

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I am really going to have to check ou the Wizard of Oz books with my kids. You are the second to say them. I have to say though, A Wrinkle in Time, was probably one of my most favorite as a young adult! I loved it and still do

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   Cardiaposted 12 years ago

   When I was eight to ten, (heck, even now still!) my favourite book of all time was 'Goodnight Mr. Tom' by Michelle Magorian. I read it over and over, to the point where the pages got worn, and I was devastated when bugs began to eat it, so I had it bound and restored.
   I think that book is what got me really interested in studying and learning more about history, particularly during the nineteen forties and fifties.
   
   I also really enjoyed 'The Prince and the Pauper', and the 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' by Dodie Smith.

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      mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I will definitely look into that book!

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   sweetsakshi30posted 12 years ago

   My favorite children's book was "Cindrella". I was in love with the fairy and kept waiting for a fairy in my life. The turning of pumpkin into a chariot was most memorable part of the story. Cindrella was my dream of childhood. And I used to hate her step sisters and father by heart.

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    iggy-kunposted 12 years ago

    I loved the Magic School Bus series, but my favorite book was The Very Hungry Caterpillar, because I loved bugs (unlike now…). I'm keeping those to let my children read in the future!

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       mom4autismposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I love the Magic School Bus series as well! The Magic Tree House series is also another favorite in my house.

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