Favorite Children's Book?

[Vixen]

OKay dumb reason to make a post, but since I am immersed in all things childlike these days, I came across a dumb book that was probably one of my favorites when I was little.
The Monster at the End of This Book. Yes it was dumb, and it didn't have any literary value, but it was awesome.

So just wondering, what books, if any do you all remember with fondness from your toddling around days?

[Back]

Dr. Suess!

Hop On Pop. The Cat in the Hat. Hand Hand Fingers Thumb. Oh the Places You’ll Go!

God rest his soul.

[HarmNone]

The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, Black Beauty...there were so many I loved. :)

[Vixen]

I have to add all the Anne of Green Gables books... Nancy Drews...

[Czeska]

Walt Disney's "The Bunny Book" where Great Grandpa Bunny Bunny taught all the little Bunny Bunnies to paint the leaves in fall, the shadows on snow in winter, etc.
He leaves at the end to paint the best sunset ever.

My grandfather was an artist. He reproduced the sunset for me in a chalk drawing. It's one of my most heartstring-tugging memories of him.

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by Czeska]

[Ravenstorm]

Depending on age:

A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle
Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
The Rolling Stones - Robert Heinlein (and his other 'juveniles')

Raven

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by Ravenstorm]

[HarmNone]

Oooh! I'd forgotten Where the Wild Things Are! That was great! :)

[Hulkein]

RL Stein was my boy. Actually I never really read more than like 3 of them, but I had a lot of the books from school or something.

Them and Choose Your Own Adventure books where you chose what the character should do and it sends you to different pages.

[Edaarin]

Hmmn...

Tough call. It's between "The Great Brain" series and "The BFG."

[Back]

Does anyone know where this worm in a hat comes from? I remember very intricately illustrated pictures of street scenes and this worm in the hat was always hard to find.

Worm in a Green Hat (http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?ijuqc11imwhk)

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by Hulkein
RL Stein was my boy. Actually I never really read more than like 3 of them, but I had a lot of the books from school or something.

Them and Choose Your Own Adventure books where you chose what the character should do and it sends you to different pages.

How can we be so alike and yet so different :)

Goosebumps man... Goosebumps!

-M

[Nieninque]

Originally posted by Backlash
Does anyone know where this worm in a hat comes from? I remember very intricately illustrated pictures of street scenes and this worm in the hat was always hard to find.

Worm in a Green Hat (http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?ijuqc11imwhk)

Reminds me of Richard Scarry books...cant say thats where it is from.

[Artha]

Shockheaded Peter (http://www.fln.vcu.edu/struwwel/twpete.html)

edit: Link to actual stories now.

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by Artha]

[Hips]

Originally posted by Backlash
Does anyone know where this worm in a hat comes from? I remember very intricately illustrated pictures of street scenes and this worm in the hat was always hard to find.

Worm in a Green Hat (http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?ijuqc11imwhk)

Isn't he one of Richard Scary's characters?

[The Cat In The Hat]

Leo The Lop from when I was learning to read.

From a more advanced reader age... Alice in wonderland, through the looking glass and most of all, the last unicorn.

[The Cat In The Hat]

Originally posted by GS3 Michiko

Originally posted by Backlash
Does anyone know where this worm in a hat comes from? I remember very intricately illustrated pictures of street scenes and this worm in the hat was always hard to find.

Worm in a Green Hat (http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?ijuqc11imwhk)

Isn't he one of Richard Scary's characters?

I believe it is. My daughter has Richard scarry's best learning video ever, and there's a worm on there. His name's Lowly and he has a foot!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0394882709/ref=dp_image_0/002-8302997-3650419?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books



[Edited on 7-19-2005 by The Cat In The Hat]

[HarmNone]

Could be from Scarry's The Early Bird; although, I can't say I remember.

[Back]

Haha!

http://www.obscurorama.com/lowly1.gif
Lowly, the mysterious worm.

You’re all right. It was Richard Scarry (http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/authors/richard-scarry/)’s books. They were so great.

[edit to add a biography link]

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by Backlash]

[Artha]

Oh man. I remember watching his TV show.

[Alfster]

This isn't a book from my childhood, but I wish it had been.

Walter the Farting Dog

Strangely enough, that's also the last book I read.

[Toxicvixen]

Goodbye Moon and If You give a Mouse a Cookie.

[Vixen]

If you give a mouse a cookie was cute.. but so is If you give a Pig a Pancake. So cute.

[SpunGirl]

Wow, I forgot all about A Wrinkle in Time. That was an excellent book.

I liked Goodnight Moon when I was really little, and all the Curious George books.

Also, the Laura Ingalls books and the Chronicles of Narnia.... I almost died when I saw the preview for the LWW movie!

-K

[4a6c1]

Where the Wild Things Are

:cool:

[Atlanteax]

I forget the exact title... but I think it's...

"The Velveteen Rabbit"

[Jenisi]

Mine is definatly strongbad's children's book.

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail84.html

[Gan]

Where the Wild Things Are

I Cant Said the Ant

Me and My Flying Machine

Green Eggs and Ham

Sam the Firecat

[Volstock]

Mister fork and Missus Wall socket getting married...

the msytery world inside an abandon refridgerator

It's your fault Daddy loves mister mailman

and my most favorite is......::drum roll::

Stranger have the best candy

[Terminator X]

Originally posted by Jenisi
Mine is definatly strongbad's children's book.

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail84.html

damn you, jenisi
....
where the wild things are
harold and the purple crayon
it looked like spilled milk
everybody poops
stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales
max flies his kite
highlights magazine

and those crazy ass books that were all like, mister or misses <adjective>, pulitzer prize winning material right there

[Anailea]

Love You Forever and Polar Express. Of course, they don't really qualify because I found both of them in the last seven years, but they are wonderful children's books.

Anailea

[The Cat In The Hat]

Originally posted by JihnasSpirit
Where the Wild Things Are

:cool:

I rented that video for my daughter last week...

I wasn't too happy with it. I was a little shocked actually. It has other stories on it and it's like a weird drug trip.

In addition, there was some story about a little boy dreaming he was "milk" and giant bakers were trying to bake him into a cake.

... The whole time he's naked. Im all for cartoon penis, but not for my daughter seeing cartoon penis. It wasn't perfectly detailed or anything, but it was there, and it was disturbing

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by The Cat In The Hat]

[The Cat In The Hat]

So much for editing the previous one. I was half asleep, can ya tell?

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by The Cat In The Hat]

[Killer Kitten]

The Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Brains Benton Mysteries

The Bobbsy Twins books

The Martian Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Any Dark Shadows book - I was a nut for Dark Shadows

Seabiscuit: The Story of a Horse (Nothing like the book or movie of modern days, this was a kids book. Still it had the essential facts, when the movie came out Mike was astonished that I knew so much about Seabiscuit. Hell, I'd read that kids book to tatters.)

Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune (And any other book he wrote. I loved his dog stories.)

The Black Stallion books

Any horse story by Marguerite Henry (Misty, King of the WInd, etc.)

The Black Beauty books by Anna Sewell

And probably a million more that I'm missing. I always had my head in a book as a child.

[Leetahkin]

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

A Wrinkle In Time

The Berenstain Bears

Baby-Sitters Club


Can't think of any more right now.

[Czeska]

gah so many.. I loved the Madeline L'Engle books. Loved The Last Unicorn. I was a book junkie (still am).

[Asha]

Paddington bear books, ruled.
You probably don't know what that is.

[Leetahkin]

:heart: Paddington Bear

Edit: I was into a lot of bear stories, and even played Goldilocks in Kindergarten.

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by Nobody Cares]

[Lookkin]

Watership Down - it was about those rabbits that lived under the farm.

And I know its kind of sick, but I read Amityville Horror about a millions times when I was kid. Scared me shitless, but I loved it. It was the most read book in my collection (pre-teens).

[Asha]

Watership Down was more scary than Amityville.
:D

[Tromp]

My 3 year old son is a big Curious George fan right now. Usually takes about 2 - 3 readings a night to get him down. Good quality time though.

Although I've never read any, the Harry Potter series has done some great things in terms of encouraging youth reading. The fun thing is that most parents I talked to have read the novels themselves. I applaud that. One can never have too much in common with your child. Just my opinion.

Oh yeah can't forget Encyclopedia Brown! I use to LOVE those books when I was younger.

[Edited on 7-19-2005 by Tromp]

[HarmNone]

I loved Watership Down. Another good, and similar, series is Dunston Wood.

Also.....:up: for dear Paddington!

[Skeeter]

Secret of Ninmh - must have read that book 50x
Bridge to Terrabithia <sp?>
Tuck Everlasting
the T*A*C*K* books - mystery books for kids.
The Lord of the Rings series - I read them in 6th grade..so I guess these count.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by SpunGirl
the Laura Ingalls books and the Chronicles of Narnia:yeahthat:

We also read the Berenstein Bears and the Hardy Boys, but I never really cared for those. I was a bit older when I started reading the Redwall/Mossflower series, but it's probably a lot more fun to read now that you don't have to wait a year for each new, continuity-challenged book to come out.

Also, giving Polar Express, Where the Red Fern Grows, or any similar tale of vicious heartbreak to a child should be a felony. :(

[DeV]

I think I'm like one of a few people who never read Where the Wild Things Are as a kid.

[Leetahkin]

Originally posted by DeV
I think I'm like one of a few people who never read Where the Wild Things Are as a kid.

I've never heard of the book.