Favorite Books from My Childhood - Classics That Your Child Will Love Too
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Mom would call me to help with some chore, but I'd pretend not to hear. As usual, I had my nose buried in a book. Reading was a favorite activity of mine and a visit to the local library was like having unlimited access to a candy store. The library only allowed children to check out three books, but that was a totally inadequate amount to last two weeks until the next visit. Fortunately I had a brother and four sisters, so combined we could take eighteen books.
We would swap our books around so everyone got to read them. If several were eager to read the same book, it was necessary to hide it between reading sessions to keep possession of it. (photo by Virginia Allain)
We owned some books from birthday and Christmas gifts and being voracious readers, we would reread those when our supply of fresh reading material became depleted.
We would swap our books around so everyone got to read them. If several were eager to read the same book, it was necessary to hide it between reading sessions to keep possession of it. (photo by Virginia Allain)
We owned some books from birthday and Christmas gifts and being voracious readers, we would reread those when our supply of fresh reading material became depleted.
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Contents at a Glance
- Books from My Early Years
- Andrew Lang's Fairy Book Series
- Encourage Your Children to Read
- Black Beauty Was a Favorite of Mine
- I Loved Books about Orphans
- I Loved Books about Large Families
- Another Classic Book for Children - Robi...
- Books in Series for Children
- I Read and Reread Lots of Animal Stories
Andrew Lang's Fairy Book Series
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There was the Red Fairy Book, the Olive Fairy Book, the Blue Fairy Book, and so on. Each was packed with the best classic fairy tales. There are more, many more stories to stretch your child's imagination than just Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. With these books, they will learn about Snow White and Red Rose, Jack the Giant Killer, Thumbelina, The Tinderbox and folklore from all around the world and collected by Andrew Lang into the twelve book in the series.
Encourage Your Children to Read
Reading is so important for children's development
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Black Beauty Was a Favorite of Mine
A lovely classic animal story
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Please, parents, give your children unabridged editions of classics. Look for the original author's name and then check the title page to make sure it is unabridged. If the child is too young to read the long version, read it aloud to them. Abridged versions often truncate the book too much and remove the wonderful flow of words that made the book a classic.
I Loved Books about Orphans
Classic stories about orphans
It seems that a lot of books that were special to me are pretty old-fashioned. They were even old-fashioned back in the fifties when I was reading them. Actually old-fashioned could just be another term for classics. Books that have stood the test of time.
Child Reading a Book by Jessie Willcox Smith by YesterdayCafe
I Loved Books about Large Families
Bobbsey Twins, Little Women, Five Little Peppers
I was one of six children, so it intrigued me to read about children with many siblings.
Another Classic Book for Children - Robin Hood
My book had the Wyeth illustrations. I loved them. This one is even available now on a mousepad.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Classic Starts)
Ah, Maid Marion, Friar Tuck and the Duke of Nottingham. These great stories have broad appeal and are a great way to introduce children to English history.
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Books in Series for Children
Get them hooked, then read the whole series
I couldn't wait to get the next book.
I Read and Reread Lots of Animal Stories
Children Learn to Love Animals from Reading These Books
Louisa May Alcott Books and Related Items on eBay
When I first started going to the public library, I wanted to read every book starting with "A" and follow around until I got to "Z." This was a rather ambitious plan, and I did make it through all the books by Alcott and then by Aldrich. After that, I decided to read more randomly as there were authors I wanted to sample and they were way down the alphabet.
I Read All of Thomas C. Hinkle's Dog and Horse Stories
More Wonderful Animal Stories for Your Child
Black Storm was one of my favorites. Some of these might be found in public libraries. Also check on eBay for Hinkle's vintage dog and horse stories.
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Lassie by simplicitystudios
Share a Favorite Book from Your Childhood
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dcopps
Apr 3, 2012 @ 5:47 pm | delete
- Reading to your child is the single greatest determinant of their future success. You can look it up. Now, where's Charlotte's Web?
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scarlettohairy Apr 3, 2012 @ 3:23 pm | delete
- I loved to read too but our tiny little library had such slim pickings. It was awful. I loved the Ramona and Beezus, Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Encyclopedia Brown books the best.
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gatornic15
Apr 2, 2012 @ 6:21 pm | delete
- When I was little I really liked Curious George and Babar. I would always checkout books from both series from the library.
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mamabush
Apr 2, 2012 @ 3:03 pm | delete
- I love this lens...classic children's books are so wonderful! I'm submitting this for today's quest. SquidAngel Blessed! :)
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MiddleSister
Mar 11, 2012 @ 7:55 am | delete
- "A Wrinkle in Time" was a top, best book for me. Read it when I was 9. This lens brings back memories. My four siblings and I used to go to the library each week with my mom. We had no limit on books to check out, so we'd get as many as we could carry. Then, we'd line up at the front door of the house holding all of our books, and mom would make a list of each kid's titles as we entered. That way, we didn't have any overdue or missing books!
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ChrissLJ Mar 11, 2012 @ 7:17 am | delete
- I loved Stratton-Porter's The Magic Garden. Think of it as an American read-alike to Burnett's The Secret Garden. I also loved The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. A few years back, I found out there are more books in the series so decided to read them. I got through all but one, however they are nothing like the original.
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GrammaLinda
Jan 8, 2012 @ 12:53 pm | delete
- I read so much as a child that coming up with only one favorite would be impossible. I loved the Wizard of Oz series, as well as The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (and all other Narnia books). Great lens! Blessings!
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sguerrero2006
Jan 1, 2012 @ 11:39 pm | delete
- Do you read all-of-a-kind family? I loved that set of books.
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vallain Jan 2, 2012 @ 3:04 pm | delete
- I didn't discover those until I was a children's librarian. Sorry I missed them earlier. I would have loved them.
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fanfreluche Dec 13, 2011 @ 4:31 am | delete
- I read some of these books, but certainly not all. black beauty was also a favorite of mine. Another serie I liked very much was Nancy Drew and I can't wait for my little baby to be old enough to enjoy these books.
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DeclutterDiary
Dec 10, 2011 @ 7:13 pm | delete
- I've read a lot of the books on your list... and there are a lot I missed.
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Frischy
Aug 5, 2011 @ 7:48 am | delete
- I loved a series of books about twins who lived in different countries and cultures. There were The Dutch Twins, The Gypsy Twins and many others. This series was in my school library, but unfortunately we moved a lot and I lost access to this delightful series before I was able to read through them all.
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Evelyn_Saenz
Jan 16, 2010 @ 3:07 pm | delete
- I have loved and read each and every book that you mentioned. I believe that I have read most of them to my children as well. As a child, I too was an avid reader. We had only a very small library in our town and I quickly read all the books there. Then my mother began to subscribe to a book club, Best in Children's Books. My sister and I fought over who would read it first.
I brought my children up to be readers. We practically lived in the Public Library and now each of them has become avid readers as well. There is nothing like rereading favorite childhood books but I certainly couldn't choose just one.
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