tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post9039443147910068673..comments2024-03-25T14:11:39.165-04:00Comments on i swim for oceans: Let's Talk: Favourite Childhood BooksMelissa (i swim for oceans)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-83759364323614298742012-02-15T15:17:00.059-05:002012-02-15T15:17:00.059-05:00I read Many Waters so long ago, but I remember rea...I read Many Waters so long ago, but I remember really liking it. I'm still a "Wrinkle in Time" girl, though. That book is my very favorite to this day.Tahleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330160603781228707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-49237684318439275182012-01-30T11:55:11.592-05:002012-01-30T11:55:11.592-05:00I love that Harry Potter is on practically every l...I love that Harry Potter is on practically every list of yours. It's also on practically all of mine. And now that I have just linked up my post, I realized how many books I left off by reading these comments. :( Damn.Ashley Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115261998919469180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-16492954816621658052012-01-29T19:23:42.373-05:002012-01-29T19:23:42.373-05:00I was a series reader. I loved The American Girl s...I was a series reader. I loved The American Girl series and The Babysitter Club series. I also loved the Ramona books from Beverly Cleary. They bring back fond memories!Missbookaholicgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222213417446453922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-4867763609013732542012-01-29T10:07:27.572-05:002012-01-29T10:07:27.572-05:00Anne of Green Gables, the Chronicles of Narnia, En...Anne of Green Gables, the Chronicles of Narnia, Enid Blyton's Malory Towers school stories, to name but a few. Harry Potter is another series I love to reread, but I was a teenager when I read them.Katie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-59844497090896906852012-01-28T22:48:39.883-05:002012-01-28T22:48:39.883-05:00I could never list all of the books that I grew up...I could never list all of the books that I grew up with, but the Laura Ingalls Little House books were ones that I read until they practically fell apart. I also really loved the BabySitters Club and Flowers in the Attic. Sadly, I've never read the L'Engle books but I do plan to read that quintet this year in 2012. Everytime you talk about her books, I get more and more excited to start it!Asheley T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03908795522290889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-37016594282230475682012-01-28T22:39:17.340-05:002012-01-28T22:39:17.340-05:00God do I feel old, you GREW UP with Harry Potter? ...God do I feel old, you GREW UP with Harry Potter? Jeez, my kids grew up with Harry Potter! I grew up with The Bobbsey Twins, The Happy Hollisters, and Nancy Drew.<br /><br />HeatherBURIED IN BOOKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205451716054533728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-34007685770282799592012-01-28T16:31:21.683-05:002012-01-28T16:31:21.683-05:00I think...the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, they wer...I think...the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, they were just wonderful and I will always cherish thoseBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-90750400966386712002012-01-28T16:25:12.956-05:002012-01-28T16:25:12.956-05:00Harry Potter for me as well, plus the Babysitter&#...Harry Potter for me as well, plus the Babysitter's Club! I also enjoyed Sweet Valley Kids and Goosebumps!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-63254594751405099352012-01-28T16:13:54.665-05:002012-01-28T16:13:54.665-05:00The Ghost Next Door by Wylly Folk St. John. First ...The Ghost Next Door by Wylly Folk St. John. First middle grade book (with about 10-12 chapter's no less) that I read in one sitting. I was 8 or 9 at the time. Loved it so much. Then I lost it. And forgot the title AND author. Subsequently I spent along time whilst in my twenties searching online to try and find it again. I finally did. It's out of print (of course) but I did get my hands on a used copy. Read it again in one sitting and STILL love it:)Great topic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026974627724672435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-41668369307556019632012-01-28T14:10:47.703-05:002012-01-28T14:10:47.703-05:00Harry Potter of course tops my list. It's a bo...Harry Potter of course tops my list. It's a book I literally grew up reading too. I was also a fan of the Wayside stories (Sideways Stories from Wayside School) and the Bailey School books (where all the teachers were different kinds of monsters)!<br /><br />- JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-19498834039777321652012-01-28T11:23:33.233-05:002012-01-28T11:23:33.233-05:00I read all the time when I was little! Some of my...I read all the time when I was little! Some of my favorites that still stick with me are THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster, THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT WHANGDOODLES by Julie Andrews Edwards. As I got a little older, WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Wilson Rawls and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee were great reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-20609681564012221272012-01-28T11:02:25.696-05:002012-01-28T11:02:25.696-05:00Reading was a huge part of my childhood! I have lo...Reading was a huge part of my childhood! I have loved reading my entire life. But I have to say the first book that I truly loved was Anne of Green Gables. It was the first book ever that when I finished I was sad because I would miss Anne. How glad I was to discover it was a series! I have the entire series now and reread it when I can. I love The Little House Series and the Rose Series. I own both and my daughter and I read them together (: A few years ago we took a trip to Mansfield, Missouri to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum. It's where most to the Rose books are set, and there's a huge section in the museum devoted to Rose Wilder Lane. My daughter and I both loved it, and we plan to visit again in the near future. It's really a beautiful place.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418991492739245262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-13664212321329418302012-01-28T10:28:28.453-05:002012-01-28T10:28:28.453-05:00I loved Many Waters too because I liked that it fo...I loved Many Waters too because I liked that it focused on the twins.<br />From way back when, I'd have to say my favorite books from childhood were Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume. I grew up in the late 70's early 80's these books formed me!<br />I also loved Mrs. Piggle Wiggle!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209234434495701611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-88279625144792960162012-01-28T10:21:32.212-05:002012-01-28T10:21:32.212-05:00The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe!
I desperat...The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe!<br /><br />I desperately wished I would find a magical wardrobe when I was young.<br /><br />I can't wait to share this magical tale with my daughter.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-595637515439788872012-01-28T10:03:27.935-05:002012-01-28T10:03:27.935-05:00My big childhood book obsession was the Baby-Sitte...My big childhood book obsession was the Baby-Sitter's Club-loved, loved, loved! Of course I read lots of other books but the 100+ BSC series meant I always had something to read.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-58436543052648505222012-01-28T09:17:34.431-05:002012-01-28T09:17:34.431-05:00I loved Ella Enchanted and the Anne books by L. M....I loved Ella Enchanted and the Anne books by L. M. Montgomery. (And of course, I loved the Little House books too.)Bookish in a Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959198758826103615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-625418007956948592012-01-28T07:06:02.750-05:002012-01-28T07:06:02.750-05:00Gosh, there are SO MANY books I loved when I was l...Gosh, there are SO MANY books I loved when I was little! Katie's Picture Show and The Maggie B were two of my favorite picture books. I'm excited to read them to my own kiddos :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236275337479478234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-12603015924153840482012-01-28T06:47:20.775-05:002012-01-28T06:47:20.775-05:00Where the Red Fern Grows. This book will always be...<i>Where the Red Fern Grows</i>. This book will always be my favorite. In fact, I still cry when I read it.Emily Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478461123707071108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-44187653120401240942012-01-28T02:33:51.479-05:002012-01-28T02:33:51.479-05:00Harry Potter didn't come out until I was in co...Harry Potter didn't come out until I was in college but I loved it. I was obsessed with Babysitter's Club and Sweet Valley Twin clubs. I loved Little House too. Long Winter is my fav.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120760076447564855.post-4365964983471790862012-01-28T01:39:58.359-05:002012-01-28T01:39:58.359-05:00I read like CRAZY as a kid. I remember going to th...I read like CRAZY as a kid. I remember going to the library as a kid and checking out 15-20 books at a time. I'd then go back home and hole up in my room and read all afternoon! I loved the Little House on the Prairie books too. Other ones I loved as a kid were Nancy Drew and the American Girl books.Natalie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15879112865868418812noreply@blogger.com