Encyclopedia Brown, My very favorite when I was young. I could spend hours reading them!
Favorite Books from your childhood.
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Going way back "Little Golden Books". For me it was "The Tiny Tawny Kitten" in particular.
Madeleine L'Engel's "A Wrinkle in Time" will always have a special place in my heart as well.
Read to your young'uns folks.
Madeleine L'Engel's "A Wrinkle in Time" will always have a special place in my heart as well.
Read to your young'uns folks.
Little Golden Books with spines that stood out on the shelf, oh take me back! For me the series that brings the most nostalgia is the Children's Illustrated Classics, lots of N.C. Wyeth.
I remember some series of books with Space Cadet in the title. Possibly Tom Corbett space cadet, but it does not look quite right to me. I think something from there was the first full length book I ever read, and I was very young. Maybe even the second grade. I also remember reading a lot of Sherlock Holmes starting with the Hound of the Baskervilles. Also very young. Maybe third or fourth grade--I wonder if that can really be. The book was very heavy going for me, but I got through it and loved it. I remember reading Little Men and Little Women fairly early, and some Hardy Boys and some Nancy Drew. I think I found Hardy Boys pretty weak and Nancy Drew not to my taste. There must have been other sci-fi in there. I remember a Daniel Boone book. I was a pretty good little reader, I guess. I think I was reading Ian Fleming in the 7th grade and utterly devoured that series over not that many months. I remember trying to read Perry Mason, but could not get through it. I read The Carpetbaggers fairly early, probably not until intermediate school, I do not know if that counts as childhood. That was rather Herculean.
The. Best.
Beverly Cleary is huge in Grant Park/NE Portland Oregon. Namesake of the K-8 school, big display in the library, bronze statues of Ramona, Henry, and the dog in the park. I gave my kids the full dose when I was choosing the books we read aloud. Her autobiographies are worth reading, too.
Do you like my hat? My dad used to use that line all the time. Of course, we always said, "No, I do not like your hat."The. Best.
I was a big fan of Comics and Comic Annuals. I also read various Biggles and Tarzan - The Children of the New Forest - Wulf the Saxon- Kidnapped - Treasure Island - A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist.
I’ve reread Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist led me to ’London Labour and the London Poor’ a few years later, and a fascinating insight into poverty in 19th century London.
I’ve reread Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist led me to ’London Labour and the London Poor’ a few years later, and a fascinating insight into poverty in 19th century London.
The original by Carlo Collidi ?
I have that.
It's kind of violent by modern standards,
even though it was obviously intended for children.
Carlo Collodi - Wikipedia
Yes.
Yes. Not the Disney version. Gritty but fascinating to me at age 6 or so, especially when my Dad read it to me, and we talked about it. I’ve read that there’s a new translation, and I need to check it out.The original by Carlo Collidi ?
I have that.
It's kind of violent by modern standards,
even though it was obviously intended for children.
Carlo Collodi - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
I loved those Sven Hassel books. I’ve been trying to remember who wrote them for years and you’ve just reminded me!
I loved Enid Blyton books when I was younger- The Faraway Tree series especially.
The Hardy Boys.
Willard Price adventure series with the two brothers.
The Three Investigators.
The Hardy Boys.
Willard Price adventure series with the two brothers.
The Three Investigators.
Read recently that Congress passed a law in 2008 banning many children's books printed before 1985 from being resold, due to lead in the ink. Funny that all our pre-1985 books never harmed our kids, grandkids and great-grand kid. If the intent was to keep kids stupid, and easier to indoctrinate. It seems to be working.
www.city-journal.org
The New Book Banning
It’s hard to believe, but true: under a law Congress passed last year aimed at regulating hazards in children’s products, the federal government has now advised that children’s books published before 1985 should not be considered safe and may in many cases be unlawful to sell or distribute...
www.city-journal.org
That's another way of realizing the agenda conceived in George Orwell's 1984. After reading it for perhaps the sixth time, I just held a lecture on the relevance of 1984 for today's world. I'm still surprised at how good it came over.
The Giving Tree.
I still read this to my youngest son.
I still read this to my youngest son.
Favorite book and loved the movie as well!
I hadn't thought about this subject in years, but when I did, I found a minty copy (better than the photo) on amazon for about $100 and got it! What a sentimental journey!
BERTRAM AND THE TICKLISH RHINOCEROS. I remember rolling with laughter at the adventures of young Bertram and his short-tempered rhinoceros who had the whole family sitting on the roof of the house while the rhino calmed down. My mom and dad would roll their eyes when I asked them to read Bertram for me again while I looked at the cool pictures! This was in the mid-1950s.
BERTRAM AND THE TICKLISH RHINOCEROS. I remember rolling with laughter at the adventures of young Bertram and his short-tempered rhinoceros who had the whole family sitting on the roof of the house while the rhino calmed down. My mom and dad would roll their eyes when I asked them to read Bertram for me again while I looked at the cool pictures! This was in the mid-1950s.
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