Favorite Books from your childhood.

[Alum of Potash]

The Duchess Bakes a Cake by Virginia Kahl. My mother checked this out for me and my sister when we were tiny army brats in occupied West Germany. A nice tale, with figures inspired by medieval manuscript tradition. The Duchess bakes a cake that goes out of control, mounting sky-high, forcing the castle's residents to eat everything to calm the situation. So what started out as a thin cast of characters ends up with the same as rendered pleasantly plump at the end.

https://www.amazon.com/Duchess-Bake...t=&hvlocphy=1018145&hvtargid=pla-491937600706

 

[noodles hovar]

The Duchess Bakes a Cake by Virginia Kahl. My mother checked this out for me and my sister when we were tiny army brats in occupied West Germany. A nice tale, with figures inspired by medieval manuscript tradition. The Duchess bakes a cake that goes out of control, mounting sky-high, forcing the castle's residents to eat everything to calm the situation. So what started out as a thin cast of characters ends up with the same as rendered pleasantly plump at the end.

https://www.amazon.com/Duchess-Bake...t=&hvlocphy=1018145&hvtargid=pla-491937600706

Totally iconic book from when I was in single digits !!!

 

[Lockback]

I can't believe I actually found the cover to this book.
It was The Raggedy Man, a poem by James Whitcomb Riley.
My grandmother had this very book and used to read it to us as young children. It was wonderful.

 

[Alum of Potash]

In about the 3rd grade, I read all selections from the Boxcar Children series the library had.

The World Book encyclopedia was my go to for nearly everything before the internet. Mine were from the mid-60s. It hasn't been that long ago that I tossed the set out.

My second-grade teacher used to read us passages from "The Boxcar Children" in class. I really enjoyed that. As I recall, they would haul stuff out of the city dump, dishware and so forth, and put it to use. It's come to mind during my adult years too when I have been in straightened circumstances...

 

[Manye]

 

[mikhou]

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
All of the sports books by Matthew Christopher

 

[pierrelortie44]

 

[Bobovata]

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Forget the musical and the movie, stick to the original book, give your imagination some space to play in.

 

[emwolf]

I can't believe I actually found the cover to this book.
It was The Raggedy Man, a poem by James Whitcomb Riley.
My grandmother had this very book and used to read it to us as young children. It was wonderful.

My mom used to read me Little Orphant Annie when I was a wee little one. I think that's why I grew up liking scary movies.

 

[Calyshaver]

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.

 

[emwolf]

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.

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I remember that well!