Favorite Childhood Books
There are always fond memories of traditions and things that you remember most when you were younger. I know with having my own children, I have always tried to carry down all the special things that I remember doing when I was little.
Some of my favorite things were Christmas time at my grandmother’s house when me and my mom would come over in the days prior to the big shindig and helping her decorate the nearly 15 dozen sugar cookies for the event. She made cookies and could cook like nobody’s business. I come from a huge family and I am one of nearly 30 grandchildren, and family was always a big deal when my grandmother was still here.
My husband and I read to our boys nightly before bed and it has become one of their favorite times in their day. They also have some favorite books that they repeatedly pick up for us to read. They love the Llama Llama series by Ann Dewdney, and we also read the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne. Even though they have outgrown the Llama Llama series, they still love to hear them read and look at all the whimsical pictures.
When my mom read to me it was a favorite time for me, and there was one book that I still remember and still love even as an adult. It was The Big Tidy Up by Norah Smaridge. It was about a little girl who had a messy room and her mom refused to touch with a mop or broom from now until Christmas Day. I still remember the words “Jen picked up stuff, blew away fluff, shook out the mats, and hung up her hats.” Eventually we had read it together so much, that the binding and cover virtually disintegrated off the book and the pages began to tear. So, I went on a search to find it. I began to get disheartened when I saw that the available copies were selling up into the $300 range. Eventually the reprinted the book in 2008, but today, when I went to look they are no longer in print again! So, I started looking on ebay, because I wanted something from my childhood, that I could sort of hang on to. Luckily, I came across the original book, in good condition, from the first 1970 printing and I got it!
Now, the trip to the mailbox has new meaning for me. I can hardly wait to get it and read it to my boys. I will of course be hiding this book safely out of the boys’ hands, but I am looking forward to sharing a little piece of my childhood with them.
What are some of your fondest childhood memories or books?
Every Christmas my Grandma would make one Angel food cake for each of us grandkids. She would line up all 6 of them and cover them with different color plastic wrap. When we ran through the house, we would always stop for a bite!
For me, the Dr. Seuss books are what I remember. Also Frog and Toad!!! I’m going to have to ask my kids to see what their favorite books were!
I LOVED Amelia Bedilia books, still do 🙂
I love all Roald Dahl books like Matilda, The Twits, The BFG and The Witches. I’m reading The BFG to my boys at night every night.
My favorites were Dr. Seuss too. I loved them as a child and have loved sharing them with my children now that I am a parent.
I read EVERYthing as a child. My favorite were Nancy Drew mysteries.
I learned how to read from Dr.Seuss books so they are definitely my most memorable. Judy Blume is another favorite.
I loved the Dr. Seuss books growing up. I have great memories of reading them to my kids when they were younger.
I’m bad with the reading to my kids…. I remember the Judy Blume books!
I’ve always loved Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, LONG before the movie was ever a thought.
Definitely Judy Blume. She was my favorite!
I loved Amelia Bedelia and Heidi books when I was younger, and Judy Blume when I got a little older. We love books here!
I loved the Anne of Green Gables series.
great book list I don’t think I’ve heard of those thanks for sharing
I really got into Arthur and The Behrstein Bears (I know I’m probably spelling it wrong, lol).
Dr. Seuss, for sure!
When I started reading I love the Encyclopedia Brown books. I do remember one year I was recuperating at a friends after knee surgery. Her 4 year old felt it was her duty to entertain me and she did that by having me read to her. Her favorite book was Hooper Humperdink.
I loved Dr Seuss books, pop up books-I just loved to read.
I read all the time and when I was really young, I loved Dr. Seuss!
I had so many favorites. I loved all the Nancy Drew ones the best, I think!
I was big into Nancy Drew, when I was younger. As for picture books, I enjoyed anything by Dr. Suess. When I was older (like in 5th grade), I was big into R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike! 🙂
My kids are really into Magic Tree house and Junie B. I can’t even remember what I use to read LOL
I am just happy my g-kids love to read
My boys love to read. They definitely get that from me and nothing could make me happier!
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish – I think that I might still be able to recite it by heart.
My favorite book is Harold and the Purple Crayon. 🙂
I have too many favorites and so do my kids. Both my husband and I are avid readers and this has been passed along to all my children who will spend hours reading! 🙂