Books from when you were a kid

[jellybeanmichelle]

Do you remember "The Hungry Thing"?
I do! I'm so excited to be getting it for V.
:coupledance :yahoo :woohoo :macarena :banana

Amazon and other online stores sell it for $40-$50, but I found that scholastic sells it for $5.99. You have to be a teacher though to order it.
So, since my MIL is a teacher, I got her to order it for me.
I'm really excited!!!!! Can you tell? :lol

What books did you read as a kid that you want your kid to read?

Corduroy Bear is another one I want to get.

[meeg124]

Caden has a bunch of my books from when I was a kid... my favorites are:
Where The Wild Things Are - Caden's preschool teacher told me that Max reminded her of Caden :lol
When I'm Six, I'll Fix Anthony
The Little Book
The Good Little Bad Little Girl

I can't wait until he old enough to listen/read some books like "The Great Brain" series and "Little House On The Prarie" books. And Harry Potter too... I know he will love those.

[Brookepanda]

we got Madelynn mother goose nursery rhymes, Where the sidewalk ends, and a couple more that *I* loved as a kid I can't recall the others since I can't see the bookshelf here at work :giggle

[Lorah]

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/15810000/15814966.JPG

I had this Mother Goose book when I was a little girl, and I LOVED it so much that my mom and I searched all over for it when I was pregnant with Mav, but it was out of print and it was nearly $100 for a used but fully intact copy :(

Thankfully last December it was reprinted, but totally the same...including the amazing illustration! I LOVE IT!

[surmick]

I used to read The Monster At the End of this Book over and over. I bought it for Amelia not long ago. It always made me laugh.

Funny how you look back and remember reading something a thousand times but now if I even read a book once I am so over it.

[MamaLaura]

Good Morning Grump
Where the Wild Things Are
Goodnight Moon

[Adriana]

Where the Wild Things Are
Blueberries for Sal
The Runaway Bunny

And so many more. I have such great memories of reading books as a child :)

[KaisaG]

This was my favorite!!

http://www.amazon.com/Marvelous-Mud-Washing-Machine/dp/0201087758

[MamaLaura]

Oh! The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

[Lynette]

I used to read The Monster At the End of this Book over and over. I bought it for Amelia not long ago. It always made me laugh.

We have that one too :D A lot of Alaina's are from when I was a kid:

Where the Wild Things Are
Runaway Bunny
Green Eggs and Ham
The Little Engine that Could
Ferdinand the Bull
Caps for Sale
The Sneetches and Yertle the Turtle
Cat in the Hat
Etc.

And she has Narnia waiting for when she is older.

Her sister had them when she was little too ;)

[ledmonds]

Richard Scarry - Oh the Places You'll Go
Green Eggs and Ham
Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys later on
I still have all my books at my Dad's house. There's something about the taped pages and ratty binding that makes me sentimental.

[PixiesPlayhouse]

Where the wild things are
The giving tree
The velveteen rabbit

[jellybeanmichelle]

It's interesting how some of the books listed, I have never heard of.

[groovymama]

the monster at the end of this book was a fave of mine, love to read to my students as most have not heard of it. dr. seuss books, nursery rhymes... oh and there are more i'm not thinking of... mostly lovin' all the fabulous literature for kids these days... so much to choose from! :)

[Debbie]

I love the Sependipity book series.. my favs are Dragolin and Feather Fin. On E-bay you can buy lots of those books, but I think they are available to buy new on amazon..
Oh, also love the Mr. Men and Little Miss books!

[tggrr2]

I used to read The Monster At the End of this Book over and over. I bought it for Amelia not long ago. It always made me laugh.

Funny how you look back and remember reading something a thousand times but now if I even read a book once I am so over it.

I just bought that for Addison as that was one of my favorites.

[PixiesPlayhouse]

I love the Sependipity book series.. my favs are Dragolin and Feather Fin. On E-bay you can buy lots of those books, but I think they are available to buy new on amazon..


I loved these books. I couldn't remember the name of them! Thanks! When I get a little extra cash I am going to pick them up for DD.

[Leigh]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leigh_douglass/2942388578/" title="serendipity by LEIGH D., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2942388578_75c7149e14_o.jpg" width="128" height="193" alt="serendipity" /></a>
Oh! I forgot about Serendipity! I enjoyed those books.

I remember loving a book (I think I have the title right) "Rabbit and owl are scared" Something about a scary noise coming from behind a big rock and them getting the nerve to go around and see what it is. Can't seem to come up with anything on Google.

Where the Wild Things Are
Anything Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, or Richard Scarry
Are you my Mother? (P.D. Eastman http://www.google.com/products?q=p.d.+eastman&show=li)
Ferdinand the Bull :D

Older:
anything Judy Blume
Anne of Green Gables
The Chronicles of Narnia
Nancy Drew

New books that I bet she'll like:
Henry Potter
Series of Unfortunate Events

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[PixiesPlayhouse]

Are you my Mother? P.D. Eastman http://www.google.com/products?q=p.d.+eastman&show=li



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I love that book!!!!!! I had to go and buy it when I was pregnant with DD

[Lorah]

I love that book!!!!!! I had to go and buy it when I was pregnant with DD

It's a great book! I also got a copy when Pregnant with Mav!