Your favorite childhood books

[vthokie]

I wanted to start a chapter book with A. She saw the Princess in Black book and had to have it. But that's not what I was looking for. (Though cute)
I want something she wouldn't read for a few years on her own. I've already decided we will start with Charlottes Web.
I will probably also do: Trumpeter Swan and Stuart Little, Little House on the Prairie, Ramona and Beezus.

I was such a voracious reader when I was younger. I remember all the Roauld Dahl books are great, but some are dark. My mom gave all of my books away. Grrr. I'll have to start a good list.

Help me out. What are some other good read aloud chapter books?

[EnchantedSoul]

I just ordered Peter Pan

[ruby412]

I was obsessed with Babysitter's Club Little Sisters. Probably not what you're looking for, lol!

[ruby412]

Junie B. Jones is very popular with the younger elementary crew these days.

[jg183]

We read the first chapter of charlottes web then he lost interest

[jg183]

Starting flat Stanley this week

[vthokie]

May 21, 2016 19:30:59 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Junie B. Jones is very popular with the younger elementary crew these days.

Yes. And Judy Moody. I'm going to see if I can get some classics into her. Maybe Pippi Longstocking. I may have to reread that one first myself

[rjamz]

The BFG? I don't remember if that one is dark

[rjamz]

Oh wait. Do the mean giants eat the children in that one?

[EnchantedSoul]

The BFG is probably too much for the 4 yr olds but my 10 yr old and I are going to reread it so we can go see the movie this summer. I am SO FREAKING excited!

[rjamz]

May 21, 2016 19:38:40 GMT -5 EnchantedSoul said:

The BFG is probably too much for the 4 yr olds but my 10 yr old and I are going to reread it so we can go see the movie this summer. I am SO FREAKING excited!

It was my FAVORITE book. Just so so good.

[imimahoney]

Its too old for her now but I loved all thing Judy Blume.

Are you there god? It's me Margaret.
Fudge/Superfudge
Tales of a 4th grade nothing.

For younger stuff I loved the Eloise series.

[imimahoney]

May 21, 2016 19:39:26 GMT -5 Na said:

All of those!

A Little Princess
The Secret Garden

Omg, I loved both of these so much!

The Little Princess movie was my absolute favorite.

[dragon's breath]

You mentioned Ramona, those were some of my favorites. Also the "Fudge" books (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Fudge, SuperFudge, Sheila the Great).

The Indian in the Cupboard (there are three or four of those)

The Boxcar Children

Amelia Bedelia for a beginning reader (not sure how it would be for reading aloud).

[pinchofspice]

As a kid I loved all the Ramona books, Little House, anything Judy Blume, Indian in the Cupboard, Nancy Drew, Stuart Little, and The Borrowers off the top of my head. For younger chapter books, we've been reading Frog & Toad, Little Bear and Mouse Tales.

I'll be following this thread for ideas!

[imimahoney]

May 21, 2016 19:49:19 GMT -5 Na said:

May 21, 2016 19:41:20 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

Omg, I loved both of these so much!

The Little Princess movie was my absolute favorite.

I'm trying to figure out how to market them to my boys lol. My copies have been loved to death and are falling apart.

pinchofspice I forgot all about Indian in the Cupboard and Nancy Drew!!

Ari is into princesses so id probably let him watch the movie and then read the book.

[monkeybabe]

I'm looking forward to reading the Redwall series to Zoe.

[Deleted]

We're reading Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant right now. We're both enjoying it. We've read Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little and he really liked those too. We tried a Paddington chapter book and we both lost interest. It had a lot of British terms in it that made it hard to follow.

[pinchofspice]

May 21, 2016 19:49:19 GMT -5 Na said:

May 21, 2016 19:41:20 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

Omg, I loved both of these so much!

The Little Princess movie was my absolute favorite.

I'm trying to figure out how to market them to my boys lol. My copies have been loved to death and are falling apart.

pinchofspice I forgot all about Indian in the Cupboard and Nancy Drew!!

I was born in '84 but I feel like we read a lot of "older" books. How to Eat Fried Worms is coming to mind. I remember reading children's books where there were boy twins and girl twins. Frick & Frack?? What were the girl's names? Bobsey Twins??

Also The Boxcar Children!!! I loved that series. I remember reading that myself though so I'm not sure of the age.

[ladydi]

Mrs Piggle Wiggle, Amelia Bedelia, Anne of Green Gables, any Judy Blume. I also loved Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley Twins but don't really think I'll be reading those to H lol.

[pinchofspice]

May 21, 2016 19:58:46 GMT -5 Na said:

May 21, 2016 19:54:53 GMT -5 pinchofspice said:

I was born in '84 but I feel like we read a lot of "older" books. How to Eat Fried Worms is coming to mind. I remember reading children's books where there were boy twins and girl twins. Frick & Frack?? What were the girl's names? Bobsey Twins??

Also The Boxcar Children!!! I loved that series. I remember reading that myself though so I'm not sure of the age.

Yes! The Bobsey Twins!

I never read The Boxcar Children. Looks like i need to check it out!

Boxcar children was the first book I remember reading (on my own) and dying to read more. I was such a nerd...

...Still am!

[chirpchirp]

I loved the Boxcar Children and collected all the books. I also remember liking the Magic Attic Club, but that might be a bit too old for right now.

[katfco]

Little Women
Boxcar Children
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo
All the Judy Blume books

[claralou]

On the younger side of chapter books: Clara loves the Mercy Watson series and the three Princess in Black books.

I think this summer we'll read Winnie the Pooh, Bobsey Twins, and Charlottes Web.

[monarobinson]

I loved The Secret Garden when I was little!

In my elementary and middle school years my favorites were all the Judy Blume books, BSC, Nancy Drew, Ramona, Superfudge and Sweet Valley Twins.

I also found an entire series of The Happy Hollisters at my grandparents house and read all of them. They were very similar to Nancy Drew but the mysteries were solved by a group of siblings. They were so good.

I also went through a phase in middle school where I read a LOT of sad books..they typically involved a boy or girl befriending another child with leukemia or some other awful illness. They usually ended in a death. I feel like there were SO many books like this, did anyone else read these?? This is just word vomit btw, I'm not recommending these for the 4 year olds!

[shevacc]

The first chapter books we read to G were the My Father's Dragon trilogy. She's actually heard them at least 3 times since DH, me, and my mom all got sucked in ourselves and read her the whole thing. Highly recommend!

We also have done Charlotte's Web, Amelia Bedelia, and multiple Jenny Linsky and the Cat Club books.

Mr. Popper's Penguins and Dr. Doolittle are on our short list to read soon, along with many mentioned above.

[vthokie]

shevacc
My fathers dragon books are on my list!

[onehitwonder]

I used to read a lot of short story books. They were not part of a series, but same theme (horses, for me). I bought some Disney ones at Costco and W loves them so I might check out the library for some other options.

[creamsiclechica]

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Frog and Toad Together
Dear Mr. Henshaw
The Phantom Tollbooth
Maniac Magee
The Secret Garden
Anne of Green Gables
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Not many of these are probably great to read yet to our kids, but I can't wait to read them later! I was/am such a bookworm. I hope they are too.

[ktstorm]

Omg monarobinson I went through a similar phase! A lot of historical fiction too where the whole family died or something horrible like that.

So many of my favorites mentioned here -
Boxcar children
Bobbsey twins
Dr.DooLittle
The Swiss Family Robinson
Ramona
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
Amelia Bedelia
Roald Dahl
The Indian in the Cupboard

These might be for a little older
Chronicles of Narnia
A Wrinkle in Time
His Dark Materials Trilogy
Harry Potter
The Dark is Rising
The Orphan Train

Not sure if my little boys will like these:
Little House on the Prairie
American Girl Doll
The Babysitters club/little sister series
Tamora Pierce series

I could keep going for ages