Post by SpartanGirl on Jan 28, 2013 19:06:38 GMT -5
The Velveteen Rabbit, Bear Snores On (or any of the bear books), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Harry Potter, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Ramona books
I loved the Berenstain Bear books as a kid, but I have less tolerance for them as an adult. My DD loves them though.
I love that everyone hates my favorite books! I understand the dislike of Velveteen Rabbit and The Giving Tree, but life isn't all puppy dogs and rainbows. Why all the Goodnight Moon hate? What's so objectionable about it? To me it's just simple and soothing.
I love that everyone hates my favorite books! I understand the dislike of Velveteen Rabbit and The Giving Tree, but life isn't all puppy dogs and rainbows. Why all the Goodnight Moon hate? What's so objectionable about it? To me it's just simple and soothing.
I actually hate Goodnight Moon more than the Velveteen Rabbit or the Giving Tree. In addition to the absence of any plot, I find the cadence more creepy than comforting. The old lady whispering "hush" adds to the creepiness factor for me (I mean, they never identify her as a relative or a nanny or anything--she's just an anonymous old lady sitting in a dark corner), and the bowl full of mush just sounds unappetizing.
Goodnight Moon (hence my SN) - Yes, there's no plot, but the I find the cadence soothing.
The Giving Tree - for so many reasons - how to act, how not to act, how to give unconditional love
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Velveteen Rabbit
Corduroy
Harold and the Purple Crayon
A couple of those I'm unfamiliar with, but I love the rest. DD loves the old lady in Goodnight Moon because"she knits like Mommy" I always thought she was Grandma
Blueberries for Sal Make Way for Ducklings The Snowy Day Tikki Tikki Tembo Madeline Mrs. Nelson Books Flica Ricka Dicka series (yes the names are horrible) Snipp Snapp Snirr series Richard Scary books The Lonely Doll The Frances series Harry the Dirty Dog The Famous Five series Nancy Drew series (before she became a slut) Baby-Sitter's Club The Ramona series
A wrinkle in time Charlotte's web Romona Quimby, age 8 Green eggs a ham Second star to the right The lion, the witch and the wardrobe Are you there god? Its me Margaret Deena Westing game
Post by nickyd2006 on Jan 28, 2013 23:02:02 GMT -5
The little house books. I gave dd1 a set for Xmas this year and I'm reading them all. Dd1 is only two so I will read them to her once she's five or six. I based so much of my playtime as a child on what I learned from those books, and now that I'm going through the books again I'm realizing how easy my life is in comparison to pioneer days!
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel Llama Llama Red Pajama Dr Seuss (but watch out for Fox in Socks. It is a cruel book to try reading aloud at the end of a long day).
Harry the Dirty Dog Chicka Chicka Boom Boom "Me, Too" from the Little Critter books
Max freakin' loves Chicka Chicka (probably the voices that we use) and his great-grandma (who watches him 1x/week) reads him "On Grandma's Lap" which makes me cry
Chapter Books when I was a kid: Island of the Blue Dolphins The Secret Garden A Little Princess
For DD and DS: Ellison the Elephant--my go to shower gift, comes with a CD. Little Blue Truck Annie's Chair Time to sleep Anything by Karma Wilson Llama Llama books
Some of mine are: The Jolly Postman The Eleventh Hour Corduroy Where the Wild Things Are Hey, Al The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
I have many, many more.
The Eleventh Hour--by Graeme Base? I freaking LOVE his books and are my standard go-to baby gifts now (Animalia is an awesome ABC book). Good on various age levels, and just amazing illustration. I first received this as a Christmas gift when I was in High School--my mom took a chance that I'd love it, even though I had "aged out" of it. I buy all the new books he comes out with too, although his most recent wasn't a favorite.
As for books I loved while growing up: Beatrix Potter books The Three Little Kittens Little House Box Car Children Old Nancy Drew (and even some of the newer ones) Chicken Little The Little Engine that Could As I got older, I also adored the Secret Garden, Little Women and the Anne of Green Gables stories
The favorites in my house these days (including my favorite kids books and the boys' favorites):
Where the Wild Things Are The Diggers Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Bunny my Hunny The original Thomas the Tank Engine stories The Giant Jam Sandwich Firebears The Rescue Team
Post by phunluvin82 on Jan 29, 2013 13:22:36 GMT -5
All the ones I'm thinking of are older kid/chapter books, but I loved:
Sideways Stories from Wayside School From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankenweiler The Chronicles of Narnia...all of them The Castle in the Attic A Wrinkle in Time The Incredible Journey Nancy Drew books
When I was a toddler, I had a board book called "My Yard" with awesome 1970's playground pics; I still have it and now C loves to flip through it. My favorite for reading to him is "I Love You Through and Through," especially since he looks a bit like the boy in the pictures. He really enjoys the Llama Llama books and "The Little Engine That Could" lately.
For older, chapter books I loved Amelia Bedelia, the Laura Ingalls books and anything Lucy Maud Montgomery, though I'm not quite sure I can pass the love onto a boy when the time comes; luckily I have tons of nieces and friends with girls! "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" was also a lot of fun, and still on Amazon, may have to get a new copy for old time's sake.