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What was your favorite book/ books to read as a child? Mine was Black Beauty. and Nancy Drew.. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Jun 30 OP
Harriet the Spy Alpeduez21 Jun 30 #1
HAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much, Alpeduez21. debm55 Jun 30 #4
Mistress Masham's Repose, by T.H. White raging moderate Jun 30 #2
Thank you very much for sharing with us, raging moderate. It sounds interesting. debm55 Jun 30 #7
Loved that! And Stuart Little Easterncedar Jun 30 #84
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table Historic NY Jun 30 #3
Oh, wow, What a wonderful book to read. Thank you very much, Historic NY. debm55 Jun 30 #9
Charlotte's Web SARose Jun 30 #5
Yes, Charlotte's Web was the second on my list, Loved reading the Nancy Drew books too. Thank you SARose, debm55 Jun 30 #10
Nancy Drew books & all books on horses I could find. SheltieLover Jun 30 #6
Thank you very much, SheltieLover. Mine too, I tried to read the original Wizard of Oz. But it scared me. and not like debm55 Jun 30 #31
As a middle schooler I loved Sci Fi (still do) and the Tom Swift series of books was a favorite. wcmagumba Jun 30 #8
You replied swiftly to this thread nuxvomica Jun 30 #18
Thank you very much wcmagumba. It looks interesting. debm55 Jun 30 #32
The Secret Garden Polly Hennessey Jun 30 #11
Thank you very much Polly Hennessey. Beautiful story debm55 Jun 30 #35
Read very close to all the Nancy Drew books just to win the reading contest. Won by a mile. Never read one before, ... marble falls Jun 30 #12
I hope that's a fake cover. The Madcap Jun 30 #21
His favorite is "The Mystery of the Missing Pee Tapes" marble falls Jun 30 #22
Thank you very much., marble falls aka Chief Worm. The title of the book is a little scarey/mature. debm55 Jun 30 #37
Nancy Drew, A Wrinkle in Time flor-de-jasmim Jun 30 #13
Thank you flor-de-jasmin. Loved those books. As I teacher, I read my class A Wrinkle in Tme. debm55 Jun 30 #14
What grade for A Wrinkle in Time? Easterncedar Jun 30 #86
Easterncedar. it was fifth grade. A book is a great gift. It can take you to various places, and times. debm55 Jun 30 #108
Thanks! She likes the manga comics Easterncedar Jun 30 #109
Walter Farley's "Black Stallion" novels Jeebo Jun 30 #15
Thank you Jeebo. I probably did. Sorry. debm55 Jun 30 #38
The Thousand and One Nights nuxvomica Jun 30 #16
Thank you very much nuxvomica. debm55 Jun 30 #39
As a real young'un, it was Harold and the Purple Crayon..... lastlib Jun 30 #17
Thank you lastlib. I used Harold and the Purple Crayon when I taught kindergarten. Love how you learned the Greek debm55 Jun 30 #41
For fun reading, it was the "Brains Benton" mysteries. lastlib Jun 30 #68
Hahaha, I didn't go That Far back! I loved Harold & The Purple Crayon 👍 electric_blue68 Jun 30 #85
When really young, liked Hardy Boys series as well as TV show. Silent Type Jun 30 #19
Thank you very much, Silent Type for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 30 #43
Biographies of: no_hypocrisy Jun 30 #20
Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. I loved biographies too. debm55 Jun 30 #44
The Island Stallion by Walter Farley. Chipper Chat Jun 30 #23
Thank you , Chipper Chat. That sounds like a very interesting book. debm55 Jun 30 #45
I was an avid reader karin_sj Jun 30 #24
Thank you karin_sj. I have felt the same way reading through the list from posters here to books from my youth. debm55 Jun 30 #46
Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. Also, I must have livetohike Jun 30 #25
Thank you very much livetohike. I always wanted to read the book Misty of Chincoteague. But it was always out at the debm55 Jun 30 #30
Tarzan was my favorite series by Edger Rice Burroughs calguy Jun 30 #26
Great series. Thank you very much, calguy. debm55 Jun 30 #29
Kon-Tiki walkingman Jun 30 #27
I remember that book. Thank you very much walkingman. debm55 Jun 30 #28
Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov. Nt BootinUp Jun 30 #33
thank you very much, BootinUp. It sounds interesting. debm55 Jun 30 #47
Starting at eight years old, Doctor Dolittle's stories. Every last one and there were more than twelve, iirc. ... littlemissmartypants Jun 30 #34
Thank you very much, littlemisssmartypants. I only read the first Doctor Dolittle. debm55 Jun 30 #57
The Betsy, Tacy, and Tib books. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #36
Thank you, my sweet greatauntoftriplets. I also had things thrown away by my mother-Art Awards, Writing Awards. Art Work debm55 Jun 30 #51
That's a shame that you lost things that were important to you. greatauntoftriplets Jun 30 #55
Thank you. greatauntoftriplets. debm55 Jun 30 #62
Treasure Island. BootinUp Jun 30 #40
Thank you very much BootinUp debm55 Jun 30 #49
Charlotte's Web justaprogressive Jun 30 #42
Justaprogressive, I remember the story of Ferdinand. My sweet aunt bought me the book and would read the book when I debm55 Jun 30 #48
Mom and dad were both justaprogressive Jun 30 #73
Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Jun 30 #74
The Haunted Hound rubbersole Jun 30 #50
Thank you very much rubbersole for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 30 #79
The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs eppur_se_muova Jun 30 #52
OMG. I loved the How and Why books. I bought the Books on Cats , Dogs, Horses. birds. And I would read them over and debm55 Jun 30 #54
That LOGO lookss familiar. I probably had some of those. electric_blue68 Jun 30 #93
Oh my goodness choie Jun 30 #110
Cherry Something or other, Student Nurse The Blue Flower Jun 30 #53
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 Jun 30 #58
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman Ninga Jun 30 #56
Thank you Ninga. I remember it and it scared me. The one illustrated book had a cobra bite the skinny lady. debm55 Jun 30 #59
Watership Down and The Hobbit Shellback Squid Jun 30 #60
Thank you very much for sharing those classic with us.Shellback Squid. debm55 Jun 30 #61
Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries Ritabert Jun 30 #63
Thank you very much Ritabert. I actually read both series too, as I loved mysteries . still do. debm55 Jun 30 #83
Ah, yes, Classic Illustrated! Had a bunch of those... electric_blue68 Jun 30 #98
BLACK BEAUTY!!!!! elleng Jun 30 #64
Agree. I am thinking of reading again. Thank you elleng. debm55 Jun 30 #65
Enid Blyton ChcioInf Jun 30 #66
The Noddy Books! Easterncedar Jun 30 #89
Thank you very much Easterncedar.for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 30 #107
Thank you very much , Chcioinf. I am glad I could trigger some good memories of your youth. debm55 Jun 30 #90
Nancy Drew. Guiness Book of World Records. My mum applegrove Jun 30 #67
Thank you very much, applegrove. I loved the books your selection I read those and believe it or not he Farmers Almanac. debm55 Jun 30 #87
From the library:Ginny Gordon Mysteries; Trixie Belden Mysteries; Little House series; KitFox Jun 30 #69
Your welcome. and thank you for sharing your wonderful list of books for us. KitFox debm55 Jun 30 #106
Lots. I loved the Curtis Bishop Little League books, rsdsharp Jun 30 #70
That is so great . rsdsharp. Thank you for your selections. debm55 Jun 30 #105
Robert Heinlein scifi books LogDog75 Jun 30 #71
Thank you , LogDog75 I love your genre of books. debm55 Jun 30 #76
The Door Into Summer.. Permanut Jun 30 #77
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Permanut. debm55 Jun 30 #104
Magic by the Lake - Edgar Eager TuxedoKat Jun 30 #72
Same here, TuxedoKat, Thank you for your selections of books. debm55 Jun 30 #75
Tom Sawyer.. Permanut Jun 30 #78
Oh wow. congratulations Permanut. debm55 Jun 30 #103
Nancy Drew TommieMommy Jun 30 #80
Yes, another Nancy Drew reader. Thank you so much TommieMommy. debm55 Jun 30 #102
The Little House books, choie Jun 30 #81
Thank you choie. for sharing with us. I always wanted to read the Little House books . debm55 Jun 30 #96
Black Beauty. A bit later A Wrinkle In Time. electric_blue68 Jun 30 #82
Thank you very much, electric_blue68 I read both too. I also read A Wrinkle In Time to my class. debm55 Jun 30 #94
Journey to the Center of the Earth johnp3907 Jun 30 #88
Oh johnp3907, That is a classic. Thank you for sharing with us and congratulations on reading as your novel debm55 Jun 30 #91
Secret Garden, The Little Princess Easterncedar Jun 30 #92
What a wonderful selection of books you selected as a youngster.Thank you for sharing with us, Easterncedar. debm55 Jun 30 #95
You ask good questions Easterncedar Jun 30 #97
Thank you very much Easterncedar. debm55 Jun 30 #99
The Jerry Todd and Poppy Ott books ... MiHale Jun 30 #100
Great!!!! That is wonderful, MiHale. debm55 Jun 30 #101
Jack London's 'White Fang' started it all for me. Prairie_Seagull Jul 1 #111
Thank you very much, Prairie-Seagull debm55 Jul 1 #112
You will love this one. OldBaldy1701E Jul 1 #113
Thank you very much OldBaldy1702E for your sharing your excellent selection. debm55 Jul 2 #118
Island of the Blue Dolphins - thanks for reposting this question! 💕 Annie Moosee Jul 2 #114
The Girl in White Armor Dorothy V Jul 2 #115
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Dorothy V. debm55 Jul 2 #119
Anne of Green Gables womanofthehills Jul 2 #116
Thank you very much for sharing with us.womanofthehills. debm55 Jul 2 #117

raging moderate

(4,584 posts)
2. Mistress Masham's Repose, by T.H. White
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:23 AM
Jun 30

It is about a little orphan girl who discovers a city of tiny Lilliputians hiding in the woods near her home.

SARose

(1,687 posts)
5. Charlotte's Web
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:24 AM
Jun 30

E.B. White - hands down!

I was also partial to Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden books, too.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
10. Yes, Charlotte's Web was the second on my list, Loved reading the Nancy Drew books too. Thank you SARose,
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:28 AM
Jun 30

debm55

(48,496 posts)
31. Thank you very much, SheltieLover. Mine too, I tried to read the original Wizard of Oz. But it scared me. and not like
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:34 AM
Jun 30

movie.

wcmagumba

(4,383 posts)
8. As a middle schooler I loved Sci Fi (still do) and the Tom Swift series of books was a favorite.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:26 AM
Jun 30

marble falls

(67,046 posts)
12. Read very close to all the Nancy Drew books just to win the reading contest. Won by a mile. Never read one before, ...
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:30 AM
Jun 30

... never read one again. I tried the Hardy Boys - fell asleep reading the first chapter header. Nancy was extremely formulaic, but at least she had fun. And I understand they were written by the same person. I think she wrote more interesting female characters.

It was called the Bookworm Club, I was chief worm.

The Madcap

(1,320 posts)
21. I hope that's a fake cover.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:50 AM
Jun 30

If not, there was a lot going on behind the scenes. No wonder T**** wants to take us back in time.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
37. Thank you very much., marble falls aka Chief Worm. The title of the book is a little scarey/mature.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:39 AM
Jun 30

debm55

(48,496 posts)
14. Thank you flor-de-jasmin. Loved those books. As I teacher, I read my class A Wrinkle in Tme.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:33 AM
Jun 30

Easterncedar

(4,730 posts)
86. What grade for A Wrinkle in Time?
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:43 PM
Jun 30

I want to give it to my granddaughter, but not sure of the right age. I read everything a little early, then, if I liked it, kept reading until I understood it all.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
108. Easterncedar. it was fifth grade. A book is a great gift. It can take you to various places, and times.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 07:29 PM
Jun 30

Jeebo

(2,486 posts)
15. Walter Farley's "Black Stallion" novels
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:35 AM
Jun 30

Lots of kids were reading them in the early 1960s, when I was in the 5th, 6th, 7th grades. For a while I was reading every "Black Stallion" novel that Walter Farley wrote, until I finally overdosed on them. He was still writing them then, as I recall. About 15 years later they made a wonderful movie of the original novel. debm55, I think you posted this same question some months ago, and I posted the same response.

— Ron
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078872/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_The%2520Black%2520S

nuxvomica

(13,471 posts)
16. The Thousand and One Nights
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:37 AM
Jun 30

I devoured the stories, which I found in my dad's shelf of Harvard Classics. This is required reading for anyone who wants to write fiction.

lastlib

(26,330 posts)
17. As a real young'un, it was Harold and the Purple Crayon.....
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:39 AM
Jun 30

Those books never got checked out of the library by anyone else. If I didn't have them, my sister did, and vice versa.

As I got a little older, it was Journey to the Mushroom Planet. (I was a serious space case--learned the Greek alphabet at age 6 so I could read up on space stuff.)

debm55

(48,496 posts)
41. Thank you lastlib. I used Harold and the Purple Crayon when I taught kindergarten. Love how you learned the Greek
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:45 AM
Jun 30

alphabet and how your book interests matured.

lastlib

(26,330 posts)
68. For fun reading, it was the "Brains Benton" mysteries.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 01:17 PM
Jun 30

Those really boosted my vocabulary. Brains talked like a college professor on a high.

When I was a sophomore in HS, my English teacher wanted to challenge me, so she gave me "Airport"--the book the movie was based on. I started reading it in study hall, read a chunk in a sociology class that bored me, more on the bus home, and spent the rest of the evening reading it. Finished it in bed around 11pm. 700+ pages of a paperback. My teacher was SHOCKED when I gave it back to her the next morning and told her I finished it.

electric_blue68

(22,440 posts)
85. Hahaha, I didn't go That Far back! I loved Harold & The Purple Crayon 👍
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:42 PM
Jun 30

Actually my parents bought the Tome Life Nature, and Science series. I read them all but a favorite few of them I read more than once.

Then from 11 years on after reading my first SF book of my dad's (even before AWIT) I became a life long SF fan: books, and media.

karin_sj

(1,229 posts)
24. I was an avid reader
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:14 AM
Jun 30

My favorites were the classics: Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood, Heidi... I also loved the Nancy Drew series. I really need to start reading again! I've thought about revisiting some of these old books I loved so long ago.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
46. Thank you karin_sj. I have felt the same way reading through the list from posters here to books from my youth.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:03 AM
Jun 30

livetohike

(23,541 posts)
25. Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. Also, I must have
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:14 AM
Jun 30

read Misty of Chincoteague a million times .

debm55

(48,496 posts)
30. Thank you very much livetohike. I always wanted to read the book Misty of Chincoteague. But it was always out at the
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:28 AM
Jun 30

Library. I might see if the library has it now. Still interesting to read it.

littlemissmartypants

(28,456 posts)
34. Starting at eight years old, Doctor Dolittle's stories. Every last one and there were more than twelve, iirc. ...
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:36 AM
Jun 30

And we had Children’s Encyclopedias that I loved until we got Collier's but I was in Jr. High by then.

greatauntoftriplets

(177,974 posts)
36. The Betsy, Tacy, and Tib books.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:39 AM
Jun 30

I read all of them multiple times.

"The Secret Garden".

The World Book Encyclopedia was bedtime reading. My parents gave it to my sister because she had kids. She threw it out because it was "outdated". I'm still pissed off about that. I learned so much from that.

"Brighty of the Grand Canyon". My only grandmother (actually the only grandparent who was alive) gave it to me. I adored my grandmother, who died when I was eight following a stroke she had in our dining room when she was visiting us. I'm said to look like her mother.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
51. Thank you, my sweet greatauntoftriplets. I also had things thrown away by my mother-Art Awards, Writing Awards. Art Work
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:20 AM
Jun 30

dolls, etc. I was pissed too. Funny thing is, she considers herself a great mother.

greatauntoftriplets

(177,974 posts)
55. That's a shame that you lost things that were important to you.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:36 AM
Jun 30

One time I found handwritten recipes in the trash basket. Pulled them out because I wanted to keep them.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
48. Justaprogressive, I remember the story of Ferdinand. My sweet aunt bought me the book and would read the book when I
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:14 AM
Jun 30

slept at her house. And we would walk to the library together to get more books to take out.Thank you for bringing back the
memories of the book and my Aunt. Love you, Debbie.

justaprogressive

(4,716 posts)
73. Mom and dad were both
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:57 PM
Jun 30

active participants in WWII...

Mom succeeded in making me a pacifist...Ferdinand was one step...

debm55

(48,496 posts)
54. OMG. I loved the How and Why books. I bought the Books on Cats , Dogs, Horses. birds. And I would read them over and
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:35 AM
Jun 30

over. I loved them. that you so much for bringing back the memories for me, eppur_se_,muova. I love you! Debbie.

Ninga

(8,861 posts)
56. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:37 AM
Jun 30

Outwitting tigers, whipping them into butter, eating pancakes….

debm55

(48,496 posts)
59. Thank you Ninga. I remember it and it scared me. The one illustrated book had a cobra bite the skinny lady.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:50 AM
Jun 30

Shellback Squid

(9,529 posts)
60. Watership Down and The Hobbit
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:54 AM
Jun 30

When I was a child and living in the UK, books were my constant plus I was living in the Chiltern Hills at the time

Ritabert

(1,378 posts)
63. Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 12:45 PM
Jun 30

Then Classics Illustrated which let you read comic books of famous books like "The Three Musketeers" and "Ivanhoe".

debm55

(48,496 posts)
83. Thank you very much Ritabert. I actually read both series too, as I loved mysteries . still do.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:38 PM
Jun 30

electric_blue68

(22,440 posts)
98. Ah, yes, Classic Illustrated! Had a bunch of those...
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:01 PM
Jun 30

I loved the the way the clouds were drawn in "Off On A Comet".

ChcioInf

(36 posts)
66. Enid Blyton
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 01:07 PM
Jun 30

Famous Five series were the first books I read as a child. Thanks for triggering memories.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
90. Thank you very much , Chcioinf. I am glad I could trigger some good memories of your youth.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:48 PM
Jun 30

debm55

(48,496 posts)
87. Thank you very much, applegrove. I loved the books your selection I read those and believe it or not he Farmers Almanac.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:44 PM
Jun 30

KitFox

(333 posts)
69. From the library:Ginny Gordon Mysteries; Trixie Belden Mysteries; Little House series;
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 01:17 PM
Jun 30

Biographies (I remember my favorite was Clara Barton); Billy and Blaze series; we had the How and Why books at home which I poured over. We also had various Little Golden Books at home. I love remembering coming home from the library on summer days with my arms full of books . I would lay out in the shade of the big apple trees on the side yard and read. I love your posts , Deb! Thank you for stirring memories!😊🩷

rsdsharp

(11,069 posts)
70. Lots. I loved the Curtis Bishop Little League books,
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 01:42 PM
Jun 30

I read a lot of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books, Rookie Backstop by William Hueman was a favorite, and then, when I was about eleven, I found Robert A Heinlein. That was sixty years ago, and I own at least one copy of everything he (or his wife) ever published.

LogDog75

(642 posts)
71. Robert Heinlein scifi books
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 02:08 PM
Jun 30

I grew up during early years of the space race and loved stories about space. Robert Heinlein had a number of books such as:

Space Cadets
Have Spacesuit- Will Travel
Red Planet

TuxedoKat

(3,835 posts)
72. Magic by the Lake - Edgar Eager
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:10 PM
Jun 30

So many others. Little Women, Beverly Cleary books, Nancy Drew, books on mythology, whatever I could get my hands on.

Permanut

(7,329 posts)
78. Tom Sawyer..
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:34 PM
Jun 30

I was the perfect age in 1957.

First book I ever owned; still have it. 1937 edition.

choie

(5,837 posts)
81. The Little House books,
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:37 PM
Jun 30

Bread andJam for Francis (and all other Francis books,) Charlie Brown books.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
96. Thank you choie. for sharing with us. I always wanted to read the Little House books .
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:59 PM
Jun 30

debm55

(48,496 posts)
94. Thank you very much, electric_blue68 I read both too. I also read A Wrinkle In Time to my class.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:55 PM
Jun 30

johnp3907

(4,060 posts)
88. Journey to the Center of the Earth
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:46 PM
Jun 30

I think that was the first novel I read all the way through.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
91. Oh johnp3907, That is a classic. Thank you for sharing with us and congratulations on reading as your novel
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:50 PM
Jun 30

Easterncedar

(4,730 posts)
92. Secret Garden, The Little Princess
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:53 PM
Jun 30

A Wrinkle in Time, The Book of Three series, Wolves of Willoughby Chase, The Princess and the Goblin, The Back of the Northwind, Little Women, A Rose in Bloom, Eight Cousins, Jo’s Boys, Stuart Little - I read all of these over and over 55-60 years ago, and still do.

I loved the old-fashioned books.

debm55

(48,496 posts)
95. What a wonderful selection of books you selected as a youngster.Thank you for sharing with us, Easterncedar.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:57 PM
Jun 30

Easterncedar

(4,730 posts)
97. You ask good questions
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:01 PM
Jun 30

Oh I forgot! My Father’s Dragon and Parsifal Rides the Timewave. The latter is quite obscure.

My beloved third-grade teacher read The Little Lame Prince to us. It’s such a strange melancholy tale, but I loved that, too.

OldBaldy1701E

(8,406 posts)
113. You will love this one.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:05 PM
Jul 1

Tom Swift and Tom Swift Jr. series

Any Stephen King

Any Issac Asimov

Robert Bloch (he wrote the book adaptations of the original Star Trek episodes)

Any Alan Dean Foster

Barsoom (the stories of John Carter on Mars. The first was called 'A Princess Of Mars'.)

Peter Benchley (I read Jaws and The Deep before I was twelve)

The Three Investigators

Annie Moosee

(174 posts)
114. Island of the Blue Dolphins - thanks for reposting this question! 💕
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 01:21 PM
Jul 2

I used to reread it walking home from grade school in the 70's.

I also enjoyed the Little Prince

And the Madeleine L'Engle books; The Oz series; I, Monty & Hope for the Flowers. There were also some Scholastic Books I enjoyed, but rarely read more than once. Junket is the only name I remember from that series. But there were others about Native American families and sharecroppers' families I kinda remember

And a book called "For the Love of a Donkey"

And I LOVED our Encyclopedia set! It had a companion set of crafts, too, that I enjoyed. And there was a book "how things work, and what to do when they don't" - I loved that one, as well.

True story, I didn't understand alphabetical order until 3rd or 4th grade. I knew the ABC's, it just didn't occur to me that after the first letter, you used the second letter then third to organize things (like is done with numbers).

Still love the Little Prince.

Dorothy V

(360 posts)
115. The Girl in White Armor
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 01:32 PM
Jul 2

Albert Bigelow Paine's biography of Joan of Arc. It started a lifelong fascination with her.

womanofthehills

(10,011 posts)
116. Anne of Green Gables
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 07:28 PM
Jul 2

An older couple want a boy to help on their farm and instead they get the red headed orphan Anne.

Lots of books in the series and the main theme seems to be poor Anne being accused of deeds she never did. Big drama books. I loved Anne.

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