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108. Easterncedar. it was fifth grade. A book is a great gift. It can take you to various places, and times.

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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? [View all] 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 Tuesday #111

Thank you very much, Prairie-Seagull debm55 Tuesday #112

You will love this one. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #113

Thank you very much OldBaldy1702E for your sharing your excellent selection. debm55 Wednesday #118

Island of the Blue Dolphins - thanks for reposting this question! 💕 Annie Moosee Wednesday #114

The Girl in White Armor Dorothy V Wednesday #115

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Dorothy V. debm55 Wednesday #119

Anne of Green Gables womanofthehills Wednesday #116

Thank you very much for sharing with us.womanofthehills. debm55 Wednesday #117