The Weekly Geeks topic this week is favorite books from your childhood. I had so many books that I loved that thinking back and trying to remember all of them was an interesting experience.
Pippi Longstocking; All of a Kind Family; Ann of Green Gables; Cheaper by the Dozen; Little Women; Little Men; Jo's Boys; The Secret Garden; Caddie Woodlawn; Hitty, Her First Hundred Years; The Wind in the Willows; Charlotte's Web; Swiss Family Robinson; Black Beauty; Treasure Island...and more. How many hours of comfort these books gave me!
There are others that were favorites when my kids were little, too, but I won't go into that. My childhood favorites are older classics, and yet, I think they hold up and have appeal today.
Received a bunch more ARC's in yesterday's mail. This is a great thing because next week we will be leaving for Florida, and I'll be fully prepared with books for the trip.
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ReplyDeleteMy oldest has read Black Beauty at least 3 times in the last 5 years. It makes me so happy to see her reading for pleasure!
ReplyDeletePS I deleted my previous comment due to typo gremlins and lack of an edit button.
I missed most of those when I was growing up, but I am slowly but surely catching up.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice trip :)
I loved Charlotte's Web when I was a kid, heck I still love it and when Charlotte dies I still cry. Every time.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about Caddie Woodlawn...I really loved her!
ReplyDeleteKylee - I love hearing that your daughter is just as enchanted with Black Beauty as I was!
ReplyDeleteNymeth - :) I hope you are finding some of the classic children's literature to be worth the effort of catching up on!
stefanie - I know...I cry every time, too!
Bybee - Oh, and Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House books! I so wanted to be a pioneer!