What was your favorite book when you were a child? (author, story)

[catman]

My favorite book overall was The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, although I loved White Fang by Jack London too, which caused me to read everything I could find by him. I still love all these books!

[swmr1ml]

To Kill A Monkingbird and a seris of books- Big Red,Outlaw Red ( and another one I can't remember the name) about an Irish Setter and a boy.

[janetvj]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

That would be Henry Huggins with the paper route and the dog....a friend of Ramona and Beezus if I recall...(as in Ramona the Pest) series by Beverly Cleary. I loved them...also, by Ms. Cleary, The Mouse and the Motorcycle...loved it also.

I also loved all of the Henry Huggins books. The dog's name was Ribsy. And yes, Beezus and Ramona were friends of Henry's. I was introduced to them by my third grade teacher, Miss Chase, who used to read to the class during "quiet time" right after lunch (this was in the early 1960's).

I tried to get my own kids to read the Henry Huggins books in the 1980's, and they could not have been less interested.

I also remember loving a book called The City Under the Back Steps. It was about two children who shrink to a tiny size and are adopted by the society of ants that live under the back steps of their house. I think it's now out of print.

Other favs - Misty of Chincoteague and Black Beauty.

[ArmyPoohFan317]

I loved reading The House At Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne and the Ramona books by B. Cleary

[ZombieGrrl]

Young Childhood:
Dr. Seuss
Where the Wild Things Are
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Baby Unicorn
Nora's Stars
Red Ranger Came Calling
Elinda Who Danced in the Sky
Older books:
Batman comics
Hell Blazer comics
Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal (my brother gave them to me in 6th grade to read)
Nonviolence in America (my mom gave me this one and the two below)
What is Communist Anarchism?
My life and Hard times
The Princess Bride
Jane Eyre
James Harriet
Jane Austen

[izzybella]

I recently found a very old favorite of mine, No Such Thing as a Witch by Ruth Chew, at a library book sale.

[msgsing]

As a child in the 1950's I think I read almost all of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle series of books. During the summer our midwestern library had a bookmobile which made regular stops in our neighborhood with a wide selection of kid's books.I've been an avid reader ever since.

[cricket_factor]

Any book by Lois Lenski. I'm going to check the children's section of the library next time I go back in a few days and see if by chance any of her books are still there. She wrote and illustrated all her books.

[Acqua123]

I love the personality of Mr.Chips Novel when I was only 14 and now I love to read religious book.

[Mary12345]

My absolute favorite book was "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. Awesome book! Bought it for my daughter too!