Desert Strawberry Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Mine was Maurice Sendak's Outside Over There. I used to read it over and over in the school library until I was too old, and longer allowed to read picture books. :( It's a bit dark and creepy, but I think that was part of the fascination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Go, Dog. Go http://www.amazon.com/Go-Dog-P-D-Eastmans-Things/dp/067988629X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Cinderella. Pretty sure it was the Disney version.:D I remember checking it out of the library over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The ones I remember most are The Little House and The Giant Jam Sandwich. Now my son has claimed both books and at one point the Giant Jam Sandwich was one of his favorites too :) Oh - Harold and the Purple Crayon was another favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legomom Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Katie and the Big Snow. I loved the words and the maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I loved Babar books because I could follow the elephants on the endpapers with my finger. Also loved Curious George, though when I read them as an adult I felt no attraction and I've never read them to my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Cinderella... And at the Dr.s office I loved those "I Can Read" books... I always wanted my own copy of Sammy the Seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTanya Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Surprise-Doll-Morrell-Gipson/dp/193090018X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogMom5 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Where the Wild Things Are. Loved it! Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiegal Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I have fond memories of my Mom, brother and I snuggled in his bed as she read us Richard Scarry books, and Dennis Lee poetry (Garbage Delight, Alligator Pie). I liked to read a lot of Dr Seuss and Berenstain Bears on my own. Kinda funny as I don't enjoy either of the last two now, and neither do my boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Miss Suzy by Arnold Lobel. A little squirrel sets up housekeeping in a big tree and is run off by a band of ruffian red squirrels. A company of toy soldiers saves the day. I don't know why that story fascinated me so much because I'm only lukewarm when I read it now. Maybe I secretly wanted to live in the dollhouse she moves into temporarily. But I love Arnold Lobel...Mouse Tales is another favorite, although that withstood the test of time. I still love that one today. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) I had an audio book (vinyl record) of Disney's The Small One. I LOVED that story so much that I hunted down a copy of it as an adult. The only problem is that I don't have a record player so we can't listen to it. I've seen newer versions of it, but it isn't they same; they've changed it a tiny bit. ETA: The story line is about a young boy and his much beloved donkey. His father cannot afford to keep a donkey that can't carry enough to pay for his feed, and thus needs to sell the donkey. The boy asks to do it himself. They run into trouble in the city with the tanner and an auctioneer, but in the end, the boy is able to sell the donkey to a kind-hearted man named Joseph. Small One then carries Mary to Bethlehem where she gives birth to a king. The ironic thing about this story being my favorite was that I grew up in an anti-religion home, yet my dad still bought it for me when I found it at the record store and asked for it. Edited June 20, 2011 by joannqn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTanya Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Miss Suzy by Arnold Lobel. A little squirrel sets up housekeeping in a big tree and is run off by a band of ruffian red squirrels. A company of toy soldiers saves the day. I don't know why that story fascinated me so much because I'm only lukewarm when I read it now. Maybe I secretly wanted to live in the dollhouse she moves into temporarily. But I love Arnold Lobel...Mouse Tales is another favorite, although that withstood the test of time. I still love that one today. Barb Oh, my! I'd forgotten about that one! Thanks for the lovely memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Oh, my! I'd forgotten about that one! Thanks for the lovely memory! Wow, I just checked my link and Lobel only did the illustrations. Miriam Young wrote the story. Do you remember The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton? I loved that one then, but couldn't have told you why. Now that I'm grown I love that she just stands there on her hill and watches as the world whirls and changes around her, becoming neglected and forgotten until the decedents of the family who built her move her to another hill in the country and make her happy again. I think I was responding to the stability and permanence of the house vs how quickly life can change, even for a child. I still love old buildings...I love to imagine the families who have lived there through the years and all the changes that must have taken place on the street since the house was built. Stories told from a unique perspective have always attracted me too. How cool that the main character of the narrative was a building? Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I loved Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burn. I also loved Pickle Chiffon Pie by Jolly Roger Bradfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Surprise-Doll-Morrell-Gipson/dp/193090018X I've never seen this before, but it looks so cute. I'll have to try to find a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The Bears of Koala Park And William Pene Dubois Present Bear Circus for our friends the Kangaroos LOVE this book. Teaches compassion, cooperation, and the importance of friendship. I think it's out of print but wow....it's a great one! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) I had a set of Dandelion classic children's stories and poetry that I loved, such as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Heidi, etc. The illustrations were lovely. They were hard-backed. My sister read them and passed them on to her children, then gave them back and I've used them with my children. The books were twinned. You read one story, then turned the book over to read the other on the other side: http://www.amazon.com/Dandelion-Library-Alice-Wonderland-Peter/dp/B000KVOZJG Edited June 20, 2011 by mcconnellboys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 We didn't have many picture books or the like at my house when I was young for some reason. I was reading at age 3 though. Since we didn't have any other books around unless they hand-me-downs, I read my mom and grandma's old school text books. There was one called Round About that was similar to Dick and Jane that I read until it wore out. I just loved the stories and pictures. Another was a copy of the Gingerbread Man that my uncle bought for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymom Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My favorites were There's a Monster at the End of This Book, George and Martha One Fine Day, and Curious George Goes to the Hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Album of Horses. If you have a horse lover to read to -- the pictures are just amazing. I can still see them all in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missiemick Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Danny and the Dinosaur I make all my kids read it -- whether they like it or not :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoNative Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My favorites were Curious George and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri in MI Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Do you remember The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton? I loved that one then, but couldn't have told you why. Now that I'm grown I love that she just stands there on her hill and watches as the world whirls and changes around her, becoming neglected and forgotten until the decedents of the family who built her move her to another hill in the country and make her happy again. I think I was responding to the stability and permanence of the house vs how quickly life can change, even for a child. I still love old buildings...I love to imagine the families who have lived there through the years and all the changes that must have taken place on the street since the house was built. Stories told from a unique perspective have always attracted me too. How cool that the main character of the narrative was a building?Barb :iagree: "The Little House" was my favorite too, probably for the same reasons. I still get the warm & happy inside just thinking about it. Interestingly enough, my Mom gave me a set of 4 mugs with the picture of a hilly landscape on it, but each mug shows the same landscape in a different season. The mugs remind me of The Little House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchara Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My Brimful Book. I loved it, still do! I have 3 copies, I need to get more. My plan is for each of my children to have one when they have kids, and since it's out of print now, I figure I better stock up. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgr Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I loved some of the ones others have mentioned - Richard Scarry books, Danny and the Dinosaur. My all time favorites, though, were Socks for Supper and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Where the Wild Things Are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MominIN Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Mine was In a People House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylou Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Definitely Richard Scarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodil Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 It's already been mentioned, but mine was Miss Suzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The "Frog and Toad" series by Arnold Lobel "Home for a Bunny" by Margaret Wise Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" and Fredrick's Alligator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennis_b Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Mother Goose. Loved the illustrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My favorites were There's a Monster at the End of This Book, this one and there's no such thing as a dragon nak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I liked: The Little Engine that Could Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel Harry the Dirty Dog Stone Soup Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Mine were: There's a Monster at the End of This Book (which was my brother's book) Anything by Richard Scarry The Little Monster series of books Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Anything illustrated by Eloise Wilkin I still love picture books! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stages Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The Story of Ferdinand. http://www.amazon.com/Story-Ferdinand-Puffin-Storytime/dp/0142409529/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308606305&sr=8-1 Easily still one of my favorite books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessieC Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The Poky Little Puppy and The Monster at the End of this Book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Harry the Dirty Dog :iagree: I still have my original copy of that one too. (It kinda resembles Harry the Dirty Dog now too. :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukale Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 This is the House that Jack Built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgollycr Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Where's Wallace. Hmm it looks like it's OOP now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 The Monster at the End of This Book. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 'The Hound Dog' or something similar was my first favourite. I think I liked it because the dog drank from the water fountain at the park. :) 'Ben the Bullfinch' was my first favourite chapter book because it had been my mothers and she gave it to me for my fifth birthday. It's sitting in my cupboard at the moment waiting for next April :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 tie - Make Way for Ducklings and One Morning In Maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Ramona the Brave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Miss Suzy by Arnold Lobel. A little squirrel sets up housekeeping in a big tree and is run off by a band of ruffian red squirrels. A company of toy soldiers saves the day. I don't know why that story fascinated me so much because I'm only lukewarm when I read it now. Maybe I secretly wanted to live in the dollhouse she moves into temporarily. But I love Arnold Lobel...Mouse Tales is another favorite, although that withstood the test of time. I still love that one today. Barb Barb, you're not going to believe this . . . but me too!! And just like you, I look at it now and think, meh? It's ok, but for some reason it was in my top five books as a child. Mom says I made her read it over and over and over. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Corgiville Fair by Tasha Tudor Alexander and the Magic Mouse Frog and Toad series Little Bear series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Barb, you're not going to believe this . . . but me too!! And just like you, I look at it now and think, meh? It's ok, but for some reason it was in my top five books as a child. Mom says I made her read it over and over and over. :confused: Lynn, you're spooking me out :D ...I bet it was the dollhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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