Thread: What was your favorite books from when you was a kid?

  • CruJonesIsTheMan
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    • 6 years 28 days ago
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    		 I always liked My Teacher Is An Alien, Bunnicula, and the Scary Stories books.
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    • caninesrock
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      • 6 years 28 days ago
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      Quote by CruJonesIsTheMan
      I always liked My Teacher Is An Alien, Bunnicula, and the Scary Stories books.

      Oh, I liked Bunnicula series too,but I couldn't remember what it was called. That reminds me that I also liked Hank the Cowdog series.
      • Gemini Guy
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        • 6 years 27 days ago
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        		 My favorites in elementary school had to be Dinosaur Dream by Dennis Nolan, the Magic School Bus series and the Goosebumps series.
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        • memboy12
          • 6 years 27 days ago
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          		 arthur goosebumps the nightmare room
          the adventues of the bailey city school kids
          ninja turtles disney adventures foxkids magazine
          • JoDa26
            • 6 years 27 days ago
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            		 Dinosaur Danny, Cloudy With The Chance Of Meatballs, Diary Of Ann Frank, Go Ask Alice.
            • Pudgietheparrot
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              • 6 years 27 days ago
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              		 Two words: NANCY DREW! I loved that series more than anything else--it defined my childhood and to this day, even though I stopped reading them when I was around 12, I have an affection for those wonderful old yellow books.
              "Ease on down, Ease on down the road
              come on, Ease on down, Ease on down the road
              don't you carry nothing that might be a load come on, Ease on down Ease on down, down the road"

              --The Wiz
              • bklynbren
                • 5 years 4 months ago
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                		 Cricket in times square
                • System
                  • 5 years 4 months ago
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                  		 I wasn't much of a reader as a kid, I mean I had the option to choose from either TV, video games or a book, of course as a kid I chose the first 2.

                  Anyway, we were always told to read 1 book every trimester in school and the only books I remember enjoying were:
                  The Choose Your Own Adventure ones
                  A really old & short book about a dog, I can't remember the name.
                  • Heather1986
                    • 4 years 2 months ago
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                    		 I really like books. I just couldn't list them all.
                    • bklynbren
                      • 4 years 2 months ago
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                      		 When I was a kid I liked to read The Rats of Nimh and The Cricket In Times Square.
                      • swtprg
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                        • 4 years 2 months ago
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                        		 In early elementary school i bought the following two books; the mad scientists club, and New Adventures of the Mad Scientists Club. Then a about 20 years later they published two novels to accompany the series.

                        During the course of the books, the boys often use technology (such as ham radios) and science to pull off harebrained schemes. For example, in "The Strange Sea Monster of Strawberry Lake," they build a fake sea monster out of chicken wire mounted to a canoe, and row it out on Strawberry Lake. When it gets too dangerous to take the boat out on the lake themselves because hunters are preparing to shoot it with an elephant gun, they rig a remote control system to operate it at a distance.
                        • yellow_submarine
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                          • 4 years 1 month ago
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                          		 From what I recall, Goblins in the Castle, Dealing with Dragons (not sure if correct title), Call it Courage, Goosebumps, Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark and Marvel comic books.
                          • coryn617
                            • 3 years 7 months ago
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                            		 My friend the Monster was my favorite book from 3rd grade.
                            • Guild_Navigator
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                              • 3 years 6 months ago
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                              All pre-teens should read this wonderful book.
                              • vkimo
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                                • 3 years 6 months ago
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                                		 Surprised no one mentioned the Choose Your Own Adventure books. I loved those and had the bad habit of bookmarking junctions so I if I picked a bad story route I could go back.

                                Never really got into Animorphs though despite it being popular. To this day I'm surprised I never read Harry Potter despite being a fan of fantasy.
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                                • Grumble
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                                  • 3 years 6 months ago
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                                  • Xerus
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                                    • 3 years 6 months ago
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                                    		 I liked Go Dog Go, The Sweet Pickles series, and my all time favorite novel, A Wrinkle in Time.
                                    • Goofball
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                                      • 3 years 6 months ago
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                                      		 When I was little, my mother would often read to me--usually short picture books like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, those Golden Books (if you were a '70s kid, you'll know what I'm talking about).

                                      But the one I remember and loved the best was a collection of stories by Hans Christian Andersen. He was a Danish author (1805-1875)who achieved world fame for his fairy tales, such as: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Tin Soldier. These stories transcended time and cultures.

                                      My mom would sit and read these stories at my bedside until I fell asleep.

                                      There are statues of Andersen in his native Denmark, as well as one in New York's Central Park.

                                      If you have small children, do them a favor and make them aware of this man's incredible work.
                                      • wedward4
                                        • 3 years 6 months ago
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                                        		 I also liked the anatole the mouse books
                                        • Straydog
                                          • 3 years 6 months ago
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                                          Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
                                          Dimension of Miracles
                                          The Dinosaur Scrapbook by Donald Glut
                                          The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series
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