It's time again for The Broke and The Bookish's Top Ten Tuesday.
This weeks theme was: Top 10 Books From My Childhood That I Would Love To Revisit
Considering I am just a little over two months away from being a new mom, this topic is actually something I have thought about a lot. I want to read to my daughter and hope that she grows to love reading as much as I do.
So here is my list of books that I LOVED as a young kid and hope that my daughter might enjoy:
1. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar: I honestly only remember one of the stories from this book (about a boy who could only get to the correct answer in math if he counted wrong), but I remember loving the quirkiness of this book.
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein: This was a big part of my childhood and is already apart of my daughter's library.
3. You Are Special by Max Lucado: This is a popular one that reminds kids they are special just the way they are.
4. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary: I can't remember what happened at all in this book, but I remember not being about to put it down. It was my favorite book for a few years.
5. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieska:Here's another silly one that tells the tale of a few fairy tales from another perspective.
6. Love You Forever by Robert Munisch: This book will forever remind me of my dad becasue it makes him cry.
7. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein: Isn't Shel Silverstein just awesome? How can he not end up on this list twice?
8. The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky: I loved Prelutsky as a kid and couldn't get enough of his silly poems.
9. Frog and Todd are Friends by Arnold Lobel: Who didn't love Frog and Toad as a kid?
10. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: This one was one of my favorites. Apparently it's been banned for being too scary for children, but isn't that the entire point? Hence the title!
I loved reading your list! I loved so many of these books as a kid, especially Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, and Love You, Forever. I even learned to read from Frog and Todd are friends. Such an amazing list!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love, love, love Where the Sidewalk Ends! Shel Silverstine has always been my favorite poet and I still re-read his books regularly. Sometimes, when we're bored, my sister and I will just pull out the book of poems and read some out to each other. All of these books have a place in my heart, though, I really enjoyed this list!
ReplyDeleteClaire @ Cover to Cover