Speaking of R.L. Stine, I think it's important to mention that Christopher Pike was actually the best teen horror author. Sorrynotsorry.
I was a die-hard R.L. Stine fan and one of my best friends was a die-hard Christopher Pike fan. We clashed a lot until I actually read one of his books. It was actually really good. I'm still a sucker for a cheesy-Fear Street book though.
Alright I tried to stay appropriate to what I read as a child which is super hard since I was a Chrildren's and Young Adult Librarian for a few years and plan to head back into that field.
Picture Books: Where the Wild Things Are Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Anything Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, or Bill Martin Jr The House on East 88th Street
Childrens: The Boxcar Children The Chronicles of Narnia American Girl Ramona Quimby Charlotte's Web Little House on the Prairie Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Tween/Teen: Howl's Moving Castle Wrinkle in Time Lois Lowry Books (Super excited that she is coming to our library for the Big Read Event!) The Golden Compass Christopher Pike Books
I am sure there are a ton more, but those are the ones that popped for me at this point in time.
Edited: After reading some other comments I can't believe I forgot about Roald Dahl, Amelia Bedelia, Shel Silverstein, and Bunnicula!
1) What do you remember reading? I read anything I could get my hands on! But I specifically remember reading Amelia Bedelia, BSC, Sweet Valley High, Goosebumps, The Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time, etc. My favorite book was "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", "Harriet The Spy" and "Bridge to Terabithia." I also read a lot of the really depressing Lurlene McDaniel books. When I was older I read a lot of V.C. Andrews, but I wouldn't recommend those to my kids haha.
2) What do you want to pass on? I've read a lot of good children's books as an adult so I'd like to pass those on, such as HP, His Dark Materials, The Giver, The Mysterious Benedict Society, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, etc. I read these uh, for research of course.
I've already bought a bunch of the Baby lit books for DD and we read things like Frog and Toad, so I feel like she is becomin a little bookworm like me.
Alright I tried to stay appropriate to what I read as a child which is super hard since I was a Chrildren's and Young Adult Librarian for a few years and plan to head back into that field.
Picture Books: Where the Wild Things Are Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Anything Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, or Bill Martin Jr The House on East 88th Street
Childrens: The Boxcar Children The Chronicles of Narnia American Girl Ramona Quimby Charlotte's Web Little House on the Prairie Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Tween/Teen: Howl's Moving Castle Wrinkle in Time Lois Lowry Books (Super excited that she is coming to our library for the Big Read Event!) The Golden Compass Christopher Pike Books
I am sure there are a ton more, but those are the ones that popped for me at this point in time.
Edited: After reading some other comments I can't believe I forgot about Roald Dahl, Amelia Bedelia, Shel Silverstein, and Bunnicula!
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Oh God so many good books!! Wayside School, all Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume, TBSC were my favorite. Lots of Stephen King as I got older (and still - the collection MH and I have is pretty ridiculous), Castle in the Attic, Indian in the Cupboard, My Side of the Mountain, The Hatchet, The Borrowers, Secret Garden. I wish I could remember the titles of all the ones I still think about. Love, love, love all the books.
ETA: And soooo many Roald Dahl books. And Scary Stories to tell in the Dark. LOVED those. ETA: Eff, I forgot Julie of the Wolves and anything by Shel Silverstein. Also, I read a couple Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High, but I just could not get over how snobby and evil Jessica and her friends were. And how they felt the need to devote 5 pages describing how beautiful, blond, and thin the twins were.
Post by ellewills618 on Mar 20, 2015 16:36:51 GMT -5
@emilie818- I didn't read "Mandy" but I think you kinda nailed why reading is so awesome when you're a kid. It transforms your average everyday into the possibility for the extraordinary. I think I need to read more now because my imagination as an adult is lacking.
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