Your Turn: Books You Loved as a Child
We asked you to tell us about the favorite books from your childhood (not your children's). At the top of your lists were these favorites:
- Any book by Dr. Seuss
- Good Night, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Nancy Drew series
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Well-Loved Books
Dr. Seuss
A parent from Texas writes: "My favorite books are the Dr. Seuss series. My mother had signed me up in a book club, and I received two books in the mail each month. I couldn't wait to read them. I still have the original books, and have read them over and over to my children who are now 14 and 11. My 11-year-old still reads them every now and then. We plan to pass them on to the next generation."
At a Glance: Your Favorite Books from Childhood
- A Child's Garden of Verse
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Viorst
- Anne of Green Gables
The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back and Little Black, A Pony
A New Hampshire mom of four writes, "The books I remember reading the most - or having read to me - were The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. I loved horses so Little Black, A Pony was also a favorite. I have three boys and a girl, ages 9, 19, 23 and 30! I have been reading children's literature for a long time! I mostly remember that all the kids loved the funny, silly books of Dr. Seuss and I do still have the worn out copies I read as a child."
Where the Wild Things Are, Good Night Moon, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Hobbit
A parent in Washington, D.C., writes, "I loved to read as a child. As I began to type, memories unfold about reading in bed with my mom. My favorite books were the Little Golden books. As a 33-year-old woman, I believe I still have a few packed away. I also have fond memories of reading on my own. Some of my favorite books as a youth (3-12) were:
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Good Night Moon
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- The Hobbit
I also liked to read the Archie comic books with my sister. Reading helped to pass the time and was also a great source of joy and amusement for me."
A Wrinkle in Time
A single mom in New York City writes, "I will never forget that book. It was one of the first chapter books I read, and I read it twice, and a third time as an adult. There is a whole series. My son is 7, and I don't know how he will respond to it because he is not ready to read chapter books yet, but we could read it together."
Little House on the Prairie, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys
A California mother of three writes, "As a young child, I loved the book, Where the Wild Things Are. My favorite books were the Little House on the Prairie series and Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. As a young child, I loved the book, Where the Wild Things Are."
