The nastolgia of seeing the book cover from Where the Wild Things Are in the Movies Section really took me back...Rather than highjack a movie thread I'm starting this one, remember these books from when we were kids? Add to the list...

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[IMG]http://www.kiddlywinks.com//imgupload/CuriousGeorge.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.egvpl.org/kidskorner/images/book_indian_in_the_cupboard.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://littleashgirl.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/where_the_sidewalk_ends1.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/2008/09/The_Giving_Tree.jpg[/IMG]

I remember seeing these in my dr.'s office waiting room while waiting for my checkups...so funny to remember.

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I must have read all the Beverly Cleary books , I was so addicted to them specially the " Ramona Quimby "series they were such nice childhood... * sobs * books

They probably shaped me into the nice guy that I'm today . :p

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Mayfair! :p

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^^^lol

I loved The Famous 5 Adventures Series.... oooh brings back cool memories :D

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Much later loved Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Series.

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But lets not forget this one -

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Having two young sons of my own now, this question has new implications and has made me rethink my feelings towards some classics. The giving tree is one such book as reading it now, I realize that the tree just kept on giving and giving and the boy kept taking and taking without being appreciative of what he got nor giving anything in return...not quite the message that I aim for with my children.

My personal all-time favorite is Mr. Pine's Purple House:

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Another favorite that hasn't been mentioned is The Little Prince:

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wow...such a flashback in time seeing these books...

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I very recently saw the movie based on the life of Beatrix Potter.. certainly appreciate her books so much more now :)

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I always loved Tintin.. Sure Herge was racist and the like but loved his adventures all around the world and on the moon.

[IMG]http://bibliojunkie.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/destination-moon.jpg[/IMG]

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just about any Dr. Seuss book could be added in here! ;)

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yeah, dr seuss is a given, but my fave series of books when i was a child and still today are The Chronicles of Narnia :)

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paddington bear [img]http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/paddington_bear_06-01.jpg[/img]

[URL]http://www.amazon.com/Rumpelstiltskin-Brothers-Grimm/dp/0525442650[/URL]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you guys listed a LOT OF STUFF I READ!

sidewalk ends,(shel) hardy boys, nancy drew, wind in the willows.. wow. :) <3

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[quote=Steve Graham;733257] The Chronicles of Narnia :)[/quote]

Legend!

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[quote=Steve Graham;733257]yeah, dr seuss is a given, but my fave series of books when i was a child and still today are The Chronicles of Narnia :)[/quote]

i've been meaning to go back and read them in the order lewis intended instead of the order the collection is in. these are definately at the top of my list along with ' where the wild things are ' and ' the giving tree '

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Playboy and Penthouse, throw in Hustler as well

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The Grimm Brothers Stories

One Thousand and One nights

Treasure Island

Tom Sawyer

Jungle Book

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[quote=Steve Graham;733257]yeah, dr seuss is a given, but my fave series of books when i was a child and still today are The Chronicles of Narnia :)[/quote]

Damn i used to love those.

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also

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[quote=dusk;733159]^^^lol

I loved The Famous 5 Adventures Series.... oooh brings back cool memories :D

[IMG]http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00202/FamousFive_202228a.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

Me too. I had all books of this series and can't tell how often I have read them. :) This is how they look in the German version:

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[QUOTE=Dhar_2;733598][IMG]http://www.themistermen.co.uk/images/mr_bump.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Wow, forgot about those...absolutely loved that series!

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^ YES! those were awesome....this thread makes me smile, thanks!

Indian in the cupboard! Loved that.

My favoroite bedtime book..

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Other favs growing up.. [IMG]http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/bnt/FC0836218051.JPG[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.fojammi.com/Go%20Dog%20Go%20graphic.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780394800479&height=300&maxwidth=170[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.jpoc.net/books/humour/raymondbriggs/whenwindblows.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://mrferguson4.wikispaces.com/file/view/Where-Red-Fern-Grows-Book.jpg[/IMG]

Did anyone ever see this book? I'd like to go back now to see if I can solve the mystery. [IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/617V6VSB6XL.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=Bender420;733326]i've been meaning to go back and read them in the order lewis intended instead of the order the collection is in. these are definately at the top of my list along with ' where the wild things are ' and ' the giving tree '[/quote]

what order is that?

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Lest we forget...

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^^^ Ah yes, the good old Berenstain Bears. I use to have a pile of those

[quote=threehills;733835] Did anyone ever see this book? I'd like to go back now to see if I can solve the mystery. [IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/617V6VSB6XL.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

OMG I forgot all about this book. I use to love it! I believe I still have it at my parents place somewhere

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[quote=Steve Graham;733843]what order is that?[/quote]

i wrote it down and have the list at home. i'll post it when i get back this weekend.

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[quote=floridaorange;733858]Lest we forget...

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One of the best part of the books was the back cover! I would always go through the thumbnails, point and say I've got that one & that one & that one & ooh I'm missing that one & so on!

Great thread by the way! Nostalgia Rocks!

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Stan & Jan :RockOn:

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Hardy Boys, Beatrix Potter, Encyclopedia, and the Dictionary. No joke.

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[quote=Dhar_2;733598][IMG]http://www.themistermen.co.uk/images/mr_bump.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

I still have some of these somewhere in storage... :BigSmile:

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[quote=Steve Graham;733843]what order is that?[/quote]

Correct me if I'm wrong; but I think it goes like this -

If you follow the chronological order of the series:

1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

Readers argue that the books must be read in the order in which they were first published:

1. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
2. Prince Caspian
3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
4. The Silver Chair
5. The Horse and His Boy
6. The Magician's Nephew
7. The Last Battle.

Although the originally published order is not chronological, it does enhance the process of discovery about the magical world of Narnia IMHO.

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i read them the way they are laid out in the box set i have which is starting with the magicians nephew either way, brilliant series

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Early on:

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Then later: [IMG]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/d/dd/CoverUncannyX-Men185.jpg/300px-CoverUncannyX-Men185.jpg[/IMG]

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When I got a little older I loved...

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I think I had the full series for all 3 of the above. I can't get over how much I use to read and now I barely read at all :(

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a lot of good ones in here :D here's more I could think of

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[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/ScaryStories.jpg[/img]

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[img]http://www.bookspotcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-nashville-tn-fun-places-to-eat-with-kids.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.libraries-archives.gov.mt/frak/2004_july/images/Sideways%20Stories%20from%20Wayside%20School.jpg[/img]

choose your own adventures! [img]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4017/chooseyourownadventurecdd4.jpg[/img]

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[img]http://www.barbsbooks.com/images/Mouse-Motorcycle.jpg[/img]

All Goosebumps were great! [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Welcometodeadhouse.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n35/n178109.jpg[/img]

good memories

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Totally forgot about these!

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I love this thread....its like reliving my childhood :)

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[quote=DancingQueen;734460] I can't get over how much I use to read and now I barely read at all :([/quote]

I know the feeling.
We end up getting involved in so many other distractions nowadays, like [ms] the forum & the arcarde. Not that I'm complaining ;)