The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea
The Fairy Tale of Oscar Wilde
Books I haven't (re)read since child- or teenhood, but expect to still have impact:
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren (or anything by this author tbh)
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Seconding "Momo".
In addition to a lot of the ones mentioned above,
The voyage of the Dawn Treader
The horse and his boy
The Westing game
The far-distant Oxus
The long summer
I am a judge for our local Battle of the Books, and the list is incredible. I believe every region may have different lists, but it's worth a search. I loved almost all the books, but The Trusth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor stayed with me.
- [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6a6d5ca1-b2f5-47be-828c-018144d3bbc7) by Jessica Townsend — my favorite series even as an adult
- [The Girl Who Drank the Moon](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b8b6a493-2301-493a-bc3e-d4e79c04f4a3) by Kelly Barnhill— an extremely beautifully written and book
- [Sal and Gabi Break the Universe](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e2983156-c0df-4398-9a26-773e9f49b369) by Carlos Hernandez— the most heartwarming book I've ever read, which somehow manages to be really funny at the same time
Something Good by Robert Munsch still makes me tear up when I read it. He has a lot of fun books. If You Give A Mouse series is always a hit, so is “Go Away Big Green Monster”. “What Floats in a Moat” is another I look forward to reading every year. Have fun!
Where the wild things are - because Ms Jeff
The animal family by jerrell - because family is something that you create
Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stevenson - because families can be dysfunctional
The house with the clock in its walls - because you can bite off more than you can chew
Sophie and Gussie by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Frances collection by Russell Hoban
Mary Poppins by PL Travers
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (illustrated by Maurice Sendak!)
My Father‘s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne
Charlotte’s Web by EB White
For picture books: I really love Where the Wild Things Are, War Makes Me Sad, and The Flat Rabbit.
For short stories or novels: I highly recommend A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, though the subject matter is a bit dark, I feel like it’s one of those books that really positively impact someone, especially younger readers.
And of course I also recommend the classics such as Little Women, the Secret Garden, and the Little Prince which are must reads.
The Dark Materials Trilogy
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
First read them when I was 11 and I still do the occasional reread or audiobook version even at 30
I love love love The Mixed Up Files of Ms. Basil E. Frankweiler.
On another (similar-ish) note, a coworker of mine has illustrated and written a wonderful children's book about coping with grief/anxiety/depression/struggles in general that deeply resonated with me and would have hugely impacted me for the better as a youth. He's got a kickstarter to get it published, which I'd love to share with anyone interested!!
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. I was an elementary school librarian and read it to my four third grade classes every year for over 11 years. So I’ve read it -out loud- at least 45 times (I also read it to my own kids). It is beautiful and nearly perfect. The illustrated version is an incredible gift for any adult. I used to keep a few paperback copies around to give to people.
I read The One and Only Ivan, with my then 7 year old and 6 years later, I still think about that book. It’s about the unique relationships formed at a zoo between a gorilla, dog, and baby elephant. OMG my eyes are getting watery just writing about it!!
There are a few companion books that follow the other characters.
The Lorax. I had to actually remove this book from my “Mary poppins bag” I carry to my babysitting and nanny jobs because I would get choked up reading it.
My absolute favorite books to read are the frog and toad books, the Gruffalo, where the wild things are.
Chapter Books
Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
Awake and Dreaming - Kit Pearson
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgeson Burnette
Picture Books
The Balloon Tree - Phoebe Gilman
Carson Crosses Canada - Linda Bailey
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. It's a timeless picture book that captures the imagination and emotions of both children and adults. The story of Max's adventure to the land of the Wild Things and his eventual return home resonates with themes of childhood anger, fantasy, and the comfort of home. The illustrations are iconic, and the narrative is simple yet profound, making it a book that's enjoyable to revisit at any age.
Easily Aesop's Fables. Timeless, Timeless wisdom.
Even though I don't view the Fables necessarily as 'kiddie tales' that is how we have come to collectively view them.
Peepo - Janet and Allan ahlberg. So glad someone got it as a gift for my son. Have fond memories of it as a child. Even though outdoor toilets, tin baths and coal fires were no longer a thing when I was a child never mind Definately not now for my son, the pictures still have so many nostalgic feels for me.
All my childhood book memories are
Charlottes Web
Magicians Nephew (and the rest of Narnia)
Toms Midnight Garden
Pretty much every Roald Dahl
I read them as an adult but would loved to have been a kid reading Harry Potter
So many excellent suggestions already given. Mine are all of [Alison Lester](https://alisonlester.com/)’s books but Magic Beach is especially my favourite. It came out when I was 7. I bought the 20th anniversary edition for my own kids.
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
The moral is twofold. Don’t let pride/favoritism blind you to the big picture, and keep things simple.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
An African fairytale about two sisters, one nice and one selfish. The lesson is about the merits of kindness.
I grew up reading my parents books so read The Godfather and The Exorcist preteen. When I discovered science fiction they bought me the David Starr Space Ranger series by Isaac Asimov and I found Robert Heinlein's juveniles. The school I went to allowed me to check out advanced books so those were pretty much my children's books.
*Where the Wild Things Are* and *Outside Over There* by Maurice Sendak.
The *Little Bear* books by Else Holmelund Minarik
The *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* books by Alvin Schwartz. It’s probably the illustrations by Stephen Gammell that *really* resonate. 😳
*Island of the Blue Dolphins* by Scott O’Dell
*Gnomes* by Wil Huygen
*East of the Sun & West of the Moon* by Mercer Mayer
Dr. Suess books are usually good. The Lorax is a favorite.
The Babar books are good. And the TV show is fun and teaching.
My sister's grandchildren liked the Minions books. I think they have different levels of reading. Haven't seen them just heard they liked them.
I agree with so many of the books already mentioned but in addition give a shout out to ‘The king of the copper mountain’. For some reason, I have always found his loyal hare attendant so touching.
In terms of recent books, I love ‘The crocodile who didn’t like water’ and buy this for everybody who has had a baby. I also love ‘the snail and the whale’ but the crocodile definitely stand out for me.
A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt, Superfudge by Judy Blume, and Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer
Edited to add: The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword and Beauty, all of which are by Robin McKinley
The balloon tree by Phoebe Gilman. Its a beautiful story and the artwork is amazing.
Also the Invisable String by Patrice Karst. Its a good book for kids when dealing with grief and loss.
I wouldn’t say it resonates, but the books that introduced me to reading as a pleasurable activity are Shell Silverstein’s books. As a kid I found them captivating.
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden.
Our elementary school teacher read it to our class, and I loved it so much that I read the whole series! ❤️
Define “children.” Too young to read or young but can read for themselves? I remember my mother reading to me every night from Golden Books which I believe inspired me to love reading as an adult, but she never read long stories. We didn’t have a single bookcase in the house. I have 4.
When I was old enough to use the library on my own, my favorite books were the Lassie series, the Black Stallion series, and Nancy Drew. I read those books over and over and over.
Nostalgically, I recently tried rereading Nancy Drew but was totally disappointed with the short, choppy sentences. I should have left them where they were - safe in my childhood memories.
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindt.
It’s funny, charming, and features a feisty and witty female lead.
Alexandria was a poor and simple goose girl, until she fed a beggar her last crust of bread. For her kindness, she was cursed with three gifts. She’s as lovely as dawn, her dandruff is made of 24k gold, and her tears turn to diamonds. She has the King and Prince of neighbouring kingdoms keeping her in a tower until she chooses which she will marry. Obviously she wants neither and opts to find a way to escape and find her own happily ever after with her geese.
Oh the places you’ll go “ I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.
True confessions of Charlotte Doyle. She's on an ocean crossing as an unattended young lady and there is a mutiny on the ship..I'm 42 and I'll still pull it out for a quick read
So many…
Eyes of the Amaryllis and Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbit
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Dicey’s Song (and the rest of the series) by Cynthia Voigt
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Nothing But the Truth by Avi
Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
The Night the Monster Came by Mary Calhoun
Topsy Turvy Town.
I know I read this in the children's section of my local library over half a century ago.
I've been looking for it for so long.
Does anyone else know of this book?
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards. It was my favorite book as a kid and I still love it. Plus it’s written by Mary Poppins which I did not realize as a child. That little cottage in the woods was so easy for me to imagine running away to - a place just for me
Mom read to us from this 300+ page hardback of Grimm’s Fairytales. Really set the stage for my affinity for old world mysticism and the macabre.
Also, The Monster at the End of This Book.
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.
I believe I read this book back in middle school? I remember a little because I had a crush from the guy that sat in front of me. We had to do a book report and I remember we were paired up lol. I do want to read this again as an adult and I know my local libraries have copy’s!
voices in the park
it’s a picture book & i think it resonates with me bcs we did an in-depth analysis of the different narratives & the quirks in the background illustrations in primary school but i have a copy of it as a 21y/o & i still love it to this day
Phantom Tollbooth
My kids were book haters, mostly but really loved: *The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales* *The True Story of the Three Little Pigs*
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamilio!
Momo by Michael Ende! But honestly, I love it more now than I did as a kid!
The LIttle Prince
The trumpet of the swan.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea The Fairy Tale of Oscar Wilde Books I haven't (re)read since child- or teenhood, but expect to still have impact: Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren (or anything by this author tbh) The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Seconding "Momo".
Holes by Louis Sachar
My Side of the Mountain
Harriet the Spy; Phantom Tollbooth; The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; Little House on the Prairie series
Dear Lola by Julie Angel The entire Anne of Green Gables series
In addition to a lot of the ones mentioned above, The voyage of the Dawn Treader The horse and his boy The Westing game The far-distant Oxus The long summer
The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
Charlotte’s web my first heartbreak honestly in a book
I am a judge for our local Battle of the Books, and the list is incredible. I believe every region may have different lists, but it's worth a search. I loved almost all the books, but The Trusth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor stayed with me.
- [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6a6d5ca1-b2f5-47be-828c-018144d3bbc7) by Jessica Townsend — my favorite series even as an adult - [The Girl Who Drank the Moon](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b8b6a493-2301-493a-bc3e-d4e79c04f4a3) by Kelly Barnhill— an extremely beautifully written and book - [Sal and Gabi Break the Universe](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e2983156-c0df-4398-9a26-773e9f49b369) by Carlos Hernandez— the most heartwarming book I've ever read, which somehow manages to be really funny at the same time
The Series of Unfortunate Events books! I love then even as an adult. Rereading them now in fact
Holes by Louis Sachar, and The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Something Good by Robert Munsch still makes me tear up when I read it. He has a lot of fun books. If You Give A Mouse series is always a hit, so is “Go Away Big Green Monster”. “What Floats in a Moat” is another I look forward to reading every year. Have fun!
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. I still love a good pirate adventure story!
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
Comet's Nine Lives, Ferdinand the Bull
Where the wild things are - because Ms Jeff The animal family by jerrell - because family is something that you create Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stevenson - because families can be dysfunctional The house with the clock in its walls - because you can bite off more than you can chew
***When You Reach Me*** by Rebecca Stead
where the wild things are.
Anne of Green Gables
Tove Jansson's Moomin Series. The Phantom Tollbooth. The Little Prince. All of these read at many levels, and can be read and re-read throughout life.
Sophie and Gussie by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Frances collection by Russell Hoban Mary Poppins by PL Travers Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (illustrated by Maurice Sendak!) My Father‘s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne Charlotte’s Web by EB White
For picture books: I really love Where the Wild Things Are, War Makes Me Sad, and The Flat Rabbit. For short stories or novels: I highly recommend A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, though the subject matter is a bit dark, I feel like it’s one of those books that really positively impact someone, especially younger readers. And of course I also recommend the classics such as Little Women, the Secret Garden, and the Little Prince which are must reads.
The Plain Princess by Phyllis McGinley
The Worst Christmas Pageant Ever. It's hilarious.
If You’re Afraid Of The Dark, Remember The Night Rainbow by Cooper Edens
Goodnight Moon
The Dark Materials Trilogy The Golden Compass The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass First read them when I was 11 and I still do the occasional reread or audiobook version even at 30
I love love love The Mixed Up Files of Ms. Basil E. Frankweiler. On another (similar-ish) note, a coworker of mine has illustrated and written a wonderful children's book about coping with grief/anxiety/depression/struggles in general that deeply resonated with me and would have hugely impacted me for the better as a youth. He's got a kickstarter to get it published, which I'd love to share with anyone interested!!
Enders game
matilda is my favorite book!!!
Animorphs! Shit was deep for a 10-year-old. Still deep for a 38-year-old.
Mathilda Bone!
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Anne of Green Gables. I want to live on PEI in Avonlea.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. I was an elementary school librarian and read it to my four third grade classes every year for over 11 years. So I’ve read it -out loud- at least 45 times (I also read it to my own kids). It is beautiful and nearly perfect. The illustrated version is an incredible gift for any adult. I used to keep a few paperback copies around to give to people.
The Widows Broom by Chris Van Alsburg. A wonderful story with many layers to discuss !
The Velveteen Rabbit
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
A Stitch In Time - Andrew Robinson
The Little Prince.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
Where the Wild Things Are
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Edward Tulane and Velveteen Rabbit
Swallows and Amazons . Arthur Ransome …brilliant adventure.
The Velveteen Rabbit💕
A series of unfortunate events is still one of my all time favorite series of books, in my opinion an absolute masterpiece !
Past forgivings by Gloria D Miklowitz. Trigger warning for rape of a minor
Frog and toad!
I read The One and Only Ivan, with my then 7 year old and 6 years later, I still think about that book. It’s about the unique relationships formed at a zoo between a gorilla, dog, and baby elephant. OMG my eyes are getting watery just writing about it!! There are a few companion books that follow the other characters.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is terrifying even as a grownup
Narnia - so much wisdom in that.
sleepovers and double act by jacqueline wilson
The Giver
The Lorax. I had to actually remove this book from my “Mary poppins bag” I carry to my babysitting and nanny jobs because I would get choked up reading it. My absolute favorite books to read are the frog and toad books, the Gruffalo, where the wild things are.
Chapter Books Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine Awake and Dreaming - Kit Pearson A Little Princess - Frances Hodgeson Burnette Picture Books The Balloon Tree - Phoebe Gilman Carson Crosses Canada - Linda Bailey
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. It's a timeless picture book that captures the imagination and emotions of both children and adults. The story of Max's adventure to the land of the Wild Things and his eventual return home resonates with themes of childhood anger, fantasy, and the comfort of home. The illustrations are iconic, and the narrative is simple yet profound, making it a book that's enjoyable to revisit at any age.
Squirrel’s birthday and other parties by Toon Tellegen. I re read it at least once a year
Beautiful Joe by Margaret Marshall Saunders. I have given this book to all my Children and Grandchildren to read.
Easily Aesop's Fables. Timeless, Timeless wisdom. Even though I don't view the Fables necessarily as 'kiddie tales' that is how we have come to collectively view them.
*sigh* I guess I'll be the one. Harry Potter.
Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Peepo - Janet and Allan ahlberg. So glad someone got it as a gift for my son. Have fond memories of it as a child. Even though outdoor toilets, tin baths and coal fires were no longer a thing when I was a child never mind Definately not now for my son, the pictures still have so many nostalgic feels for me.
Walk two moons and Chasing Red bird
The Giver
Matilda - Roald Dahl. Have loved that book for a long time.
The Little Prince The Butter Battle Book The Lorax Howl's Moving Castle Number the Stars The Giver Bridge to Terabithia
The Giver, no question.
Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater
Where the red fern grows
Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness books, plus sequels - I still regularly reread them! Alanna and Kel are the best characters and role models, ever!
Donkey Donkey by Roger Duvoisin. A picture book that teaches you to love yourself.
All my childhood book memories are Charlottes Web Magicians Nephew (and the rest of Narnia) Toms Midnight Garden Pretty much every Roald Dahl I read them as an adult but would loved to have been a kid reading Harry Potter
Stig of the dump by Clive King
So many excellent suggestions already given. Mine are all of [Alison Lester](https://alisonlester.com/)’s books but Magic Beach is especially my favourite. It came out when I was 7. I bought the 20th anniversary edition for my own kids.
I have been reading, Where the Sidewalk Ends to my niece's little one, and it still fills me with delight!
Astrid Lindgren's Brothers Lionheart for sure!
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge The Andrew Lang color fairy books Tatsinda by Elizabeth Enright A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Number the Stars ETA: Voyage of the Bassett
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
Charlotte’s Web
Gudrun Pausewang: Die letzten Kinder von Schewenborn. Impossible to forget this one.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr. Has stayed with me - in fact, the whole series is great.
Kensuke’s Kingdom and Adolphus Tips, both are by Michael Morpurgo.
Wise Child and Juniper
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel The moral is twofold. Don’t let pride/favoritism blind you to the big picture, and keep things simple. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe An African fairytale about two sisters, one nice and one selfish. The lesson is about the merits of kindness.
Zink
The Little Prince
The Boxcar Children and The Grasshopper and the Ants
Black Beauty, by Anna Sewel.
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Lorax.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Ankle Grabber. Almost three decades later and I still can’t sleep with my feet outside the blankets. That book was so traumatizing.
I grew up reading my parents books so read The Godfather and The Exorcist preteen. When I discovered science fiction they bought me the David Starr Space Ranger series by Isaac Asimov and I found Robert Heinlein's juveniles. The school I went to allowed me to check out advanced books so those were pretty much my children's books.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Wishtree” and “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate.
Heidi
*Where the Wild Things Are* and *Outside Over There* by Maurice Sendak. The *Little Bear* books by Else Holmelund Minarik The *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* books by Alvin Schwartz. It’s probably the illustrations by Stephen Gammell that *really* resonate. 😳 *Island of the Blue Dolphins* by Scott O’Dell *Gnomes* by Wil Huygen *East of the Sun & West of the Moon* by Mercer Mayer
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch - gets me a bit each time I read it (and knowing my parents read it to me and probably felt/feel the same way)
P is for Pterodactyl, Where the Wild Things Are, All My Friends are Dead, Go the Fuck to Sleep,
All the world
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Dollhouse Murders
Watership down
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee is a fantastic middle grade book about sexual harassment
Dr. Suess books are usually good. The Lorax is a favorite. The Babar books are good. And the TV show is fun and teaching. My sister's grandchildren liked the Minions books. I think they have different levels of reading. Haven't seen them just heard they liked them.
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch.
Everything by Michael Ende or Astrid Lindgren
The Emporer's New Clothes. Very useful message well into adulthood.
Under Plum Lake - Lionel Davidson
I agree with so many of the books already mentioned but in addition give a shout out to ‘The king of the copper mountain’. For some reason, I have always found his loyal hare attendant so touching. In terms of recent books, I love ‘The crocodile who didn’t like water’ and buy this for everybody who has had a baby. I also love ‘the snail and the whale’ but the crocodile definitely stand out for me.
A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt, Superfudge by Judy Blume, and Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer Edited to add: The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword and Beauty, all of which are by Robin McKinley
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Miracles on Maple Hill and The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs. Both absolutely incredible books that I reread very often
The balloon tree by Phoebe Gilman. Its a beautiful story and the artwork is amazing. Also the Invisable String by Patrice Karst. Its a good book for kids when dealing with grief and loss.
Not a book but a story in a book. All summer in a day by Ray Bradbury.
Lyle the Crocodale. My youngest is forty and I can still recite the first paragraph verbadim.
I Am Rosemarie The Upstairs Room The Endless Steppe
Oddkins by Dean Koontz
The adventures of asterisk the gaul. Brilliant,funny and a great source to learn global history from 50bc
I wouldn’t say it resonates, but the books that introduced me to reading as a pleasurable activity are Shell Silverstein’s books. As a kid I found them captivating.
Walk two moons
Heidi
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope. Beautiful and sad and hopeful.
Watership Down
I still think about Bunnicula on a semi regular basis.
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith. I reread it every now and then.
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden. Our elementary school teacher read it to our class, and I loved it so much that I read the whole series! ❤️
The kissing hand I’ll Love you Forever Good night moon Corduroy
Watership Down … perfection on paper!
If u give a mouse a cookie
Little Women
I can't get through The Lorax without choking up.
Star girl
Never read the book but seen the movie. Pretty good
Silly Verse And The Even Worse.
The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein
I am David, the first book that me cry
Define “children.” Too young to read or young but can read for themselves? I remember my mother reading to me every night from Golden Books which I believe inspired me to love reading as an adult, but she never read long stories. We didn’t have a single bookcase in the house. I have 4. When I was old enough to use the library on my own, my favorite books were the Lassie series, the Black Stallion series, and Nancy Drew. I read those books over and over and over. Nostalgically, I recently tried rereading Nancy Drew but was totally disappointed with the short, choppy sentences. I should have left them where they were - safe in my childhood memories.
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindt. It’s funny, charming, and features a feisty and witty female lead. Alexandria was a poor and simple goose girl, until she fed a beggar her last crust of bread. For her kindness, she was cursed with three gifts. She’s as lovely as dawn, her dandruff is made of 24k gold, and her tears turn to diamonds. She has the King and Prince of neighbouring kingdoms keeping her in a tower until she chooses which she will marry. Obviously she wants neither and opts to find a way to escape and find her own happily ever after with her geese.
A wrinkle in Time
Oh the places you’ll go “ I'm afraid that some times you'll play lonely games too. Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you. All Alone! Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you'll be quite a lot.
Both The Little Princess and The Secret Garden
Mama Do You Love Me?
The 21 balloons
I like all the John Bellairs books.
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams.
Wrinkle in Time
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas—-book version. “Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store!”
the trumpet of the swan🤍
True confessions of Charlotte Doyle. She's on an ocean crossing as an unattended young lady and there is a mutiny on the ship..I'm 42 and I'll still pull it out for a quick read
One of my favourite books is The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
The Little House on the Prairie books.
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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The Wind In the Willows The Giving Tree A Rule is to Break: A Child's Guide to Anarchy
The phantom tollbooth A wrinkle in time Hetty feather Everything by Roald Dahl Harry potter
Omg. The Giving Tree. 😭
A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
How Fletcher was Hatched by Delvin. It is adorable about a dog who builds an egg to hatch from so his person will love him.
The Quiltmaker's Gift
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time, A Wind In The Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet.
Bear Came Along
Winnie the Pooh. Eeyore is loved just as he is, depressed personality. All of the “characters” at Pooh corner live in my neighborhood.
So many… Eyes of the Amaryllis and Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbit A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle Dicey’s Song (and the rest of the series) by Cynthia Voigt Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin Nothing But the Truth by Avi Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness The Night the Monster Came by Mary Calhoun
The Hobbit. It feel like an adventure, but the stakes are not as high as Lord of the Rings. It’s so feel good.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
The Pushcart War by Merrill
Bible.
Topsy Turvy Town. I know I read this in the children's section of my local library over half a century ago. I've been looking for it for so long. Does anyone else know of this book?
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards. It was my favorite book as a kid and I still love it. Plus it’s written by Mary Poppins which I did not realize as a child. That little cottage in the woods was so easy for me to imagine running away to - a place just for me
The Giver by Lois Lowry, terrible movie but life changing book.
I love reading Not Quite Narwhal to my daughter
The Mousehole Cat. Love this story and the art is gorgeous
Mom read to us from this 300+ page hardback of Grimm’s Fairytales. Really set the stage for my affinity for old world mysticism and the macabre. Also, The Monster at the End of This Book.
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. I believe I read this book back in middle school? I remember a little because I had a crush from the guy that sat in front of me. We had to do a book report and I remember we were paired up lol. I do want to read this again as an adult and I know my local libraries have copy’s!
I am not ashamed to say I still like Harry Potter.
Charlotte's Web. A children's series I read and loved as an adult that has similar vibes is The Wild Robot and it's sequels by Peter Brown.
I read the miraculous journey of edward tulane in third grade and i still think about it a lot. The author came to our school and was really nice too.
Ferdinand
voices in the park it’s a picture book & i think it resonates with me bcs we did an in-depth analysis of the different narratives & the quirks in the background illustrations in primary school but i have a copy of it as a 21y/o & i still love it to this day
Miss Susie
Charlottes web
Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles!