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A reading family, we went to the library often and had a small library at home as did my grandparents. Theirs was much larger. We also had teachers read to us in school back then. Also traveling thespian troupes who would come and perform some of the stories we knew and some we didn't already know. Schools really were quite good back in the the northeast in the 1960s.

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As a child, what was you favorite book that you read? Mine was Mary Poppins. What was yours? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Where the Wild Things are Sun-Moon Yesterday #1

Thank you , Sun-Moon. I read that book to my class. debm55 Yesterday #3

The Black Stallion, I just loved that book. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #2

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Diamond_Dog. Also,read to my class. I did a Teacher Read classics for my class. debm55 Yesterday #4

Reading aloud is a lost art, good for you Deb! Diamond_Dog Yesterday #6

Thank you very much, Diamond _Dog. debm55 Yesterday #8

Me, too! pandr32 Yesterday #11

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner True Dough Yesterday #5

Thank you very much for sharing with us. TrueDough. debm55 Yesterday #7

Yoknapatawpha County True Dough Yesterday #9

I don't remember that one. Thank you for sharing. True Dough. debm55 Yesterday #12

That's where The Sound and the Fury was set, deb. True Dough Yesterday #15

Thank you Thank you. A recommendation for you would be Hatchet or Julie of the Wolves. Chrispin, or The Island of the debm55 Yesterday #19

Oh, I just love it when you are loquacious 🤭 Polly Hennessey Yesterday #26

How unusual True Dough Yesterday #38

Dang. That was a tough go for me in high school Easterncedar Yesterday #53

You read it as a kid? The Blue Flower 23 hrs ago #61

Psst... True Dough 23 hrs ago #66

Yes don't flatter yourself. And use the sarcasm emoji. debm55 20 hrs ago #78

Oh, look at that! There's a sarcasm emoji! Will I use it? True Dough 20 hrs ago #80

You should .if what you are posting is sarcasm. That is why it is there. debm55 20 hrs ago #82

What about these other ones? True Dough 20 hrs ago #83

I grew up with lots of favorites. pandr32 Yesterday #10

Wonderful selections, Thank you for sharing with us. pandr32. debm55 Yesterday #16

Go Dog Go! I loved the big dog party in the canopy of the tree. applegrove Yesterday #13

Thank you very much applegrove. Thank you for sharing your book selection debm55 Yesterday #17

I also loved Go Dog Go and could read it before I went to school Diamond_Dog Yesterday #20

I was 4 at Montesori. I don't think I ever read it until I read it to my nieces and nephews. applegrove Yesterday #21

My mother was a reading teacher Diamond_Dog Yesterday #22

My grandmother taught me to read 3 letter words applegrove Yesterday #27

Charlotte's Web. mucifer Yesterday #14

Thank you very much. I cried at the end of book. But it is a classic. Thank you mucifer. debm55 Yesterday #18

"Wind in the Willows." n/t malthaussen Yesterday #23

Thank you very much, malthaussen. I loved that classic. debm55 Yesterday #25

The Secret Garden MoonlightHillFarm Yesterday #24

Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm ----another classic. debm55 Yesterday #28

Still a favorite Easterncedar Yesterday #55

For me always and forever, The Secret Garden. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #29

Thank you Polly Hennessey for sharing with us. I loved it too debm55 Yesterday #34

Two books, both biographies no_hypocrisy Yesterday #30

Wonderful , outstanding books, Thank you, no_hypocrisy, I read the second book in my classroom. Classic books debm55 Yesterday #36

I *STILL* have both in my library. no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #75

I had other books twenty copies of each that we would read together or in reading groups. I took them when I left debm55 18 hrs ago #96

Constantly reading so I will guess MuseRider Yesterday #31

Sorry...BOOK MuseRider Yesterday #33

Thank you very much, MuseRider. for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #37

Anne of Green Gables dflprincess Yesterday #32

Yes. outstanding book that is a Classic because it held up over generations and time.Thank you dflprincess. debm55 Yesterday #40

My favorite childhood book too - Anne the red headed orphan womanofthehills 16 hrs ago #100

Mike Mulligan and the Steam shovel and all of Virginia Lee Burton's other stories Chasstev365 Yesterday #35

I read that book to my son. Brings back memories. Thank you Chasstev365 debm55 Yesterday #44

As I got older, I loved Nancy Drew, but as a kid I loved The Cricket in Times Square. terip64 Yesterday #39

Thank you very much, terip64. I two loved the Nancy Drew series and the Cricket in Times Square. debm55 Yesterday #48

I can't believe someone said what was going to be my answer. Xavier Breath 19 hrs ago #88

Any of the Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mysteries Ritabert Yesterday #41

Thank you so much. My local library had the complete set of both. They were free at the time. So I read and read. to my debm55 Yesterday #49

Charlottes Web samplegirl Yesterday #42

Thank you very much, samplegirl for sharing with us. Two greats. debm55 5 hrs ago #108

All of the above plus... 2naSalit Yesterday #43

Thank you very much, 2naSalit. I remember reading through the shelves at our mill town Carnegie Library. Little Women, debm55 Yesterday #47

We were... 2naSalit Yesterday #50

Thank you very much, 2naSalit. My family wasn't Books took me to places I could only imagine. debm55 5 hrs ago #121

The Hobbit/LOTR! buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #45

Thank you very much,buzzycrumbhunger. Two outstanding classic. debm55 5 hrs ago #109

"The Wind in the Willows". Still have it on my bokshelf. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #46

Thank you very much for sharing with us, sinkingfeeling. Terrific book. debm55 5 hrs ago #110

The Enormous Egg Mz Pip Yesterday #51

Thank you very much Mz Pip. I went through a period where I was a Nancy Drew addict. debm55 5 hrs ago #111

A Wrinkle in Time, The Secret Garden Easterncedar Yesterday #52

Thank you very much, Eastercedar. Love your selection of books. Fantastic. debm55 5 hrs ago #112

The Black Stallion biophile Yesterday #54

Thank you very much, biophile. I agree with you about the sad places in the book. Reading a book you bond with the debm55 23 hrs ago #60

The Saggy, Baggy Elephant SheltieLover Yesterday #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us, SheltieLover. debm55 5 hrs ago #113

Misty of Chincoteague. I loved that book. n/t livetohike Yesterday #57

Loved it to. It is such a beloved classic. Thank you very much for sharing, livetohike. . Have you thougth of reading debm55 5 hrs ago #115

Bread and Jam for Frances choie Yesterday #58

Love your selection, choie. I don't know why, but when I was a kid, Babar scared me. debm55 5 hrs ago #114

Aw. choie 2 hrs ago #146

I know. but there was something that frigthened me about him. debm55 2 hrs ago #148

The Boxcar Children PJMcK 23 hrs ago #59

Thank you PJMcK, I remember ordering them from Scholastic books . They come came in a decorative box that looked like debm55 5 hrs ago #116

The World Book Encyclopedia. greatauntoftriplets 23 hrs ago #62

I loved reading the World Book yellowdogintexas 14 hrs ago #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Love it. debm55 5 hrs ago #120

Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. Very unique. debm55 5 hrs ago #117

As a younger child I liked reading the Golden Books series. Endlessmike56 23 hrs ago #63

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Endlessmike56. Call of the Wild---classic. debm55 5 hrs ago #119

Franz: a Dog of Police Rhiagel 23 hrs ago #64

Thank you Rhiagel for sharing. Great post. debm55 5 hrs ago #122

Great topic. Harriet the Spy Alpeduez21 23 hrs ago #65

Great and varied selections of books. Thank you very much, Alseduez21. debm55 5 hrs ago #123

Two series of books, The Sci-fi/fantasy books by Andre Norton and the Tom Swift books by Victor Appleton. wcmagumba 23 hrs ago #67

Terrific series of books. Thank you for sharing with us, wcmagumba. debm55 5 hrs ago #124

Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come UpInArms 23 hrs ago #68

Thank you very much, UpInArms. I went to your link and it sounds wonderful . I can see why you fear it more then 20 debm55 4 hrs ago #129

The Phantom Tollbooth surrealAmerican 23 hrs ago #69

likewise jgo 17 hrs ago #98

Great book. Thank you for sharing surrealAmerican. You should read it again. debm55 4 hrs ago #130

The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. H. G. Wells was ahead of his time. Borogove 23 hrs ago #70

Classic books. Thank you for sharing, Borogove. You should read them again. debm55 4 hrs ago #132

Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson Onthefly 23 hrs ago #71

Thank you very much, Onthefly. Loved that book debm55 17 hrs ago #97

Cherry Ames series zeusdogmom 23 hrs ago #72

Excellent selections, especially the second.Thank you for sharing with us. Three Came Home lit a spark in you. Sometimes debm55 18 hrs ago #95

Kim by Rudyard Kipling chowmama 22 hrs ago #73

Thank you very much for sharing with us.chowmama. Love your selection. debm55 18 hrs ago #94

Salem's Lot. Read it many times by age 12. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #74

Thank you OldBaldy1701E for sharing with us. debm55 18 hrs ago #93

Half Magic by Edward Eager nikatnyte 20 hrs ago #76

Thank you very much, nikatnyte. Half Magic. sounds very interesting. debm55 19 hrs ago #91

The Jungle Book FullySupportDems 20 hrs ago #77

Thank you very much, FullySupportDems. debm55 20 hrs ago #79

Anderson's Fairy Tales, 1930 edition some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #81

Thank you very much for sharing that Fairy Tale . Wonderful. Thank you some_of_us_are_sane debm55 18 hrs ago #92

So many possibilities. 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #84

A Wrinkle inTime is a great book. I have never seen the movies, but have read it to my class and they loved it as did I debm55 19 hrs ago #89

I'm thinking National Velvet, Black Beauty. But very soon after... electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #85

Thank you very much electric_blue68. I couldn't remember the name of another book I read and it was "A Wrinkle in Time" debm55 19 hrs ago #86

Little house on the prairie ExtraGriz 19 hrs ago #87

Thank you very much, ExtraGritz for your two selections. Excellent choices debm55 19 hrs ago #90

"The Hobbit". I got a copy after seeing the animated TV version in 1978. Aristus 16 hrs ago #99

Thank you very much, Aristus. for sharing with us. You sound like a huge fan of the classic. debm55 4 hrs ago #133

Very much. Aristus 4 hrs ago #135

The Betsy-Tacy books, set in Minnesota. LisaM 15 hrs ago #101

Thank you very much, LisaM, for sharing with us. It sounds familiar. debm55 4 hrs ago #134

There were several favorites yellowdogintexas 14 hrs ago #103

Thank you very much for sharing with us, yellowdogintexas. Love your selections,except for Babar--frightened me for some debm55 4 hrs ago #136

Two actually - Charlotte's Web and Anna and the King of Siam. nt woodsprite 14 hrs ago #104

Two classics. Thank you very much for sharing with us. woodsprite. debm55 4 hrs ago #138

Tom Sawyer.. Permanut 13 hrs ago #105

Thank you very much, Permanut for sharing the first book you ever read. Iconic book. not always politically correct but debm55 4 hrs ago #139

ZOTS multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #106

Thank you, multigraincracker. debm55 5 hrs ago #107

Oh my goodness, where to start? mwmisses4289 5 hrs ago #118

Thank you very much for sharing with us mwmisses 4289 debm55 2 hrs ago #147

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway Emile 5 hrs ago #125

HAHAHHAHHA. thank you very much, Emile. debm55 3 hrs ago #143

Dr Seuss.... Anything. C_U_L8R 5 hrs ago #126

I loved Dr. Seuss. Classic reads for both children and adults with a funnybone. Thank you very much for sharing, C_U_L8R debm55 3 hrs ago #144

A. C. Clark: The Promise of Space Layzeebeaver 5 hrs ago #127

Thank you very much, Layzeebeaver. Great. debm55 2 hrs ago #145

The Jerry Todd books... MiHale 4 hrs ago #128

Thank you very much for sharing with us. MiHale. All of your selections are tremendous. debm55 3 hrs ago #142

Pippy Longstocking KT2000 4 hrs ago #131

Thank you very much for sharing with us, KT2000, I loved that book. did it come in a series? debm55 3 hrs ago #141

Just the one I knew about KT2000 25 min ago #149

All of a kind family kimbutgar 4 hrs ago #137

Thank you very much for sharing with us, kimbutgar. It sounds like a sonderful book. and you got a signed book-wonderful debm55 3 hrs ago #140