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52. A Wrinkle in Time, The Secret Garden

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 04:31 PM

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The Little Princess, Little Women, Eight Cousins, Parsifal Rides a Time Wave, Joe's Boys, The Princess and The Goblin, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, At the Back of the North Wind, Heidi....

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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 23 hrs ago OP

Where the Wild Things are Sun-Moon 23 hrs ago #1

Thank you , Sun-Moon. I read that book to my class. debm55 23 hrs ago #3

The Black Stallion, I just loved that book. Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #4

Reading aloud is a lost art, good for you Deb! Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #6

Thank you very much, Diamond _Dog. debm55 23 hrs ago #8

Me, too! pandr32 23 hrs ago #11

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner True Dough 23 hrs ago #5

Thank you very much for sharing with us. TrueDough. debm55 23 hrs ago #7

Yoknapatawpha County True Dough 23 hrs ago #9

I don't remember that one. Thank you for sharing. True Dough. debm55 23 hrs ago #12

That's where The Sound and the Fury was set, deb. True Dough 23 hrs ago #15

Thank you Thank you. A recommendation for you would be Hatchet or Julie of the Wolves. Chrispin, or The Island of the debm55 23 hrs ago #19

Oh, I just love it when you are loquacious 🤭 Polly Hennessey 22 hrs ago #26

How unusual True Dough 22 hrs ago #38

Dang. That was a tough go for me in high school Easterncedar 22 hrs ago #53

You read it as a kid? The Blue Flower 21 hrs ago #61

Psst... True Dough 21 hrs ago #66

Yes don't flatter yourself. And use the sarcasm emoji. debm55 18 hrs ago #78

Oh, look at that! There's a sarcasm emoji! Will I use it? True Dough 18 hrs ago #80

You should .if what you are posting is sarcasm. That is why it is there. debm55 17 hrs ago #82

What about these other ones? True Dough 17 hrs ago #83

I grew up with lots of favorites. pandr32 23 hrs ago #10

Wonderful selections, Thank you for sharing with us. pandr32. debm55 23 hrs ago #16

Go Dog Go! I loved the big dog party in the canopy of the tree. applegrove 23 hrs ago #13

Thank you very much applegrove. Thank you for sharing your book selection debm55 23 hrs ago #17

I also loved Go Dog Go and could read it before I went to school Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #20

I was 4 at Montesori. I don't think I ever read it until I read it to my nieces and nephews. applegrove 23 hrs ago #21

My mother was a reading teacher Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #22

My grandmother taught me to read 3 letter words applegrove 22 hrs ago #27

Charlotte's Web. mucifer 23 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much. I cried at the end of book. But it is a classic. Thank you mucifer. debm55 23 hrs ago #18

"Wind in the Willows." n/t malthaussen 22 hrs ago #23

Thank you very much, malthaussen. I loved that classic. debm55 22 hrs ago #25

The Secret Garden MoonlightHillFarm 22 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm ----another classic. debm55 22 hrs ago #28

Still a favorite Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #55

For me always and forever, The Secret Garden. Polly Hennessey 22 hrs ago #29

Thank you Polly Hennessey for sharing with us. I loved it too debm55 22 hrs ago #34

Two books, both biographies no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #30

Wonderful , outstanding books, Thank you, no_hypocrisy, I read the second book in my classroom. Classic books debm55 22 hrs ago #36

I *STILL* have both in my library. no_hypocrisy 18 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 16 hrs ago #96

Constantly reading so I will guess MuseRider 22 hrs ago #31

Sorry...BOOK MuseRider 22 hrs ago #33

Thank you very much, MuseRider. for sharing with us. debm55 22 hrs ago #37

Anne of Green Gables dflprincess 22 hrs ago #32

Yes. outstanding book that is a Classic because it held up over generations and time.Thank you dflprincess. debm55 22 hrs ago #40

My favorite childhood book too - Anne the red headed orphan womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #100

Mike Mulligan and the Steam shovel and all of Virginia Lee Burton's other stories Chasstev365 22 hrs ago #35

I read that book to my son. Brings back memories. Thank you Chasstev365 debm55 22 hrs ago #44

As I got older, I loved Nancy Drew, but as a kid I loved The Cricket in Times Square. terip64 22 hrs ago #39

Thank you very much, terip64. I two loved the Nancy Drew series and the Cricket in Times Square. debm55 22 hrs ago #48

I can't believe someone said what was going to be my answer. Xavier Breath 16 hrs ago #88

Any of the Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mysteries Ritabert 22 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #49

Charlottes Web samplegirl 22 hrs ago #42

Thank you very much, samplegirl for sharing with us. Two greats. debm55 3 hrs ago #108

All of the above plus... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #43

Thank you very much, 2naSalit. I remember reading through the shelves at our mill town Carnegie Library. Little Women, debm55 22 hrs ago #47

We were... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #50

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

The Hobbit/LOTR! buzzycrumbhunger 22 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much,buzzycrumbhunger. Two outstanding classic. debm55 3 hrs ago #109

"The Wind in the Willows". Still have it on my bokshelf. sinkingfeeling 22 hrs ago #46

Thank you very much for sharing with us, sinkingfeeling. Terrific book. debm55 3 hrs ago #110

The Enormous Egg Mz Pip 22 hrs ago #51

Thank you very much Mz Pip. I went through a period where I was a Nancy Drew addict. debm55 3 hrs ago #111

A Wrinkle in Time, The Secret Garden Easterncedar 22 hrs ago #52

Thank you very much, Eastercedar. Love your selection of books. Fantastic. debm55 3 hrs ago #112

The Black Stallion biophile 21 hrs ago #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 21 hrs ago #60

The Saggy, Baggy Elephant SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us, SheltieLover. debm55 3 hrs ago #113

Misty of Chincoteague. I loved that book. n/t livetohike 21 hrs ago #57

Loved it to. It is such a beloved classic. Thank you very much for sharing, livetohike. . Have you thougth of reading debm55 3 hrs ago #115

Bread and Jam for Frances choie 21 hrs ago #58

Love your selection, choie. I don't know why, but when I was a kid, Babar scared me. debm55 3 hrs ago #114

Aw. choie 24 min ago #146

I know. but there was something that frigthened me about him. debm55 8 min ago #148

The Boxcar Children PJMcK 21 hrs ago #59

Thank you PJMcK, I remember ordering them from Scholastic books . They come came in a decorative box that looked like debm55 3 hrs ago #116

The World Book Encyclopedia. greatauntoftriplets 21 hrs ago #62

I loved reading the World Book yellowdogintexas 12 hrs ago #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Love it. debm55 3 hrs ago #120

Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. Very unique. debm55 3 hrs ago #117

As a younger child I liked reading the Golden Books series. Endlessmike56 21 hrs ago #63

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Endlessmike56. Call of the Wild---classic. debm55 3 hrs ago #119

Franz: a Dog of Police Rhiagel 21 hrs ago #64

Thank you Rhiagel for sharing. Great post. debm55 2 hrs ago #122

Great topic. Harriet the Spy Alpeduez21 21 hrs ago #65

Great and varied selections of books. Thank you very much, Alseduez21. debm55 2 hrs ago #123

Two series of books, The Sci-fi/fantasy books by Andre Norton and the Tom Swift books by Victor Appleton. wcmagumba 21 hrs ago #67

Terrific series of books. Thank you for sharing with us, wcmagumba. debm55 2 hrs ago #124

Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come UpInArms 21 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 2 hrs ago #129

The Phantom Tollbooth surrealAmerican 20 hrs ago #69

likewise jgo 15 hrs ago #98

Great book. Thank you for sharing surrealAmerican. You should read it again. debm55 2 hrs ago #130

The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. H. G. Wells was ahead of his time. Borogove 20 hrs ago #70

Classic books. Thank you for sharing, Borogove. You should read them again. debm55 2 hrs ago #132

Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson Onthefly 20 hrs ago #71

Thank you very much, Onthefly. Loved that book debm55 15 hrs ago #97

Cherry Ames series zeusdogmom 20 hrs ago #72

Excellent selections, especially the second.Thank you for sharing with us. Three Came Home lit a spark in you. Sometimes debm55 16 hrs ago #95

Kim by Rudyard Kipling chowmama 20 hrs ago #73

Thank you very much for sharing with us.chowmama. Love your selection. debm55 16 hrs ago #94

Salem's Lot. Read it many times by age 12. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #74

Thank you OldBaldy1701E for sharing with us. debm55 16 hrs ago #93

Half Magic by Edward Eager nikatnyte 18 hrs ago #76

Thank you very much, nikatnyte. Half Magic. sounds very interesting. debm55 16 hrs ago #91

The Jungle Book FullySupportDems 18 hrs ago #77

Thank you very much, FullySupportDems. debm55 18 hrs ago #79

Anderson's Fairy Tales, 1930 edition some_of_us_are_sane 17 hrs ago #81

Thank you very much for sharing that Fairy Tale . Wonderful. Thank you some_of_us_are_sane debm55 16 hrs ago #92

So many possibilities. 3catwoman3 17 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 16 hrs ago #89

I'm thinking National Velvet, Black Beauty. But very soon after... electric_blue68 17 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 17 hrs ago #86

Little house on the prairie ExtraGriz 17 hrs ago #87

Thank you very much, ExtraGritz for your two selections. Excellent choices debm55 16 hrs ago #90

"The Hobbit". I got a copy after seeing the animated TV version in 1978. Aristus 14 hrs ago #99

Thank you very much, Aristus. for sharing with us. You sound like a huge fan of the classic. debm55 2 hrs ago #133

Very much. Aristus 2 hrs ago #135

The Betsy-Tacy books, set in Minnesota. LisaM 13 hrs ago #101

Thank you very much, LisaM, for sharing with us. It sounds familiar. debm55 2 hrs ago #134

There were several favorites yellowdogintexas 12 hrs ago #103

Thank you very much for sharing with us, yellowdogintexas. Love your selections,except for Babar--frightened me for some debm55 2 hrs ago #136

Two actually - Charlotte's Web and Anna and the King of Siam. nt woodsprite 12 hrs ago #104

Two classics. Thank you very much for sharing with us. woodsprite. debm55 1 hr ago #138

Tom Sawyer.. Permanut 11 hrs ago #105

Thank you very much, Permanut for sharing the first book you ever read. Iconic book. not always politically correct but debm55 1 hr ago #139

ZOTS multigraincracker 9 hrs ago #106

Thank you, multigraincracker. debm55 3 hrs ago #107

Oh my goodness, where to start? mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #118

Thank you very much for sharing with us mwmisses 4289 debm55 12 min ago #147

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway Emile 2 hrs ago #125

HAHAHHAHHA. thank you very much, Emile. debm55 1 hr ago #143

Dr Seuss.... Anything. C_U_L8R 2 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 1 hr ago #144

A. C. Clark: The Promise of Space Layzeebeaver 2 hrs ago #127

Thank you very much, Layzeebeaver. Great. debm55 38 min ago #145

The Jerry Todd books... MiHale 2 hrs ago #128

Thank you very much for sharing with us. MiHale. All of your selections are tremendous. debm55 1 hr ago #142

Pippy Longstocking KT2000 2 hrs ago #131

Thank you very much for sharing with us, KT2000, I loved that book. did it come in a series? debm55 1 hr ago #141

All of a kind family kimbutgar 2 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 1 hr ago #140