Classic Young Children Books

[nixie]

One of my all time favourite reads as a child was The Borrowers by Mary Norton.....helps solve the mystery of missing socks,needles,pens etc

 

[Adasunshine]

Wow, the Borrowers, how could I forget that one? You can add that to my list!

Thanks nixie

xx

 

[Amber]

I don't remember reading children's books funnily enough. I read classics, and sometimes a few children's novels.

But I'd have to add The Little Prince by Antoine Saint Expury (or something like that.) Even at age 7 I grasped it wasn't quite what it looked like.

Other than that, I was mostly scaled down me, apart from that book 'Not now Bernard' about the boy whose parents don't even notice when a monster eats him.

 

[Thadlerian]

Astrid Lindgren books like Ronia the Robber's Daughter, Pippi Longstockings and The Brothers Lionheart are natural items on a list like this.

 

[edott]

well other than dr seus i don't really remember much of what i read before 4th grade and i was 10. But i do believe that Dr Seus is a Classic. but i can tell you what my kids read and Love.
Captain Underpants
Calvin and hobbs collections
my name was hussain
the diary of a worm

my eight year old devours Manga

 

[Mark Robson]

Calvin and Hobbes are one of my all time favourite creations. Anyone who has not heard of them needs to check them out. As far as a study of the behaviour of six year old boys go, this must be the most accurate representation ever!

My favourite cartoon is the one where Calvin is busily hammering nails into a coffee table when his mother walks in and yells "CALVIN! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Calvin looks at his mother, nonplussed. Then he looks at the coffee table. Then he looks back at his mother again and answers, "Is that a trick question, or something?"

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant.

 

[GrownUp]

The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) first and best. I particularly like the God image in the book being a proper British one.

 

[GOLLUM]

Calvin and Hobbes are one of my all time favourite creations. Anyone who has not heard of them needs to check them out. As far as a study of the behaviour of six year old boys go, this must be the most accurate representation ever!

My favourite cartoon is the one where Calvin is busily hammering nails into a coffee table when his mother walks in and yells "CALVIN! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Calvin looks at his mother, nonplussed. Then he looks at the coffee table. Then he looks back at his mother again and answers, "Is that a trick question, or something?"

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant.

OH never heard of them Mark...

Sounds like I might try to get hold of a copy for my nephews...

 

[Jeremy]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Peter Pan. That's the ultimate classic young children's book.

 

[Alia]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Peter Pan. That's the ultimate classic young children's book.

Very true, Jeremy! I actually looked at my copy this morning and thought "You're next."

I just finished reading the Magian's Nephew by CS Lewis. Very symbolic!

 

[weaveworld]

Charlotte's Web - by E.B White, I remember being really upset when Charlotte died but at least Wilbur looked after her kids!

 

[can't think of one]

The My Father's Dragon Trilogy by Ruth Stiles Gannett - A favorite of mine and now of both my sons.

Could anyone help me out - my memory is failing. I remember reading another SF trilogy as a child. It was about a group of boys fighting against an alien invasion. I remember they had to compete in athletic events to win the opportunity to serve the aliens. Then they had to fake mind control devices - something like a wire mesh on their head. Anyway, they went to this alien city on earth where the atmosphere was bad for humans and wound up poisoning the water there.

I would like to read this one to my sons as well - any help would be appriciated.

 

[Jeremy]

It's the Tripod Trilogy: The White Mountain, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire, by John Christopher.

 

[Quokka]

Calvin and Hobbes are one of my all time favourite creations. Anyone who has not heard of them needs to check them out. As far as a study of the behaviour of six year old boys go, this must be the most accurate representation ever!

My favourite cartoon is the one where Calvin is busily hammering nails into a coffee table when his mother walks in and yells "CALVIN! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Calvin looks at his mother, nonplussed. Then he looks at the coffee table. Then he looks back at his mother again and answers, "Is that a trick question, or something?"

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant.

One of my favourites is still where the car breaks down while the mother is driving and she gets out to look under the bonnet, so Calvin and Hobbs decide to save the day by beepiong the horn etc...

How about... Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree books (and a collection of dog story's?), Brer Rabbit, The Indian in the cupboard, Huckleberry Finn, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. I also had a collection of Aesop's fables and of course Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

 

[Alia]

How about... Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree books (and a collection of dog story's?), Brer Rabbit, The Indian in the cupboard, Huckleberry Finn, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. I also had a collection of Aesop's fables and of course Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

All excellent books Quokka. I have The Indian in the Cupboard on the shelf to read next to my son. I can't wait!

 

[Chris T Allen]

Anyone read Peter and the Starcatchers, prelude to the Peter Pan story, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson? Excellent, excellent, excellent!

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I just read that one -- or at least read part of it and stopped because I wasn't enjoying it at all. I had the feeling it was more a prelude to the Disney movie than to the J. M. Barrie story.

 

[Netted]

you should be hung drawn and quartered for that spelling of Roald Dahl

Dahl couldn't spell anyway, he admits in in 'Boy.'

Enid Blyton, the magic Far-away tree (and pretty much everything else she wrote)
Hans Christian andersons original fairytales, as he told them... not the Disney version. My Grandma used to read me these, they scared the living hell out of me, but i loved them! Ditto the brothers grimm
And, even though they've new books, the Artimis Fowl series. I read them to my 2 year old neice, she loves em, i read em to my 8-12 year old class (i teach drama over the summers) they love em. I love em. all round great, funny books.

 

[Netted]

oh... i forgot one. when Hilter stole Pink rabbit by judith somebodyorother

 

[BookStop]

I read Peter and the Starcatchers. My kids, ages 10 and 12, are not big Peter Pan fans, but they loved Starcatchers.