Comments on: Books my future kids will read (whether they like it or NOT)

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:15:56 +0000

On no, not the egg timer! That thing used to be the bane of my existence. =)

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:48:43 +0000

That’s a great list of books. I loved the Berenstain Bears. I don’t know how many times I read the Spooky Tree one with my daughter.

By: Juju

Juju — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:09:15 +0000

I’m like the only chica on the planet that hates the Giving Tree.

Love the picture of you!
SO cutie!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:34:33 +0000

I loved The Giving Tree. It’s so touching. I have Julie of The Wolves to read for THE Shelf Discovery Challenge. I just saw Bunnicula the other day at the book store. I had never heard of that one.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:01:40 +0000

I love this idea! I’m lucky enough that most of my favorite childhood books are residing in my parents’ house and I totally intend to force them on my children. I do hope it isn’t forcing because I really want to raise readers!

I have to say I was most amused by your list because I totally hated Sarah, Plain and Tall. I read it in second grade and I remember despising it, and I really don’t remember much else I read back then, so it must have made a huge impression! Clearly I still grew up to be a reader.

By: AmusedByBooks

AmusedByBooks — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:32:54 +0000

What a wonderful idea! As a child I LOVED all of the Berenstein Bears books and always imagined instilling that same love to my children someday!

By: Belle

Belle — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:05:52 +0000

First of all, I have to say, I LOVE this: “independent, self-reliant mayhem”.

What a great list of books! My two older ones are older teens now and neither of them are self-proclaimed readers (one doesn’t read much at all), but when they were young, I read to them at night, and several of the books I read are on your list. I read aloud to them until they were about 11, and I have such fun memories of reading all of the Bunnicula novels. The good news is, they enjoyed it too – we still talk sometimes about different books that I used to read to them. (Another favorite we like to recall is Ursula Le Guin’s Catwings series.)

By: Alexa

Alexa — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:58:16 +0000

Bunnicula! I loved that book and I think there was a sequel called The celery stalks at midnight! Chester the cat was the best. I remember him as being very sarky. I’m going to have to see if I still have those books somewhere.

I am totally inflicting books on my child too. The first thing we bought when we found out I was pregnant was books!

By: Sharry

Sharry — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:41:56 +0000

Ah the wonderful memories!! The only one I haven't read is Tiggy and the Babysitter. Your Shel Silverstein pick is one of my all time favorites! I love that tree.

By: Jonita

Jonita — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:54:40 +0000

This is a great idea! I have three boys, and my oldest (10) loves reading and books, while my youngest 2 (4 and 2) love it when I cuddle up with them at night and read to them. Ahhh….having a reader for a mommy is paying off!!!! I love “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and recently we took it out of the library to read again! I also agree about the Berenstein Bears….we have a collection of them too! How about the Mercer Meyer books? The boys love that devilish little thing!!!

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:31:54 +0000

My grandsons will be hellraisers and only read sports books.

By: Cara Powers

Cara Powers — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:52 +0000

My mom got rid of all my kids books! Ok, so as a military family we moved around a lot, but now so many of my fav’s are out of print. I actually do occasionally by for my future Little Cara. I’m 30. I hope she gets a dad soon.

By: nat @book, line, and sinker

nat @book, line, and sinker — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:10:15 +0000

LOVE this idea! you have a great list–i LOVE the giving tree and bunnicula! (and don’t forget the follow up, ‘the celery stalks at midnight’!

a few additions…if i may:

have you read jean craighead george’s ‘my side of the mountain’? my fifth grade teacher read it to us and i wanted to immediately move to the catskills and live in a tree.

the cam jansen series by david adler–the girl with a photographic memory…who didn’t want to be her?!!?!?

‘something queer is going on’ by elizabeth levy–this was a favorite and my husband also knew this one from his childhood. sometimes we tap our front teeth (like a character in the book) and joke about it!

what a great idea. i did a post about childhood favorites a while back but may have to revisit the topic!!

By: Jen - Devourer of Books

Jen - Devourer of Books — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:54:36 +0000

We’re forcing “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and Eric Carle on my little boy so much that we’ve actually decorated his whole room that way!