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yellowdogintexas

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:09 AM

Jan 2026

Tom Sawyer I must have read it 5 or 6 times
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
Treasure Island
Kidnapped
Nancy Drew
Bobbsey Twins
All fairy tales
Mythology stories
Eight Cousins and the sequel Rose In Bloom
Little Women
Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons
Seuss any and all
Babar I still love Babar!!!

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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 Jan 2026 OP

Where the Wild Things are Sun-Moon Jan 2026 #1

Thank you , Sun-Moon. I read that book to my class. debm55 Jan 2026 #3

The Black Stallion, I just loved that book. Diamond_Dog Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #4

Reading aloud is a lost art, good for you Deb! Diamond_Dog Jan 2026 #6

Thank you very much, Diamond _Dog. debm55 Jan 2026 #8

Me, too! pandr32 Jan 2026 #11

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner True Dough Jan 2026 #5

Thank you very much for sharing with us. TrueDough. debm55 Jan 2026 #7

Yoknapatawpha County True Dough Jan 2026 #9

I don't remember that one. Thank you for sharing. True Dough. debm55 Jan 2026 #12

That's where The Sound and the Fury was set, deb. True Dough Jan 2026 #15

Thank you Thank you. A recommendation for you would be Hatchet or Julie of the Wolves. Chrispin, or The Island of the debm55 Jan 2026 #19

Oh, I just love it when you are loquacious 🤭 Polly Hennessey Jan 2026 #26

How unusual True Dough Jan 2026 #38

Dang. That was a tough go for me in high school Easterncedar Jan 2026 #53

You read it as a kid? The Blue Flower Jan 2026 #61

Psst... True Dough Jan 2026 #66

Yes don't flatter yourself. And use the sarcasm emoji. debm55 Jan 2026 #78

Oh, look at that! There's a sarcasm emoji! Will I use it? True Dough Jan 2026 #80

You should .if what you are posting is sarcasm. That is why it is there. debm55 Jan 2026 #82

What about these other ones? True Dough Jan 2026 #83

Sorry, I tend to take things literally The Blue Flower Jan 2026 #154

I grew up with lots of favorites. pandr32 Jan 2026 #10

Wonderful selections, Thank you for sharing with us. pandr32. debm55 Jan 2026 #16

Go Dog Go! I loved the big dog party in the canopy of the tree. applegrove Jan 2026 #13

Thank you very much applegrove. Thank you for sharing your book selection debm55 Jan 2026 #17

I also loved Go Dog Go and could read it before I went to school Diamond_Dog Jan 2026 #20

I was 4 at Montesori. I don't think I ever read it until I read it to my nieces and nephews. applegrove Jan 2026 #21

My mother was a reading teacher Diamond_Dog Jan 2026 #22

My grandmother taught me to read 3 letter words applegrove Jan 2026 #27

Charlotte's Web. mucifer Jan 2026 #14

Thank you very much. I cried at the end of book. But it is a classic. Thank you mucifer. debm55 Jan 2026 #18

"Wind in the Willows." n/t malthaussen Jan 2026 #23

Thank you very much, malthaussen. I loved that classic. debm55 Jan 2026 #25

The Secret Garden MoonlightHillFarm Jan 2026 #24

Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm ----another classic. debm55 Jan 2026 #28

Still a favorite Easterncedar Jan 2026 #55

For me always and forever, The Secret Garden. Polly Hennessey Jan 2026 #29

Thank you Polly Hennessey for sharing with us. I loved it too debm55 Jan 2026 #34

Two books, both biographies no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #30

Wonderful , outstanding books, Thank you, no_hypocrisy, I read the second book in my classroom. Classic books debm55 Jan 2026 #36

I *STILL* have both in my library. no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #96

Constantly reading so I will guess MuseRider Jan 2026 #31

Sorry...BOOK MuseRider Jan 2026 #33

Thank you very much, MuseRider. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 2026 #37

Anne of Green Gables dflprincess Jan 2026 #32

Yes. outstanding book that is a Classic because it held up over generations and time.Thank you dflprincess. debm55 Jan 2026 #40

My favorite childhood book too - Anne the red headed orphan womanofthehills Jan 2026 #100

Mike Mulligan and the Steam shovel and all of Virginia Lee Burton's other stories Chasstev365 Jan 2026 #35

I read that book to my son. Brings back memories. Thank you Chasstev365 debm55 Jan 2026 #44

As I got older, I loved Nancy Drew, but as a kid I loved The Cricket in Times Square. terip64 Jan 2026 #39

Thank you very much, terip64. I two loved the Nancy Drew series and the Cricket in Times Square. debm55 Jan 2026 #48

I can't believe someone said what was going to be my answer. Xavier Breath Jan 2026 #88

Any of the Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mysteries Ritabert Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #49

Charlottes Web samplegirl Jan 2026 #42

Thank you very much, samplegirl for sharing with us. Two greats. debm55 Jan 2026 #108

All of the above plus... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #43

Thank you very much, 2naSalit. I remember reading through the shelves at our mill town Carnegie Library. Little Women, debm55 Jan 2026 #47

We were... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #50

Thank you very much, 2naSalit. My family wasn't Books took me to places I could only imagine. debm55 Jan 2026 #121

The Hobbit/LOTR! buzzycrumbhunger Jan 2026 #45

Thank you very much,buzzycrumbhunger. Two outstanding classic. debm55 Jan 2026 #109

"The Wind in the Willows". Still have it on my bokshelf. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #46

Thank you very much for sharing with us, sinkingfeeling. Terrific book. debm55 Jan 2026 #110

The Enormous Egg Mz Pip Jan 2026 #51

Thank you very much Mz Pip. I went through a period where I was a Nancy Drew addict. debm55 Jan 2026 #111

A Wrinkle in Time, The Secret Garden Easterncedar Jan 2026 #52

Thank you very much, Eastercedar. Love your selection of books. Fantastic. debm55 Jan 2026 #112

Wrinkle in Time for me too TexasBushwhacker Jan 2026 #164

Good teacher Easterncedar Jan 2026 #165

The Black Stallion biophile Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #60

The Saggy, Baggy Elephant SheltieLover Jan 2026 #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us, SheltieLover. debm55 Jan 2026 #113

Misty of Chincoteague. I loved that book. n/t livetohike Jan 2026 #57

Loved it to. It is such a beloved classic. Thank you very much for sharing, livetohike. . Have you thougth of reading debm55 Jan 2026 #115

Bread and Jam for Frances choie Jan 2026 #58

Love your selection, choie. I don't know why, but when I was a kid, Babar scared me. debm55 Jan 2026 #114

Aw. choie Jan 2026 #146

I know. but there was something that frigthened me about him. debm55 Jan 2026 #148

The Boxcar Children PJMcK Jan 2026 #59

Thank you PJMcK, I remember ordering them from Scholastic books . They come came in a decorative box that looked like debm55 Jan 2026 #116

The World Book Encyclopedia. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2026 #62

I loved reading the World Book yellowdogintexas Jan 2026 #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Love it. debm55 Jan 2026 #120

Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. Very unique. debm55 Jan 2026 #117

As a younger child I liked reading the Golden Books series. Endlessmike56 Jan 2026 #63

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Endlessmike56. Call of the Wild---classic. debm55 Jan 2026 #119

Franz: a Dog of Police Rhiagel Jan 2026 #64

Thank you Rhiagel for sharing. Great post. debm55 Jan 2026 #122

Great topic. Harriet the Spy Alpeduez21 Jan 2026 #65

Great and varied selections of books. Thank you very much, Alseduez21. debm55 Jan 2026 #123

Two series of books, The Sci-fi/fantasy books by Andre Norton and the Tom Swift books by Victor Appleton. wcmagumba Jan 2026 #67

Terrific series of books. Thank you for sharing with us, wcmagumba. debm55 Jan 2026 #124

Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come UpInArms Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #129

The Phantom Tollbooth surrealAmerican Jan 2026 #69

likewise jgo Jan 2026 #98

Great book. Thank you for sharing surrealAmerican. You should read it again. debm55 Jan 2026 #130

The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. H. G. Wells was ahead of his time. Borogove Jan 2026 #70

Classic books. Thank you for sharing, Borogove. You should read them again. debm55 Jan 2026 #132

Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson Onthefly Jan 2026 #71

Thank you very much, Onthefly. Loved that book debm55 Jan 2026 #97

Cherry Ames series zeusdogmom Jan 2026 #72

Excellent selections, especially the second.Thank you for sharing with us. Three Came Home lit a spark in you. Sometimes debm55 Jan 2026 #95

Kim by Rudyard Kipling chowmama Jan 2026 #73

Thank you very much for sharing with us.chowmama. Love your selection. debm55 Jan 2026 #94

Salem's Lot. Read it many times by age 12. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #74

Thank you OldBaldy1701E for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 2026 #93

Half Magic by Edward Eager nikatnyte Jan 2026 #76

Thank you very much, nikatnyte. Half Magic. sounds very interesting. debm55 Jan 2026 #91

The Jungle Book FullySupportDems Jan 2026 #77

Thank you very much, FullySupportDems. debm55 Jan 2026 #79

Anderson's Fairy Tales, 1930 edition some_of_us_are_sane Jan 2026 #81

Thank you very much for sharing that Fairy Tale . Wonderful. Thank you some_of_us_are_sane debm55 Jan 2026 #92

So many possibilities. 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #89

I'm thinking National Velvet, Black Beauty. But very soon after... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #86

Little house on the prairie ExtraGriz Jan 2026 #87

Thank you very much, ExtraGritz for your two selections. Excellent choices debm55 Jan 2026 #90

"The Hobbit". I got a copy after seeing the animated TV version in 1978. Aristus Jan 2026 #99

Thank you very much, Aristus. for sharing with us. You sound like a huge fan of the classic. debm55 Jan 2026 #133

Very much. Aristus Jan 2026 #135

The Betsy-Tacy books, set in Minnesota. LisaM Jan 2026 #101

Thank you very much, LisaM, for sharing with us. It sounds familiar. debm55 Jan 2026 #134

There were several favorites yellowdogintexas Jan 2026 #103

Thank you very much for sharing with us, yellowdogintexas. Love your selections,except for Babar--frightened me for some debm55 Jan 2026 #136

Two actually - Charlotte's Web and Anna and the King of Siam. nt woodsprite Jan 2026 #104

Two classics. Thank you very much for sharing with us. woodsprite. debm55 Jan 2026 #138

Tom Sawyer.. Permanut Jan 2026 #105

Thank you very much, Permanut for sharing the first book you ever read. Iconic book. not always politically correct but debm55 Jan 2026 #139

ZOTS multigraincracker Jan 2026 #106

Thank you, multigraincracker. debm55 Jan 2026 #107

Oh my goodness, where to start? mwmisses4289 Jan 2026 #118

Thank you very much for sharing with us mwmisses 4289 debm55 Jan 2026 #147

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway Emile Jan 2026 #125

HAHAHHAHHA. thank you very much, Emile. debm55 Jan 2026 #143

Dr Seuss.... Anything. C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #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 Jan 2026 #144

A. C. Clark: The Promise of Space Layzeebeaver Jan 2026 #127

Thank you very much, Layzeebeaver. Great. debm55 Jan 2026 #145

The Jerry Todd books... MiHale Jan 2026 #128

Thank you very much for sharing with us. MiHale. All of your selections are tremendous. debm55 Jan 2026 #142

Pippy Longstocking KT2000 Jan 2026 #131

Thank you very much for sharing with us, KT2000, I loved that book. did it come in a series? debm55 Jan 2026 #141

Just the one I knew about KT2000 Jan 2026 #149

Thank you, KT2000 debm55 Jan 2026 #150

All of a kind family kimbutgar Jan 2026 #137

Thank you very much for sharing with us, kimbutgar. It sounds like a sonderful book. and you got a signed book-wonderful debm55 Jan 2026 #140

Nancy Drew when a bit older & anything with horses SheltieLover Jan 2026 #151

Thank you very much, SheltieLover, for your selections. debm55 Jan 2026 #153

Henry Huggins universe. (Ramona, Beasus, Ribsy) Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #152

Thank you very much, Thunderbeast. Beverly Cleary was a terrific writer for children debm55 Jan 2026 #155

The Wahoo Bobcat Lochloosa Jan 2026 #156

Thank you very much, Lochloosa. That sounds interesting. debm55 Jan 2026 #157

The Whipping Boy debm55 Jan 2026 #158

My Side of the Mountain by Jean George Botany Jan 2026 #159

Wonderful book , Thank you very much for selecting it, Botany debm55 Jan 2026 #160

The Nancy Drew series. Easy way to win the most books read contest in sixth grade. marble falls Jan 2026 #161

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you very marble falls. That's funny. debm55 Jan 2026 #162

Number the Stars. I read it along with my class. And the Diary of Anne Frank Excellent book's debm55 Jan 2026 #163