2. The Hobbit, by: J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Goodnight Moon, by: Margaret Wise Brown
4. Where The Wild Things Are, by: Maurice Sendak
5. Alice In Wonderland, by: Lewis Carroll
6. Peter Pan, by: J.M. Barrie
Some of these books I've now read, but some I still haven't. An honourable mention goes to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, (as well as the rest of the series). I would have read it as a kid, but it was published when I was seventeen, then I didn’t actually hear about it until I was 19. I did read it a couple years later and now, I absolutely love the series.
I couldn’t make it to ten this week. I honestly read a lot of good books as a kid, Anne of Green Gables, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and an assortment of Dr. Seuss and that’s just what I can think of off hand. I just bought The Monster At The End Of This Book for my daughter because I loved it so much as a kid. I hope that my kids grow up with the love for reading I did.
Thanks to the Broke and the Bookish for another great Top Ten Tuesday!
I tried reading The Hobbit several times as a kid, including in comic book form, and never managed it. I finally did read it two or three years ago, and while I enjoyed it it didn't seem as..."awesome" as I'd been led to believe. But everyone has their own tastes.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy Lewis' work, though...we read that book for school.
It makes me sad you didn't read Goodnight Moon as a child. It's so good and feels so cozy as a kid.
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ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you were able to read so many great books as a child that you didn't get to fill this list up! (On the other hand, I've run into others who sneaked in an extra after the tenth!)
I never read The Very Hungry Caterpillar as a child but I'm certainly making up for it now! It's my 2yo son's favourite book and we go through exactly what the caterpillar eats 20x a day!
ReplyDeletesmellincoffee, I've learned as I've read other book blogs, that The Hobbit and Tolkien aren't for everyone.
ReplyDeleteBrenna, I love Goodnight Moon now. Someone bought it for my daughter when she was born. It's her favourite book and we read it to her every night.
Enbrethiliel, I was (and still am) a nerd.
1girl, I actually don't have a copy and need to get one. I think my daughter would love it.
Good choices! I'm like you in that I read a TON as a kid and so a lot of what is showing up on other lists I was lucky enough to read early. How cool to be able to introduce great books to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteI didn't read Where the Wild Things Are as IT HAD NOT YET BEEN WRITTEN! :-)
ReplyDeleteI regret that THE SISSY DUCKLING hadn't been written yet when I was a kid. It's a great book about defying expectations and being true to yourself.
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