Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic:
Childhood Favorites
Let me tell you, it took some digging to find some of these covers. LOL In fact, I had to switch up a couple of my picks because I couldn't find the covers anywhere. But here are some of my favorite books that I read as a child (ages 10-13, I think). I probably could have just picked ten books by Judy Blume - because Judy Blume was my childhood in the mid-to-late 70's - but I decided to mix it up. :)
Do you ever re-read childhood favorites?
I've heard that Find a Strange Say Goodbye is a really good book.
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It's been close to 40 years since I read it but it definitely stuck with me.
DeleteI keep meaning to re-read childhood books, or just read books I never got around to reading when I was younger. I love Lois Lowry, but I don't think I've read this book here. I feel like a teacher read us Harriet the Spy, but that's one I'd like to read!
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I'd love to start rereading all of the ones I shared. Some I own, some I would have to track down. Harriet the Spy was one I read several times as a kid. I started carrying around a notebook and taking notes on people just to be like Harriet. LOL
DeleteJudy Blume was everywhere- I remember everyone was reading those back in school, seemed like. And Beverly cleary- another one that comes to mind (I guess that was more middle grade though). I'm remembering all these series now haha.
ReplyDeleteI haven't a chance to do *any* blog hopping yet today (boo) but I imagine there's a whole lot of Judy Blume popping up. :)
DeleteOoooh my list would be drastically different being French speaking and all. To answer your question: no I don't re read them ...
ReplyDeleteWe would definitely have very different childhood favorites... because I certainly wasn't reading in French. LOL
DeleteHarriet the Spy made my short list, but since I only did five, I had to cut her. I loved that series, though. I am excited to see so much Judy Blume. She really took me through my childhood, as she had great juvenile, MG, and YA books.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I enjoyed Harriet, for some reason I never read the other books.
DeleteJudy Blume was such a staple when we were kids. She wrote about relevant topics in such a relatable way. I just love that she's still around and still writing. I think she's in her 80's now and I'll be heartbroken when she's gone.
A couple of these are 1001 Children's Books, including Harriet the Spy and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. I loved Witch Family; it's my sort of childhood read. I've never heard of several of these. Now you have me intrigued.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm really curious about which books you couldn't find cover pictures for!
I've never heard of 1001 Children's Books... I'll have to look that up.
DeleteOne cover I couldn't find was for A Try At Tumbling by Dorothy Kayser French. I checked that one out of the library over and over. :)
Oh I haven't heard of a lot of these. Good list.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://youngatheartreader.blog/2019/07/02/top-ten-tuesday-childhood-favourites/
Thanks Heather.
DeleteI don't re-read childhood faves at all. I don't read MG anymore so yeah. But there was this series I absolutely loved as a kid and I can't remember the name but I do remember it had something to do with unicorns, faeries, water sprites, etc. It was so cool!
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Unicorns and faeries and water sprites... sounds like a book I would have loved as a kid! :)
DeleteGreat picks today!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deanna! :)
DeleteOoooh, unique titles! Your list is subsequently one of my favorites this week. I haven't read those particular Naylor or Lowry titles, but they're such great writers that I'm interested. In fact...I haven't actually read any of these except House of Stairs (unforgettably unsettling concept!), but in addition to those, all the ones I haven't heard of are now on my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteI keep telling myself I'm going to reread childhood favorites, but then I just keep finding so many new titles that I want in my brain, and there's only so much time!
You're right... so many books and not nearly enough time to read them all. Much less do re-reads!
DeleteI think Lois Lowry is more well known for her The Giver series. And Naylor for her Alice books. I just never happened to read those.
I haven't read any of these, although I know who Harriet the Spy is! Yes, I do read childhood favorites to my kiddos, but more often than not, we read books from the library. They have a ton of books here at the house, some are even mine from when I was a child, but they love choosing their own books and having me read those.
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I figured most of these would be unknowns just because of the age gap. :) Harriet the Spy was a fun story . I guess now it would be considered a "chapter book?" That's great that y'all use the library so much. I have so many good memories of my mom taking us to the library to pick out books.
DeleteI've never read any of these! Some my childhood favorites are The Babysitter's Club and Charlotte's Web.
ReplyDelete~Kendra @ Kendra Loves Books
As much as Charlotte's Web is a classic, I honestly can't remember if I ever read it!
DeleteI've never read any of these, but it's fun to think back on old favorites. I saw a book I LOVED as a kid at Bernie's Book Bank when I was volunteering there last week, and I was so excited (it wasn't a typical "classic"--just a random book I loved).
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It's fun to come across old favorites like that. So nostalgic.
DeleteCan you believe I have never read ANY of these? That seems bananas! Most of my favorites were the same couple of authors, or really, the same couple of series! Apparently I was a little intimidated by new things! Mostly I stuck to Ann M. Martin (and The Babysitter's Club, of course), Lois Lowry, and as I got a bit older, Lurlene McDaniel.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't too surprised that few people had read any of these... or even heard of them. LOL The age gap thing comes into play on topics like this one. :) I remember The Babysitter's Club but I feel like those didn't come out until the mid-80's (I think?). I graduated high school in '86 so I'm guessing my youngest sister probably read those back then.
DeleteI don't think I'm familiar with any of these, but The Witch Family looks fun!
ReplyDeleteThe Witch Family was so cute and so much fun. I checked it out of the library countless times.
DeleteI guess it would depend on the age... I'd like to reread the Anne of Green Gables books, but I think I could probably skip most of the books I read in elementary school. I might have read Sally J. Freedman from your list, but none of the others.
ReplyDeleteConfession time: I've never read Anne of Green Gables. I know it's a classic, but I've just never picked it up.
DeleteI read Judy Blume too, but I loved mystery, paranormal thriller types of books, and Nancy Drew of course. I wish I could remember some of my favorites, but they were always library lends so I didn't keep a copy. I remember one cover had crystal ball in the midst of a garden in front of beautiful old house, but I can't for the life of me remember the title! Ack! I should visit the other TTTs to see if it's anywhere. :)
ReplyDeleteMy sister collected the Nancy Drew books but I never really got into them. In fact, I think I only read two. I guess mysteries have never been my thing. :)
DeleteI've re-read a few of my childhood favorites with my son. Not many though and as some of them seem kind of dated and don't hold his attention :(
ReplyDeleteHe did really enjoy Charlotte's Web and E.B White's other books and Judy Blume's Fudge series though.
I can imagine that some just haven't held up over time and do seem awfully dated and out of touch.
DeleteFudge is such a classic. :) When I was a kid there was only the one book (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing) but I'm sure the others were just as fun.