Favorite childhood book.

[Cichlid Dad]

As adults we can look back at our early childhood. Each generation are represented here on R2R. What book do you have the fondest memory of? Mine is Where The Red Fern Grows. Went to school in the early 70's

 

[Fish Fan]

Late 70's/early 80's here, and I was never the biggest reader. Of all the books I was "forced" to read in school I liked my Bio text book first :) But seriously, after that I liked To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Going back a little before that, I liked a book who's name I hope doesn't offend any of our Native American friends, but does anyone remember The Indian In the Cupboard? I don't know why, but this book was on my mind lately. I think my second grade teacher read it aloud to us, and then in like the fourth grade I read it myself for a book report or whatever..... I'm fuzzy on the details all these years later.... But I swear I was thinking of this book very, very recently. Brought me back to being a kid, right or wrong :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard
Holy cats!!! They made a movie!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard_(film)
Wait! I was just going to post this when I seriously remembered one of the most important books I had ever read going back to my early teen years, and I kid you all not - Herbert Axelrod's Encyclopedia Of Tropical Fish!

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I read/skimmed a copy of this when I was very little at a cousin's house, and some years later my older sister bought me a copy for my birthday. I think back then this was like a $50 book.

Good thread @Cichlid Dad! I'm interested to see what others say here!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Late 70's/early 80's here, and I was never the biggest reader. Of all the books I was "forced" to read in school I liked my Bio text book first :) But seriously, after that I liked To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Going back a little before that, I liked a book who's name I hope doesn't offend any of our Native American friends, but does anyone remember The Indian In the Cupboard? I don't know why, but this book was on my mind lately. I think my second grade teacher read it aloud to us, and then in like the fourth grade I read it myself for a book report or whatever..... I'm fuzzy on the details all these years later.... But I swear I was thinking of this book very, very recently. Brought me back to being a kid, right or wrong :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard
Holy cats!!! They made a movie!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard_(film)
Wait! I was just going to post this when I seriously remembered one of the most important books I had ever read going back to my early teen years, and I kid you all not - Herbert Axelrod's Encyclopedia Of Tropical Fish!

Amazon product ASIN 0876661584
I read/skimmed a copy of this when I was very little at a cousin's house, and some years later my older sister bought me a copy for my birthday. I think back then this was like a $50 book.

Good thread @Cichlid Dad! I'm interested to see what others say here!

I have never read to kill a mockingbird :thinking-face: I will have to read it!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Indian IN the cupboard was awesome, forgot about that one

 

[Fish Fan]

I have never read to kill a mockingbird :thinking-face: I will have to read it!

Or watch the movie lol!

But it's a classic, for real.

 

[Fish Fan]

To Kill A Mockingbird is a classic American novel that should make all of us think. The Indian In a Cupboard is sort of like this overgrown kid's amazing fantasy, not that we should be keeping tiny people in small cabinets anymore. That sort of thing was fine in the early 80's, but we frown on that stuff now :)

 

[voelter76]

I’m late 70’s and early 80’s as well. It’s

Indian IN the cupboard was awesome, forgot about that one

I want to read those again now!!

 

[Fish Fan]

I’m late 70’s and early 80’s as well. It’s

I want to read those again now!!

Right??? I don't know why, but the original book from my childhood has been on my mind lately.

I have never seen the movie:

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I read my favorite where the read Fern Grows to my three kids when they were growing up. They still talk about it today and they are in their 30's

 

[voelter76]

I loved the ‘Hank the cowdog” books if anyone else has ever read those? I largely hated to read when I was in school. Once I was out that all changed and I decided Dickens was actually a pretty good writer!. Now I love reading!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I loved the ‘Hank the cowdog” books if anyone else has ever read those? I largely hated to read when I was in school. Once I was out that all changed and I decided Dickens was actually a pretty good writer!. Now I love reading!

I will have to look that one up :grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[voelter76]

I just remembered two more!! James and the giant Peach and a Wrinkle in time!!!!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I just remembered two more!! James and the giant Peach and a Wrinkle in time!!!!

I forgot about James and the Giant Peach! Awesome book

 

[exnisstech]

Paulus and the acorn men 1965. It was the first book I ever read that I checked out on my first ever visit to a library. I read it cover to cover without a break. I still remember going to the library with my mom, sister, and my mom's friend who took us. Learning to read opened up a whole new world. I was never able to find a copy to share with my grandchildren :crying-face:

 

[voelter76]

I forgot about James and the Giant Peach! Awesome book

So much fun!!!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

How about summer of the monkey's?

 

[Cichlid Dad]

@smitten with ocean life tell us your 's

 

[Fish Fan]

And since we are all aquarium folks and I figured we tended towards preserving our ecology, I went looking for...

The Giving Tree

Don't you know that I see that this book is banned is certain areas for reasons I can't explain, and I don't mean to turn this very nice thread into something political/flaming.

But it's literally about a tree who gives and gives until it can't give anymore.....

I admit I haven't read it for at least 40 years, so maybe I'm missing some subtleties now.

But where's the Lorax? Where's @ISpeakForTheSeas < I'd be interested to know what books from your past got you interested in marine biology.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

''girl of the limberlost'' was one that i checked out many, many times!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Hardy Boys, mom and dad got me the books but I only read one. Disappearing floor