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[Lysle]

What are some of your favourite kids books? what makes them your favourite? Do you ever read them still?

I love:
All books by enid blyton!
Princess mirror-belle- Julia Donaldson
The neverending story- Michael Ende
Momo- Michael Ende
Stardust series- Linda chapman
My secret unicorn series- Linda chapman
Angelina Ballerina series- Katharine holabird and Helen Craig
Five children and it- e. Nesbit
Pippi longstocking- Astrid lindgren
Karlson on the roof- Astrid Lindgren
The time garden- Edward eager
Favourite fairy stories series
Peters welcome
All books by roald Dahl!
Ruby the Christmas donkey- mirabel cecil and Christina gascoigne
Ronia the robbers daughter- Astrid lindgren
365 animal stories
Tausend Träume nur für dich
Pettersson und findus- Sven nordqvist
Disney princess annual
Mein baumhaus- Erwin Moser
Kleine Indianerin tanzendes Blatt- Geraldine elschner and Monika schliephack
The wonderful world of knowledge- Disney
Etwas von den wurzelkindern
Der tigerprinz- Chen jianghong
Read along with me series
A little princess- Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lulie the iceberg- takamado aska
Stellaluna- Janell cannon
Felicity wishes- Emma thomson
Little foxes- Michael morpurgo
The butterfly lion- Michael morpurgo
Kaspar- Michael morpurgo
Jennie- Paul gallico
The little lamb- Judy Dunn
Emily windsnap- Liz Kessler
Ingo- Helen dunmore
The abominables- Eva ibotson
Rose- holly Webb
When hitler stole pink rabbit- Judith Kerr
Nils holgersson- largerlöf
The curse of the chocolate Phoenix- Kate Saunders
Horrible histories- terry deary
Murder most unladylike series- robin Stevens
The secret garden- Frances hodgson burnett
Heidi- Johanna spyri
Jim Knopf- Michael Ende
Inkheart series- Cornelia Funke
Dragons in our midst series- bryan Davis
Mr stink- David walliams
All books by Otfried Preußler!
Mrs pepperpot stories- alf prøysen
The usborne little book of fairy stories
Goodnight stories and rhymes


I've probably missed a few but that's all I can think of now! Post your favourite books below!
(Also let me know if you have read any of these!!!) 💚💚💚

[Diet Antipsychotics]

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka!

My mother couldn't hold back from laughing when she would read this book to me. She was borderline in tears every time lol. Really wish I had this book again just so i could relive those times with her...

[pastafreak]

oh, the places you'll go by dr. seuss still gets me, man

 

it lowkey makes me sad bc it reminds me of all the places i could've went, you know? but instead i just went to therapy lolllllll

[Lysle]

Ah, I forgot, 'how to be a ballerina' is a book I got from one of the ladies at the church I used to go to. She was so kind and it came with a little pink tutu! I was so sad when i outgrew it! 💚

[Darling Nikki]

I read to my kids every night so this post is right in my wheel house!

 

We love:

The butter battle book

The lorax

Grimm's Fairy Tales (We read Cinderella last night)

Happy Potter

The tales of Beedle the Bard

I'll read them short stories I find on Tumblr, they really like the humans are space orc themed ones

 

ETA: We're a dark morbid family and tend to read the darker books/stories

[Jacqueline_356]

Green Eggs and Ham. It`s just a classic, my dad read it to me like every night. 

Winnie the Pooh

Arnie the doughnut

 

I don`t read them anymore, I do read novels though. 

[ThatOneGirlInTheCorner]

Pretty much any dr.seuss book was my favorite. Along with those I had a book with aesop's fables in it which I loved to read when I was younger.

[LittleLexi]

Twist of Gold (Michael Morpurgo)

The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)

Nursery and Household Tales (Brothers Grimm)

The Letter for the King (Tonke Dragt)

[halfmoonkid]

I read kids books all the time. I just spent $120 on the complete magic tree house series and the merlin mysteries and I don't regret anything.

[skinn-annd-bonnes]

I read kids books all the time. I just spent $120 on the complete magic tree house series and the merlin mysteries and I don't regret anything.

Loved those books! We have a complete set ourselves and they’re awesome

[skinn-annd-bonnes]

I read so much as a kid so it’s hard to say but my favorite picture book is either “The Bellybutton Book” (love Sandra Boynton) or “Wild About Books.” My favorite chapter book is maybe “My Side of the Mountain” or “Greenglass House.”
I haven’t read for pleasure much at all in years. Ever since my mental illnesses hit hard I lost enjoyment in things and get bored easily. One thing that helps are nonfiction books, since you can skip a page or flip to a random part and you don’t have to worry about missing a plot. I’m trying to ease myself back into reading to pass the time in quarantine and since it’s much more productive than social media and stuff.

[10125]

if kids' books then naturally...

 

le petit prince

 

for all ages

[shiju333]

I like middle grade books alot. Not exactly 'kid' but I've never heard of the merits of middle grade or kid's fiction outside of my own interest.

[hippo-hips]

I love Junie B. Jones and the Babysitters Club. It's sad that I can no longer read the Babysitters Club on InternetArchive.com But I can still read Junie B. Jones

[Mind In Revolt]

I love Robert Munsch. Some of my favourites:

 

Alligator Baby

Thomas' Snowsuit

The Paperbag Princess

Moira's Birthday

 

and of course, Love You Forever 

 

(https://robertmunsch.com/books) 

 

Also, I love the Inkheart series that OP mentioned.

[sad_hamlet_with_a_knife]

Holes. It's a perfect weaving of multiple stories together. Beautifully written.
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found by Sara Nickerson. A great semi-spooky story. As a kid, I really related to Margaret and it's fun to reread and remember what I was like as a kid.
The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn. Another great spooky story. This was the only book I was ever able to get at a Scholastic book fair. I saved up for it.
Matilda. Obviously.
All of those royal diaries books with their pretty gold edges. My favorites were Nzingha, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Kristina of Sweden, Jahanara, and Sōndōk.

[sad_hamlet_with_a_knife]

Oh! And Captain Underpants. I still get a kick out of those.

[mccharmly]

there are so many wonderful kids books, but im just gonna name my all time fave since childhood...anne of green gables. i never tire of it.

[snork]

Guess How Much I Love You is a CLASSIC and my favorite book from my childhood
The Moomins series is wonderful & whimsical and was popularized by the 90s anime, and its really enjoyable for both adults and kids imo

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[seakissed]

• Matilda by Roald Dahl
• The BFG by Roald Dahl
• All (yes, ALL) of the Geronimo Stiltons by Elisabetta Dami (special mentions to Fantasia)
• The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• The Martine series (French) by Marcel Marlier and Gilbert Delahaye
• Grimm's Fairy Tales

I know there's been some controversies around Dahl's books and perhaps (most likely) rightfully so, but I remember reading those as a kid and absolutely devouring them. Haven't reread them since so I can't say much on those controversies.