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trisherina · 08-12-2005, 01:56 PM

Coraline. A fine, fine, creepy Neil Gaiman book. Creeped me out much more than it did the ratlet.

Con ate dog · 08-13-2005, 12:11 PM

I got so sick of my students mentioning Harry Potter that I got my hands on a couple. I absolutely loved them, and they're just getting better.

If I had the complete works of Dr. Seuss on hand, I'd throw my beginner English textbooks out.

As a kid I was a huge fan of Adventures of the Great Brain. I read The Jungle Book a dozen times, along with Wind in the Willows (although I always bogged down in the middle and jumped to the end where they kicked some weasel ass), The Hobbit 9with a little help from Mom), and a big book of tales of the Knights of the Round Table.

A friend of my mother's had a coffee table book full of cartoons (graphic novel, the kids say today) called Little Nemo. This chubby kids would fall asleep and drop into this funky dream world- it was beautifully illustrated in full colour. Anyone heard of it?

And I jumped on every collection of Charlie Brown I could. started sucking in the 80's, but back in the day it was damn funny.

And what Disney's done to Winnie the Pooh! check out the promo posters: Eeyore's SMILING! they thought it would sell more stuffed animals! And no one will ever hang for it.

daft kat · 08-29-2005, 08:39 PM

I love guess how much I love you I read it at least 4 times a week, also the pigman I think it was by Paul Zimmerman

karma_queen · 08-30-2005, 01:50 PM

the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle

i read recently that one has sold every single minute since it was published in 1969. also, it is aparently george w's favourite book. nice

jasmina · 08-30-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by daft kat

I love guess how much I love you I read it at least 4 times a week, also the pigman I think it was by Paul Zimmerman

Paul Zindel

ShopaholicChick · 12-11-2005, 12:12 PM

my favorite books as a child that i still love to read are the bridge to terebithia, the velveteen rabbit, and riki tiki tavi

trisherina · 12-11-2005, 01:45 PM

I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier. Gave me the lifelong habit of putting a pat of butter in my cream of mushroom soup.

Mcpon · 02-08-2006, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ShopaholicChick

my favorite books as a child that i still love to read are the bridge to terebithia

Ooh, that was a good one. I read it recently. I just don't get the ending. What did Leslie really teach him?

LeahDear · 05-18-2006, 02:18 PM

His Dark Materials -- Phillip Pullman

Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Excellent books for kids and adults alike... couldn't put them down!

Odbe · 11-23-2006, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LeahDear

His Dark Materials -- Phillip Pullman

Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Excellent books for kids and adults alike... couldn't put them down!

Hear hear!

jasmina · 11-23-2006, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeahDear

His Dark Materials -- Phillip Pullman

Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Excellent books for kids and adults alike... couldn't put them down!

I was so gutted when I finished the trilogy!

LeahDear · 11-23-2006, 10:40 AM

me too! was sobbing by the end! took them on holiday with me and hardly spoke to anyone for the whole week

I hear that there's a film being made.. not sure how I feel about that yet... could either be really really great or really really shite

Tunesmith · 11-24-2006, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeahDear

His Dark Materials -- Phillip Pullman

Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Excellent books for kids and adults alike... couldn't put them down!

Loved 'em! Pullman's writing a companion, called The Book of Dust.

LeahDear · 11-25-2006, 02:03 PM

^^^

Really? Do you mean all 3 in 1 or a follow on from the last?

Tunesmith · 11-25-2006, 10:21 PM

from what I've heard, it's a bunch of short stories following some of the minor characters in the trilogy. But he's only just started, so it'll be a while.

08-12-2005, 01:56 PM	#76
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Coraline. A fine, fine, creepy Neil Gaiman book. Creeped me out much more than it did the ratlet. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

08-13-2005, 12:11 PM	#77
Con ate dog some guy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suzhou, China, city of canals Posts: 308	I got so sick of my students mentioning Harry Potter that I got my hands on a couple. I absolutely loved them, and they're just getting better. If I had the complete works of Dr. Seuss on hand, I'd throw my beginner English textbooks out. As a kid I was a huge fan of Adventures of the Great Brain. I read The Jungle Book a dozen times, along with Wind in the Willows (although I always bogged down in the middle and jumped to the end where they kicked some weasel ass), The Hobbit 9with a little help from Mom), and a big book of tales of the Knights of the Round Table. A friend of my mother's had a coffee table book full of cartoons (graphic novel, the kids say today) called Little Nemo. This chubby kids would fall asleep and drop into this funky dream world- it was beautifully illustrated in full colour. Anyone heard of it? And I jumped on every collection of Charlie Brown I could. started sucking in the 80's, but back in the day it was damn funny. And what Disney's done to Winnie the Pooh! check out the promo posters: Eeyore's SMILING! they thought it would sell more stuffed animals! And no one will ever hang for it. __________________ "And there is no liar like the indignant man..." -Friedrich Nietszche

12-11-2005, 12:12 PM	#81
ShopaholicChick monkey Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 89	my favorite books as a child that i still love to read are the bridge to terebithia, the velveteen rabbit, and riki tiki tavi __________________ I hate people who stalk you and think they are funny to hack your accounts

12-11-2005, 01:45 PM	#82
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier. Gave me the lifelong habit of putting a pat of butter in my cream of mushroom soup. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

05-18-2006, 02:18 PM	#84
LeahDear monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,538	His Dark Materials -- Phillip Pullman Northern Lights The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass Excellent books for kids and adults alike... couldn't put them down! __________________ I blame that Welsh tart!

08-29-2005, 08:39 PM	#78
daft kat Queen of the universe Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Somewhere on the outskirts of Cleveland. Posts: 6	I love guess how much I love you I read it at least 4 times a week, also the pigman I think it was by Paul Zimmerman

08-30-2005, 01:50 PM	#79
karma_queen Minx Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brighton, darling! Posts: 1,046	the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle i read recently that one has sold every single minute since it was published in 1969. also, it is aparently george w's favourite book. nice

11-23-2006, 10:40 AM	#87
LeahDear monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,538	me too! was sobbing by the end! took them on holiday with me and hardly spoke to anyone for the whole week I hear that there's a film being made.. not sure how I feel about that yet... could either be really really great or really really shite

11-25-2006, 02:03 PM	#89
LeahDear monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,538	^^^ Really? Do you mean all 3 in 1 or a follow on from the last?

11-25-2006, 10:21 PM	#90
Tunesmith click click click Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: snap the fingers Posts: 2,229	from what I've heard, it's a bunch of short stories following some of the minor characters in the trilogy. But he's only just started, so it'll be a while. __________________ of the deadly ginger snaps

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