What were your favorite books as children?

Right now I am reading The Giver to my son, it was my mother's day gift from my mother. It made me remember some of my favorites.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.
Children of the River.
The Boxcar Children.
Wrinkle in Time.
Number the Stars.
Shiloh.
Invitation to the Game.
The Devil's Arithmetic.
Hatchet.
Brian's Winter.
Bridge to Terebithia.
Stone Fox.
My Side of the Mountain.

What are yours?

I cant remember the name exactly but its a book where the catipillar turns into a butterfly. I loved that book and I'm trying to find it for my kids.

Quoting cherrya03:“ I cant remember the name exactly but its a book where the catipillar turns into a butterfly. I loved that book and I'm trying to find it for my kids.”

Like a picture book?

Quoting Noah.:“ Right now I am reading The Giver to my son, it was my mother's day gift from my mother. It made me remember ... [snip!] ... Arithmetic. Hatchet. Brian's Winter. Bridge to Terebithia. Stone Fox. My Side of the Mountain. What are yours?”

pffft.... grouchy ladybug over here.

Quoting Kristin.:“ pffft.... grouchy ladybug over here.”

grouchy lady bug ? haha.

I think it was called Bailey School Kids? It had titles like Martians don't wear underwear...or some shit like that! haha

(jk about the underwear part...I just forgot the title and it seemed to fit)

The Giver was def. one of my faves as well.

Anything Beverly Cleary (I think that's how you spell her name)
Jamberry (Will likes this one too, he giggles his head off when I read it to him)
Ella Enchanted
The whole Harry Potter series (8th grade is technically a child, right?)
Love You Forever

and a bunch more. I was a major bookworm when I was younger. I wish I could remember all the stories I loved!

Quoting Noah.:“ grouchy lady bug ? haha. ”

have you heard of it? it's great! i am sure asher would love it   haha.

Quoting Noah.:“ Like a picture book?”

Yeah. Did you mean story books with chapters?

Where the wild things are!

i remember my mom reading me a book called " Are you my mother" im pretty sure it was about a little bird looking for his mother bird. very cute book.

http://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Mother-P-D-Eastman/dp/0394800184/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216523544&sr=8-1

One of my very favorites was Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue by Carol King. It's not very well know, but I loved it!! It's about a bratty boy who tells everyone, "I dont care, Im Pierre." My mom and I still say that to this day.

http://www.amazon.com/Pierre-Cautionary-Tale-Chapters-Prologue/dp/0064432521

paper bag princess by robert munch (sp?)
Or the first book i ever learned to read Fun with Dick And Jane!!

Quoting Danielle*GavinsMami*[HBC]:“ Where the wild things are!”

You are so right! That was my favorite book as a small child.

Quoting Kimberlea:“ paper bag princess by robert munch (sp?) Or the first book i ever learned to read Fun with Dick And Jane!!”

That's a great one.