My favorite picture of me from when I was a kid is me sitting on the bed, sucking my thumb, with a book open on my lap. I must have only been about two or three and yet that picture encapsulates the entirety of my life from that moment forward.
I have never stopped loving books. As I got older, there were some books that were so meaningful that I truly couldn’t wait to share them with my own kids. Here are 60 Favorite Books From Your Childhood That Your Kids Should Read Now. Not because there aren’t any amazing new books, but because reading these books with your kids will give you something amazing bond over. Like you’re giving them a piece of your past and maybe someday, they’ll do the same with their kids. Enjoy!
60 Favorite Books From Your Childhood That Your Kids Should Read Now
Did your favorite childhood books make the list? If not, tell us about them and why you loved them in the comments below!
Rbpier
Friday 13th of October 2017
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Jester and Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? By Dr. Seuss
Melissa McGinnis
Wednesday 26th of April 2017
Underground to Canada, by Barbara Smucker. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Mouse and the Motorcycle.
I've read some of these, and I was sobbing at the end of Where the Red Fern Grows.
Neil
Thursday 30th of March 2017
Alligator Baby, The Hobbit, The Narnia Chronicles, and Runaway Bunny are all on my list.
Neil
Thursday 30th of March 2017
and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
Vikki
Tuesday 21st of February 2017
Charlotte's Web (which my daughter is just reading now) and The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. What a lovely list. Thank you for the idea.
Ellen
Tuesday 31st of January 2017
My childhood happened long before most of these were published, though I read most as an adult. I was mostly into horse stories, Marguerite Henry and Walter Farley were my faves. Before libraries used plastic covers, I'd take home brand-new books with horses on the jackets, return them a week later, jacket-less. And somehow I never got in trouble for this.