Now originally for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, I was going to do books I read in High School -specifically Urban Fantasy. And I will! Just not today. I couldn’t make enough room in my schedule to take some great photos for you all, so instead I decided to do a different kind of throwback for you – children’s books.
Being home, I’ve been looking at all my old shelves, and while there are tons from my life that sort of trace how I got here – and what type of reader I am. There’s a ton of children’s books. I devoured books as a child. It was where my love of reading comes from and I am a voracious reader. So that being said, bed time story time has been my favorite forever. It’s still how I would like to go to sleep. When I’m sick, I still want someone to read me a story. It’s been ingrained into me.
I live and breath stories.
So do you want to know where it all came from? I’ll tell you all my favorite children’s books and I would love to know if you also love them.
- A Mother for Choco. This story was the most heart warming story ever about adoption and finding your family with those who love you.
- Warm in Winter. Is this where my extreme love of Winter came from? Probably.
- Streganona. I am still so in love with the illustrations in these books.
- Too Many Pumpkins. I still can’t get over how many pumpkins.
- Pooh Bear. I know it’s not a picture book, but it is one of the most read books in my household and it needs to be on this list.
- Frog and Toad. Also all the animated cartoons.
- Koala Lou. Just hearing this title makes me emotional.
- Hedgehog Bakes a Cake. This inspired my love of baking. It has to be. Also my mom is an expert baker.
- The Long Haired Maiden. I actually loved this story as a child, I don’t know why, maybe I felt some deep connection with the representation?
- Goodnight Moon. The bunny from this was one of my first stuffed animals.
- And an extra freebie, Guess How Much I Love You.
Discussion
What were your favorite children’s books?
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Great take on the topic. A few years ago I went back to find the what would now be considered “middle grade” books from my childhood. Unfortunately they’re not as good as I remember, but the nostalgia factor makes me keep them.
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Yeah I definitely want to go back and revisit my middle school books too! But I don’t want to destroy the nostalgia! Thanks for leaving your link!
I’ve heard so much about Goodnight Moon. It sounds super cute. Great list! 🙂
Thanks and thanks for stopping by! It’s a cute story and features a bunny!
Koala Lou is one of my favourites too, from my preschool teaching days. I taught one little girl in particular who obsessed about this book and I read it sooooooooooo many times. We would both get emotional every time I read ‘Koala Lou I do love you, I always have and I always will’ <3
OMG YES that line though….brings tears to my eyes
Any day now I will become a grandma and then I get to reread the books i read to my daughters. Yippee. Hooray for Children’s books. My TTT
I wish I still had all of my books from when I was a kid; most of them were even given away to family friends’ kids or were donated to charity. One of my favourite authors when I was a kid was Enid Blyton and I had a few of her short story collections that I read all the time 🙂
At least you did something really great with them! I need to check out that author 🙂
Good Night Moon is awesome. I still think it’s comforting to look at, just the art and the quietness of it, if that makes sense. Pooh Bear of course is the best. And A Mother for Choco looks adorable.
You’re so right the quietness is so soothing!
What a fun spin on the topic! I loved stories at bedtime as well. Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
Thanks for visiting and leaving your link!