Can you remember the stories which were read to you as a child by your parents. I remember Jack and Jill, Goldie Locks, Gingerbread man I remember one I think was called repunsal dont know if I spelt that right about a princess with really long hair who lived in a tower alone. My favourite though was the little match stick girl was anyone else read this one?. Its about a little girl whos family I so poor she is sent out into the cold winter streets to sell match sticks but she starts getting so cold she starts using them rather than selling them and in the end she uses up all the matches and freezes to death. What a dark story for a child to hear ehhh.



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TMPletz said:

And did you enjoy it?

rolling said:

Actually, I haven't read it yet, but I picked it up at a garage sale a couple weeks ago and is in my pile of books to read next. You'd think I would have read this years ago, but just never got around to it.

As for a real answer, I don't ever recall being read to. Since I also had an older sister and brother, I'm sure my mom was too worn out at some point.

rolling said:

I had that book! It was sooooo sad.

I remember a book about a Spooky Old Tree that was my favorite. And Fox in Socks by Dr Suess. I had a big book of fairy tales and nursery rhymes that I loved too.

I don't remember being read to, though. I remember doing the reading myself. I have few memories from being a very small child and I was reading myself before I entered kindergarten.

I DO remember getting in trouble for reading in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping.

Fulco the Minstrel. It was a total hit with me, as it had knights in it. I went for knights at a young age, I can't help it. A teacher read it in class.

And I must admit I read at an earlier age than my classmates, so I just remember Pluk Van De Petteflet, as read to me by my sister and Fulco, as read to me by my teacher. I liked to read myself.

Lotsa Dr Seuss and Berenstain Bears.

Cinnie said:

THAT's what it was. The Berenstein Bears Spooky Old Tree!

The first book I can remember anyone reading to me...



My grandma took me to the library when I was four...and we read this story. I always remembered - and spent years trying to find it (it was out of print for a long time). It finally had a reprinting - and I couldn't wait to buy it.

rolling said:

AH!! I didn't hear that story as a child, but I had to read it for my children's literature class. That is a dark story!

My parents and my older sister used to read lots of books to me, in both English and Spanish, but my favorite was always Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day I think that I still have it somewhere in my house.

JessieJ said:

Our kids all loved those books too specially that one

We still them

I still have my old original book and one that is 18 yrs old, my kids book

I remembered another one!

Mach said:

I remember that cover dont think I was read it as a child though.

rolling said:

You should read it now then - great little story for all ages

i loved to read as a child.

i read all of dahl's and stine books.

but i especially liked mr poppins penguins.

but for JPB books, i read mostly eric carle, Marc brown, Richard scarry, Beatrix potter.
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we had tolkien, lloyd alexander, c.s. lewis, grimm's fairy tales, little house on the prairie series, and etc. too many to remember. my dad was really cool about reading to us. he was the best

XxAxX said:

We had so many too - my older siblings being 11 and 9 yrs older then I, They read to me things they were reading in school as well By the age of 5 or 6 I was being read High School level books as well as childrens books

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge was read to me in kindergarten.

Lots of Dr.Suess,but I especially remember Green Eggs,and Ham,and I had a set of Disney books.

but in German.

Anything Seuss!

Berenstein Bears, everything Sendak, and Tintin...

PS, for the fans;

2009 will bring you;

HamsterHuey said:

~ faiints ~

HamsterHuey said:

GTFOOH!!!

The pics look awesome, I really hope and pray they don't blow it with the story!!!

any clue how long it'll be?

Mach said:

OHMIGOD!!!
That is the first book I remember. My kindergarten teacher Mis Guardino read that too us.

she also read

Mach said:

Just love this book, I have it for my 3 year old and also...