My Favorite Childhood Book

I recently saw a post on Facebook containing some of the greatest childhood book quotes.

Dr. Seuss - Oh the Places You'll Go - "If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too."

Roald Dahl - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - "The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places."

Dr. Seuss - The Cat in The Hat - "Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

Shel Silverstein - Where the Sidewalk Ends - "Anything can happen, child.  Anything can be."

E. B. White - Charlotte's Web - "You have been my friend.  That in itself is a tremendous thing."

Robert Munsch - Love You Forever - "I'll love you forever, I'll love you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be."

Roald Dahl - Matilda - "If you have good thoughts... they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."

Marcus Pfister - The Rainbow Fish - "... the more he gave away, the more delighted he became."



Such good stuff!  So, I got to thinking: what were some of my favorite childhood books?  There were (and are) so many good ones to choose from, it was hard to narrow it down.  I came up with a few, though.

Anne of Green Gables series - This was the first collection of books I had.  I remember getting points to Barnes & Noble with the summer reading program and I used those points to collect all of the books in the series.  I remember being so proud of when I collected all of the books in the series.

Berenstein Bears series - This is a series that I could read and read and read again.  Love it!  I should plan to get the series for the nepher...

Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss - I still have a copy of this book.  Maybe it's for kids, but I think it's also very much for adults.  It's something that I believe we should read time and time again.  The inspiration never gets old.  The pictures never get boring.  The rhymes never fail to entertain.  Love it!

So, what about you?  What were your favorite books as a child?