It’s time for another Summer Flashback (a fun blog hop created by Tammy’s Two Cents). Today we’re sharing our favorite childhood books, which I absolutely love, because reading has always been a favorite pastime of mine, even now.
I especially enjoyed series books during my preteen years — Sweet Valley High, the Saddle Club and Nancy Drew — the strong character development in each series made you personally vested in the storylines, impatiently waiting for the next book to come out. There are some trilogies I enjoyed recently, including The Hunger Games and Millennium Series, but long series of books don’t seem too common anymore. Some of my all-time favorite books are ironically not even series. It would be hard to narrow my current favorites down to one. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Veronika Decides to Die, and Cien Anos de Soledad (which I painstakingly read in Spanish) are four of my all-time favorites.
But back to this week’s theme: favorite childhood books. I think my love affair with books started with the Berenstain Bears. When I first started school, I remember going to the library, enjoying storytime and then being allowed to pick out some books to borrow. I always headed straight for the Berenstain Bears. I don’t remember many of the stories, because it was so long ago, but I do remember reading them over and over.
What were you favorite books growing up?
I always looked for the Berenstain Bears in the woods when I was little.
That was a cute one!
I LOVED Nancy Drew!!! I loved Bernstein Bears too! And of course all of the fairy tails with princesses etc. I LOVED the Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (I need to buy that book for Macy)
I forgot…Harry the Dirty Dog!!! What a classic. and all the Mr. and Mrs. Books: Mr. Happy, Mrs. Bossy….I loved those!!!
I really need to find those Mr and Mrs Books! Mr & Mrs Bossy (aka Mason and Diva!)
I always loved The Babysitter’s Club and the Sweet Valley series. I also like Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys.
I forgot about the Hardy Boys! Thanks for the reminder. lol
I loved Berenstain Bears, too! We just got a few of them for the kids! I also really like the Little Mr. and Little Ms. books!
I don’t remember those Mr and Ms books. I’ll have to look for them!
I loved the Berenstain Bears! I also loved Dr. Seuss especially his ABC book – I think I made my parents crazy reading that to me all the time.
My daughter loves Dr. Seuss!
Great minds think alike! I loved the Berenstain Bears, too! My FAVE was the “B Book!” I still have it pretty much memorized, lol!
Yes, we do! ha ha
Berenstein Bears was one of my favorite series when I was a kid too…totally forgot about those!
I am with Tammy!! Now I get them for my daughter 🙂