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WhistlePig
10-07-2006, 03:15 AM
Fuzzy's post in the Monster Found thread made me think of this. What
were your favorite books when you were a kid? I need to build up a collection
for my daughter so I need suggestions.
Here are a few of mine:
Where the Wild Things Are
Cat in the Hat (actually any Dr. Seuss)
Nancy Drew mysteries
<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by WhistlePig on 10-7-06 @ 7:16 AM</span>
feralBoy
10-07-2006, 05:50 AM
<p>Damn, I still read children's books.</p><p>My personal favorites.</p><p>Danny Champion of the World - Roald Dahl, but anything by Roald Dahl is good. I'm also kinda partial to Fantastik Mr. Fox. But he also wrote, Charlie and the Chocolate Factore, The BFG, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda. Some really good stuff.</p><p>The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exup‚ry, but the themes of this are a little adult.</p><p>The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster. I love this book, because it mixes in math and stuff. The man who counted too by Malba Tahan is good too if you are a math geek.</p><p>Any Book in the Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer but that may be considered young adult. But the stories are really good.</p><p>Anything by Shel Silverstein</p><p>The Chronicles of Narnia is great, by C.S. Lewis, if you don't mind the underlying religious themes.</p><p>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst</p><p>And probably the best of all time,</p><p>Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. It's some bad ass shit.</p>
Marc with a c
10-07-2006, 07:18 AM
<p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/freeman_carlr/boat_large.jpeg" border="0" /></p><p>and <u>deputy dan gets his man</u> (i couldn't find a picture of it, but it was a swell book).</p>
BoondockSaint
10-07-2006, 07:23 AM
<p><img height="308" src="http://picturingbooks.imaginarylands.org/images/con5brothers.jpg" width="449" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p>And any Curious George book.</p>
docgoblin
10-07-2006, 07:56 AM
<p>http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/975/fungusqp0.jpg</p><p><strong>And any of the Pooh books</strong> </p>
dereckfishboy
10-07-2006, 08:06 AM
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FUNKMAN
10-07-2006, 08:32 AM
<p>George 'story of a little ghost' - our grammar school had it in the library. it's tough to find now, i couldn't find it online anywhere but found it at a library in one of the towns near where i live.</p><p>He's a little ghost who lives in a house with an old couple. The doors squeak, the stairs creak, and the shudders bang and George is very happy. Then one day the old man decides to fix all squeaks and creaks and bangs and it doesn't feel like home anymore for George so he runs away.</p><p>For a long time George is unable to find a comfortable home. He decides to revisit his old home and enough time has past where all of the squeaks, creaks, and bangs have come back and he is now so happy to be back in his first home. </p><p>awwwww! ain't that sweet <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p><p>loved the original Babar book as well. especially when he was wearing a suit and the Five Chinese Brothers </p>
<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 10-7-06 @ 12:32 PM</span>
ChimneyFish
10-07-2006, 08:51 AM
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Dougie Brootal
10-07-2006, 09:31 AM
<img height="475" src="http://www.snopes.com/sources/music/graphics/hardroad.jpg" width="318" border="0" />
Fez4PrezN2008
10-07-2006, 09:46 AM
<p>Best children's book ever...</p><p><img height="334" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/9600000/9600483.jpg" width="395" border="0" /></p>
Fez4PrezN2008
10-07-2006, 09:50 AM
<p>Its hard to belive that this was really a book for children...</p><p><img height="500" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1857141261.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1056530385_.jpg" width="500" border="0" /></p>
Marc with a c
10-07-2006, 09:58 AM
<p>changed high school for me.</p><p><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0142401013.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" /></p>
<p><img width="231" height="183" border="0" src="http://www.nhvweb.net/VHS/Art/JBrandt%20Images/Elephant%20Still.jpg" /></p><p>Not only the best children's book of all time, possibly the best book of all time. </p>
riverofpiss
10-07-2006, 01:03 PM
<table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tr height="100%" width="100%"><td valign="top" width="100%" height="250"><font size="3">"Green Eggs and Ham" for sure.</font></td></tr><tr><td height="1"><div /></td></tr></table>
Sheeplovr
10-07-2006, 01:35 PM
<p><img width="414" height="500" border="0" src="http://suchsome.somesuch.org/boywho001.gif" /></p><p>Fatty Pneumonia the Boy Who Can Count Colors by F.M.W.<br />
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Crazy Jen
10-07-2006, 01:57 PM
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#333366" size="3">Dr Seuss on Sex</font></strong></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000000"><em /></font></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2">He took off his pants, and gave it a stare</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2">And he said to himself, “This is going nowhere”</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="2">“It used to get hard, it just ain’t fair”</font></p>
Crazy Jen
10-07-2006, 02:00 PM
<a href="http://www.ronfez.net/gp/reader/1555835430/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-3825721-7305725#reader-link"><img onmouseover="sitb_showLayer('bookpopover'); return false;" onmouseout="sitb_doHide('bookpopover'); return false;" height="240" alt="Heather Has Two Mommies: 10th Anniversary Edition (Alyson Wonderland)" src="http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/1555835430.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" width="240" border="0" /></a>
Crazy Jen
10-07-2006, 02:11 PM
<h1>Children's Books You'll Never See</h1><p class="author">These were from a Washington Post contest:</p><p>"You Were an Accident" (Jean Sorensen, Herndon; Barry Blyveis, Columbia)</p><p>"Strangers Have the Best Candy" (Stephen Dudzik, Silver Spring)</p><p>"The Little Sissy Who Snitched" (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg)</p><p>"Some Kittens Can Fly!" (David Genser, Arlington)</p><p>"The Protocols of the Grandpas of Zion" (David Genser, Arlington)</p><p>"How to Dress Sexy for Grownups" (Stephen Dudzik, Silver Spring)</p><p>"Getting More Chocolate on Your Face" (Thomas Drucker, Carlisle, Pa.)</p><p>"Where Would You Like to Be Buried?" (Barry Blyveis, Columbia)</p><p>"Where's Godot?" (Jonathan Paul, Garrett Park)</p><p>"Katy Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her" (David Genser, Arlington)</p><p>"The Attention Deficit Disorder Association's Book of Wild Animals of North Amer- Hey! Let's Go Ride Our Bikes!" (Meg Sullivan, Potomac)</p><p>"All Dogs Go to Hell" (Joseph Romm, Washington)</p><p>"The Kids' Guide to Hitchhiking" (Joseph Romm, Washington)</p><p>"When Mommy and Daddy Don't Know the Answer They Say God Did It" (Barry <br />Blyveis, Columbia)</p><p>"Garfield Gets Feline Leukemia" (John Kammer, Herndon)</p><p>"What Is That Dog Doing to That Other Dog?" (Kenneth Krattenmaker, Landover Hills)</p><p>"Why Can't Mr. Fork and Ms. Electrical Outlet Be Friends?" (Martin Keutel, Alexandria)</p><p>"Bi-Curious George" (Art Grinath, Takoma Park)</p><p>"Daddy Drinks Because You Cry" (Stephen Dudzik, Silver Spring)</p><p>"Mister Policeman Eats His Service Revolver" (Russ Beland, Springfield)</p><p>"You Are Different and That's Bad" (Christopher Springfield)</p>
Crazy Jen
10-07-2006, 02:16 PM
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cougarjake13
10-07-2006, 02:46 PM
<p>i'm eagerly awaiting terrell owens new childrens book</p><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-t.o.-childrens-book,1,7408157.story?coll=sns-ap-football-headlines">http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-t.o.-childrens-book,1,7408157.story?coll=sns-ap-football-headlines</a></p>
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