I've been wanting to reread some of my childhood books as an adult, mainly as a bit of escapism and to see if they are as good as I remember.
Of course there are classics such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but I think that was read to me rather than reading it myself.
I've got a terrible memory, but the first two books that I remember reading are Milly-Molly-Mandy by Joyce Lankester Brisley, and The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, and I can’t wait to reread them.
What are the first books you remember reading as a child? Have you reread them as an adult? I'd love to build a list of popular childhood 'first read' books to dip into!
by krafeli
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the first chapter book i ever read was in the second grade, it was a magic treehouse book! i loved the berenstain bears and the little critter books when i was tiny too.
Hmmm maybe My Side of the Mountain or By The Great Horn Spoon
little black sambo
the first book I remember reading that wasn’t part of school curriculum was Danny, The Champion of the World.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Wanted to see my grandparents all chilling in bed together after that but most of them passed.
The first book I ever read by myself was The Monster At The End Of This Book, because I loved it so much that I memorized it, supposedly at age 3, but I think I was actually 4 and my parents liked to exaggerate. The first chapter book I ever read was Charlotte’s Web
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Bread and Jam for Francis. All the Frog and Toad stories. Harold and the Purple Crayon and my absolute favorite: Professor Wormbog’s Gloomy Kerploppus (a scratch and sniff adventure).
Space Cadet, by Robert Heinlein.
I was absolutely obsessed with the boxcar children
Dick and Jane