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flotsam · Joined: 28 Mar 2006

For 3-6 year olds: The Brothers Karamazov

cosmicgirlie · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Everything by Munsch is brilliant in my opinion but my absolute favorite book by him is Mortimer.

"Clang Clang rattle bing bang going to make my noise all day"

Makes me giggle every time I read it.

Eric Carle has great books for little ones and the I Spy books for little ones is a great interacting book for mom and child.

For the older ones you have to go with the classics. I couldn't get enough of the Chronicles of Narnia. I can tell you what my daughter just absolutely loves reading right now--she's 8--the Junie B stories and Geronimo Stilton. I'll hear her giggling from her room when she reads those stories. The other funny giggle book that she loves to read is Captain Underpants.

I think she has a bigger book collection than I. You can always order from Scholastic. They have many books!

HapKi · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL

Shel Silverstein, plus a lot already mentioned

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

The series of books that got me into reading big time was the Jennings series. Public school (that means private school in Britain....I know...) hi-jinks in idealistic 1950's.

Lots of 'crikey!!' and 'petrified paintpots!!'.

Also Famous Five, Secret Seven, a bit of Hardy Boys, Roald Dahl (especially Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).

I was a compulsive reader as a child and would often read the ingredients of every shampoo and toiletry in the bathroom if my toilet business took longer than 30 seconds. They all had aqua as their no.1 ingredient. My first inkling that things probably cost too much.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:55 am Post subject:

The Silly Book by Stu Hampel

if anyone else knows that book, i'll be shocked, amazed, and probably buy that person free beer for life.

annabel · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Location: Daegu

A lot of good ones have already been mentioned, but also:

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish- Dr. Seuss

The Paper Bag Princess, and Mud Puddle- Robert Munsch

The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstein

The Little Prince- Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The Chronicles of Narnia- C.S. Lewis

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes- Roald Dahl

Sleepy in Seoul · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:59 am Post subject:

The Little White Horse - Elisabeth Goudge,
The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
The Chronicles of Narnia,
The Gauntlet - Ronald Welch
Peter Pan
and one of my favourites, Reach For the Sky - Paul Brickhill. I first read it when I was 11 and have read it at least another 16 times since. An amazingly inspirational story.

cosmicgirlie · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

I just thought of some books I use to love reading when I was younger but unfortunately my understanding is that they no longer make them. The Choose your own adventure series. I use to love picking new adventures. It's a shame that they don't make those books as they're always a good read and encourages decision making!

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

Woland · Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: Seoul

tomato · Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

Here is a list of my favorite picture books in English:

http://eslideas.hypermart.net/picturebooks.html

and here is a list of my favorite picture books in Korean:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=38947&highlight=Mister+Fox+Mister+Fox

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003