tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post7871571213546483822..comments2023-04-23T13:33:55.868-05:00Comments on The Realm of Possibility: Favorite Kid's FictionDiabolical Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054611487880242577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-27395284763074420532009-08-18T15:41:31.479-05:002009-08-18T15:41:31.479-05:00I like Neil Gayman too.
Neverwhere especially.I like Neil Gayman too.<br /><br />Neverwhere especially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-990798851744445172009-08-17T21:55:07.632-05:002009-08-17T21:55:07.632-05:00Diabolical,
Seems like you missed I Love You, For...Diabolical,<br /><br />Seems like you missed <i>I Love You, Forever</i> and Sesame Street's <i>Shake a Leg</i>.<br /><br />Doug,<br /><br />You get points for The Chronicles of Prydain. <i>The High King</i> may be my favorite book ever. All of them were fabulous to me, though. Also, mega-points for Dorkman.<br /><br />Laura,<br /><br />Yep. I think the Harry Potter series will go down as classic. it's sort of the sports equivalent of the ESPN Instant Classic now, and I'm not talking Westminster Dog Shows, either. ;)<br /><br />-----<br /><br />All of The Chronicles of Prydain, Lloyd Alexander<br />All of The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis<br />All of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Tony Di Terlizzi and Holly Black<br /><i>Stargirl</i>, Jerry Spinelli<br /><i>Love, Stargirl</i> Jerry Spinelli<br /><i>Crash</i>, Jerry Spinelli<br /><i>Feed</i>, M.T. Anderson<br /><i>Charlotte's Web</i>, E.B. White<br /><i>The Graveyard Book</i>, Neil Gaiman<br /><i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i>, Roald Dahl<br /><i>Something Wicked This Way Comes</i>, Ray Bradbury<br />---<br />Classics for young and old alike that I cherished:<br /><i>The Count of Monte Cristo</i>, Alexander Dumas<br />Any Greek Mythology, but <i>The Iliad</i> and <i>The Odyssey</i> from Homer were favorites<br /><i>The Last of the Mohicans</i>, James Fennimore Cooper<br /><i>Animal Farm</i>, George Orwell<br /><i>The Hobbit</i>, J.R.R. Tolkien<br />All of The Lord of the Rings series, J.R.R. Tolkien<br />Le Morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Mallory<br /><i>The Call of the Wild</i>, Jack London<br />---<br />Shorts I loved:<br /><i>Rikki Tikki Tavi</i>, Rudyard Kipling<br /><i>A Christmas Carol, in Prose</i>, Charles Dickens<br /><i>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</i>, Washington Irving<br />The Brothers Grimm fairy tales<br />Fairy tales from Hans Christian AndersenRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629158473415918017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-13278440440937278672009-08-17T21:06:09.312-05:002009-08-17T21:06:09.312-05:00Doug mentioned LLoyd Alexander's Chronicles of...Doug mentioned LLoyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, which were great adventure books. <br /><br />I enjoyed the Great Brain series when I was a kid. And Encyclopedia Brown. I think both series would hold up for today's kids, though it's been years since I've read or even really thought much about either series. <br /><br />Neil Gaiman writes great books for young people. Coraline was terrific. The Graveyard Book is probably the best work of fiction I've read this year. <br /><br />And the Harry Potter books are great. <br /><br />-BPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-22441220761215198632009-08-17T20:11:33.077-05:002009-08-17T20:11:33.077-05:00Laura,
Wuthering Heights is a very great book. Pe...Laura,<br /><br />Wuthering Heights is a very great book. Perhaps it struck a chord with me because I was looking for something I couldn't have. The book is deep and brilliant and touched my heart. Don't worry I scared my parents too... for that matter I still do. <br /><br />God Bless<br />DougDougALughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335959723414264767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-20234677571083519022009-08-17T15:08:55.697-05:002009-08-17T15:08:55.697-05:00I loved the Fudge and SuperFudge really any book b...I loved the Fudge and SuperFudge really any book by Judy Blume. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Sheila the Great, Blubber, Are You There God It's Me, Margaret.<br /><br />Harry Potter series.<br /><br />PS, Why would a child be reading Wuthering Heights? No wonder it struck a cord, it was so full of hatred, bitterness, cruelty, lust, sadness.Laura Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521378600331879887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-21919785530791465612009-08-17T14:48:48.305-05:002009-08-17T14:48:48.305-05:00I'd have to say my favorites are in no particu...I'd have to say my favorites are in no particular order:<br /><i>The Westing Game</i><br /><i>The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)</i><br /><i>Green Eggs and Ham</i><br /><i>Shiloh</i><br />Any of the Beverly Cleary <i>Ramona</i> or <i>Henry Huggins</i> books (Walden Media is about to put out a Ramona and Beezus movie BTW!!)<br /><i>The Giving Tree</i><br /><i>Where the Wild Things Are</i><br /><i>Don't Say Goodbye, Brian Renahan--You Can Never Say Goodbye</i> (unpublished)<br /><i>Goodnight Moon</i><br /><i>Chronicles of Narnia</i> series<br /><i>Oz</i> series<br /><i>Keys to the Kingdom</i> series<br /><i>Are You My Mother?</i><br /><i>Where the Red Fern Grows</i><br /><i>My Side of the Mountain</i><br /><i>Encyclopedia Brown</i> series<br /><i>Bobbsey Twins</i> series<br /><i>The Littles</i> series<br /><i>Long Way From Chicago</i><br /><br />Also a number of classic books which weren't originally published as kid's books like:<br /><br /><i>Swiss Family Robinson</i><br /><i>Kidnapped</i> and <i>Catriona</i><br /><i>Robinson Crusoe</i><br />Jules Verne novels<br />Various fairy tales, myths, and legendsDiabolical Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054611487880242577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19549393.post-53948509175120886142009-08-17T07:04:59.044-05:002009-08-17T07:04:59.044-05:00Rich,
I enjoyed Dorkman... but I wasn't a kid...Rich,<br /><br />I enjoyed Dorkman... but I wasn't a kid when I read it... still...<br /><br />1) The book of three / the black cauldron / the castle of llyr : Think of them as Tolkien-lite.... Crunchings and Munchings!<br /><br />2) All things Tolkien: My prescious... my prescious<br /><br />3) Ann Mcaffery Dragonrider series: from mana to Pern itself, I loved Anne's new-earth and read every book at least twice.<br /><br />4) Narnia books: A no-duh here.<br /><br />5) Nancy Drew / Hardy Boys: personally I liked the Nancy Drew books better.<br /><br />6) To Kill A Mockingbird: Harper Lee wrote a brilliant book.<br /><br />7) Dorkman: I give it the nod. Great book. I really enjoyed it (all joking aside)<br /><br />8) Tom Sawyer / Huck Finn : Twain was pretty awesome.<br /><br />9) Marvel Comics: books is such a loose term. I loved my Marvel Comics... <br /><br />10) Wuthering Heights: I don't know why, but this book struck a chord with me as a kid.<br /><br />11) Ender's Game: Orson Scott Card is/was brilliant. <br /><br />God Bless<br />DougDougALughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335959723414264767noreply@blogger.com