Does anyone else remember the book or series that sparked their love of reading? Mine was the boxcar children I still have ever book in that series.
Does anyone else remember the book or series that sparked their love of reading? Mine was the boxcar children I still have ever book in that series.
The Great Gatsby was the first book that I read that I enjoyed.
I adore that book it was my first leather bound
All time favourite!
Dominic by William Steig. It was the first book that I ever read cover to cover in one sitting, and I read it dozens of times in my childhood until the book literally fell apart. I reread it as an adult, and I honestly wish I hadn’t because it ruined the magic of my memories.
Either Harry Potter or narnia, can’t remember which I read first
Sweet Valley Twins!
That and babysitters club!
Signs of the Zodiac.
Trixie Belden mystery series
Eyes of the Amaryllis by Natalie Babbitt. I checked that book out at least once a month
The B is for Betsy series, Ramona books and Little House books
Litlle House, Judy Blume and The Babysitters Club.
I still read Judy Blume she is just a great writer!
@Katie she is, my favorites were the Superfudge series LOL!
Deenie and are you there God it’s me Margret
Oh and Anne of Green Gables, one of my favorites.
I own all of them but haven’t read them in a while might have to pull them out now
@Katie I have all of Little House and Anne of Green Gables and still read them once in a while.
Encyclopedia Brown
Mine was the boxcar children too! 3rd grade. I also loved wayside storied from west side school &Judy blume
I would sneak then onto the play ground and read instead of play lol.
I’m older than dirt so for me it was the 5 Little Peppers and the Sue Barton books way way back in the early 50s.
I love The Five Little Peppers!
Older then dirt? Lol that was cute
Boxcar children, and anything by R.L. Stine.
The first two that I remember reading are Freckle Juice and The Mouse and the Motorcycle. I was hooked.
Narnia
Little house. The babysitters club and Roman the pest
I remember my favorite book from when I was young, I read it over and over, well my mom read it to me before I could read myself. Where’s my cheese by Stan Mack. Best kid book ever.
Little House on the Prairie
Goosebumps
Earths Children. Still the best
R.L Stine, Sweet Valley High and Babysitters Club
I loved the Boxcar children when i was a kid.
Boxcar children, babysitters club, and Animorphs
Nancy Drew.
Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys.
Hate to say it, but never read the Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys series.
I’ve literally read my whole life. My parents were both big readers and can’t remember a time when books weren’t a big part of my life. I remember in first grade a book about a kangaroo. Can’t remember the name, but loved it
I started reading early because I couldn’t do sports due to heart condition. So reading became my escape from procedures and hospital visits.
I was bullied very badly to the point the cops almost got involved. I learned to use reading to escape and even now I get so into reading I tune out everything.
Betsy, Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace – absolute favs
Boxcar children, American girl, and babysitters club.
I think mine was like r.l. stine and the American girl books when I was younger but I think I really started getting into reading after I read the first Harry potter book after that I was even more crazy about reading and haven’t stopped since
Bernstein bears, nate the great and sleepover friends were a few series besides most of those that were already mentioned that i loved as a kid.
I read very early, Tintin took me all over the world, and the Little Prince, I learn about a rose….
My first “chapter book” which was such a big deal to me was “Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder in second grade. I was hooked and still have that very book on my bookshelf in my bedroom 🙂
Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown were two I loved reading that started me on my journey when I was kid and grew to love them even more to now own 300 today
Goosebumps. 🙂 Unless we are going way back…then the Berenstein Bears. Does Calvin & Hobbes count? 😉
I love Calvin & Hobbes, they always count.
We LOVE the Berenstein Bears!!!
I got into Goosebumps in second grade and later it was Animorphs.
The Nancy Drew series
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Mine was goosebumps! 🙂
Anne of Green Gables and the Little House On the Prairie Series
Tom Sawyer, Agatha Christie
This book started it all for me I was in 6th grade when I found this book but I loved reading before this book
Little House on the Prairie
Required reading in high school and University: Catcher in the Rye, Great Gatsby, all things Shakespeare. All things Steinbeck and Dickens. ❤️
Curious George in the very early years.
Oor Wullie and the Broons.
Everything by Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume
Nancy Drew. Peanuts books
Mine wasnt a book series but just a standalone book.. Called the Lottie Project by jaquiline Wilson.. After that I kept reading her books.. And I loved them ?
The Mary Poppins series (before the movie) and Nancy Drew.
The Nancy Drew series and the book Little Women got me started. I still have those books except I gave my daughter the Little Women book. Wow those books are 50 years old now . where did the time go. Lol
Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House on the Prairie series.
Little House and Nancy Drew
The Magic Faraway Tree and my little girl loves them now x
V. C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic, The Dollanganger Series got me started.
Nancy Drew and the Wrinkle in Time series
Wrinkle in Time was the best!!
The Mary-Ann series by Catherine Cookstown – adored them as a child
Nancy Drew Series for me. Still have some of them too.
“The Borrowers” and “The Littles”. Also, a little book called “The Doll of Lilac Valley”
I loved that book so much I bought a copy!
I got a copy too!! ? great book!! I’ve never met anyone else who knows of it!!
THE HARDY BOYS
I’m going to age myself, but I loved The Bobbsey Twins-by Laura Lee Hope
Boxcar children,VC Andrews, secret garden and little women.
Sweet Valley High, Babysitters Club, Goosebumps
My grandmother handed me a book titled Hannah for my 13th birthday and I was hooked. That 40 years ago.
The Little house on the prairie books
Harry potter started it for me! Now that’s all I’ll read, fantasy books
My brother,Peter, read to me when i was young and was definitely the inspiration for my love of books-I am forever grateful to him!
Box Car Children and Encyclopedia Brown
Loved Encyclopedia Brown!!!
The Black Stallion
Alfred Hitchcock Three Investigators, Nancy Drew, The Boxcar Chidren, and The Tuckers
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew
Ramona books by Beverly Cleary
Little house on the prairie and babysitter club
Nancy Drew was mine as well. Read every single one. Also loved Trixie Beldon series, gosh that ages me huh? lol
Yah! Another Trixie Belden fan ❤
Boxcar children for me still have the first boxcar in the series
In elementary school Choose Your Own Adventure. Then The Hardy Boys. After that at about age 14 I read my first Stephen King book.
The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore
Donald Clayton Porter’s White Indian Series.
Bobbsey Twins
Little House series, Bobbsey Twins,Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew for me!
Trixie Belden was it for me! ❤
And her friend Honey!!!
The Wizard of Oz
Little House
I read all of those as well @Irene
the Doctor Seuss books. They were my first ones,
The House With A Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs…
The magic tree house series!
No sure I just remember when I was in elementary school I loved reading the Junie B. Jones books.
Chery Ames, Student Nurse- my love for reading and then becoming an R.N. I always loved reading though, Grimms Fairytales was a favorite.
Little house and beverly clery Henry Huggins
Nancy drew
Definitely Nancy Drew!
Nancy Drew
Warrior Cats XD
Maybe Half Magic. Or the Borrowers, or the Boxcar Children or Betsy-Tacy!
I remember reading some of them
I am dating myself, but I remember my mother bringing me to a little local library when I was in second grade. I brought home my first Bobbsey Twins book. I was in love with it . Mom had to keep bringing me back til I read every episode. From then on I always had to go to the library. Now I can do that from my kindle. My mother read a lot,.I do, my daughter tries reading between being mommy to two active children and a great wife and my two grandchildren read alot. They actually belong to the book club at our wonderful library and always tell me about whatever they are reading. Life is good!♥
Nancy Drew.
Nancy Drew
The Bobbsey Twins
Lois Lowery The Giver
My favorite book or all time
I still read it a few times a year
@Heather have u read any of her other books?
I read the crap I’m blanking on the name but it is the followup to the Giver. I can’t think of the title right now. Blue.. Mmm
Gathering Blue?
Yes!
Its a series. The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger, Son. I read Glossmere and I loved it.
I read The Giver when I was about 9. Jumped immediately into Sylvia Plath, Anne Rice, and such after that. I still read on average a book a day or two. I don’t watch TV much prefer books.
How can u read that fast? It takes me longer
I don’t really know I guess I have gotten faster over the past 24 yrs that I breeze through them.
You should join goodreads. It’s an awesome site for people who love books
I’ve been stalking that site for information on a book by Annie Walls Living With The Dead
Well u should make a profile. It’s a great resource. I sound like I’m advertising but I just really love it
I’ll do that. Thanks ?
Pookie the Rabbit with Wings and all of Beatrix Potter when I was much younger, and then later on A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, and later still Milly-Molly-Mandy. Sorry, just couldn’t think of one. They were all influencers.
I’m not sure. It was just when I was in 6th grade that I started to love reading. You should get an account on goodreads. It’s a great website!
I have the entire Nancy Drew series from when i was young. But my love affair with books started with A Wrinkle in Time. Still have that whole series also. Judy Blumb, Beverley Cleary, the Little House series. I still have all these books and my daughters have read and loved them all. I read my grand daughter Junie B. Jones books, which we LOVE!
Nancy Drew!
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish loved and still love Dr. Seuss since I was a little kid. Now I read it to my students!
Anne of Green Gables series
I have read the series probably ten or more times.
Bailey School KIds
The Box Car Children
Baby sitters club
The magic treehouse
Judy Blume books. I read a lot before that but what really got me addicted were her books