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Name a book you feel is important for your children to read. (Or children in general if you have none)

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Paula #recommend #kids

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Brandy

What ages? The Giving Tree is a great book! Lol

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Alexia

This was my first thought as well.

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PaulaQuestion author

whatever age you think your chosen book is good for

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Kerstin

Momo and The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

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Lorrea

Green Eggs and Ham–teaches you to try new things and that you can make a lot out of a little(I think there are only 50 words in the book) Charlotte’s Web–teaches about treating others kindly The Secret Garden–teaches us to love and to be courageous

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Mon

The Diary of Anne Frank ?

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Ruchi

The westing game

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Michele

@Ruchi when I taught school I taught this book. It was so much fun. It still remains one of my favorite books of all time.

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Ruchi

@Michele i totally love it and made my son and hubby read it !!

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Corinne

The Little Prince.
I think its important for adults to read it too.

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Melissa

It’s on my TBR list!

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Kim

Pipi Longstocking, Little Women, Nancy Drew mysteries, Amelia Bedalia (several books), Bernstein Bear books (my daughter’s favorite), Beverly Cleary books. Teenagers read Ellen Foster, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Hole, and James Herriott’s books. There are many more but this is all I can think of at the moment.

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Eric

IMHO I feel every kid by high school should read The Alchemist! It’s so inspirational, and has a very powerful message about going after your dreams! I just got the paperback version for my 13 year old daughter, and I can’t wait to discuss all our favorite parts with each other.

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Angela

Aesop’s Fables

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Aine

anne of green gables ,the little prince,pip longstocking,the baby sitters club,

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Barb

Nancy Drew, as tweens: The Diary of Ann Frank. ❤️

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Eric

@Barb I’m ashamed to admit this, but I never read The Diary Of Anne Frank until last year, and it deeply disturbed me that someone would kill such an amazing person just because of her race. I think all kids boys and girls should read that book in high school! And if every kid read that book, there would never be another holocaust ever again!

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Sandie

All books! I don’t think I could pick one ? I try not to limit my children too much in what they read and they tend to make sensible, age appropriate choices. I’m just happy that they read and think it’s important that they enjoy what they are reading.

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Melissa

The Giver by Lois Lowry

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Jeff

The Giver. Ender’s Game.

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Kara

Narnia, Harry Potter

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Maureen

Anything, as long as they are reading.

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Raksha

7 habits of highly effective teenagers by Sean Covey

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Yuki

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

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Ryan

Anne of Green Gables – since we’re adopting.

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Diana

All Creatures Big and Small by James Herriot.

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Michele

Maniac Magee

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Áine

Roald Dahl!

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Dylan

@Áine charlie the champion of the world really resonated with me as a kid

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Cathey

Holy Bible, Chronicles of Narnia, Box Car Kids, depending on the age of the child/children Harry Potter……

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Ana

The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant

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Ally

Whatever they want to read, I feel the love of books is important to install early and work towards important content later ?

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Kae

Charlotte’s Web

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Jad

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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Thérèse

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
(highlights the abstract concept of empathy)

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Kris

Wonder

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Nicki

My daughter is 4 years old. Every birthday and Christmas I buy her a classic for when she is a bit older

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Thérèse

@Nicki you won’t be sorry! My girl is 22 and still has so many of the books we bought her/people gifted her. I hope you are writing inside them(date/to/from) it’s amazing to look back

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Nicki

@Thérèse I am indeed! I also buy her books I loved from my childhood and have prints on the wall from Roald Dahl, Alice in wonderland and lots more. Started reading to her before she was born

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Edwina

The lorax ?

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Moira

Love you forever by Robert Munsch.

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Louise

Lord of The Flies …. William Golding …. a must…. also Cider with Rosie … Laurie Lee ….. also a must….

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Widiene

Wonder

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Sona

In retrospect I like Alice in wonderland but when I was a child I didn’t fathom its meaning. Also Winnie the pooh

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Lisa

The Giving Tree.

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Caroline

Wind in the Willow’s

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Gez

To Kill A Mockingbird

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Michele

Diary Of Ann Frank!

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Allison

Bridge to Terabithia, From Anna, Wonder

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Arianna

Because of Winn Dixie and Harry Potter

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Patricia

Uncle Tom’s Cabin for high school age and Peter Rabbit and Friends for younger readers.

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Colleen

Charlotte’s Web, the fudge books by Judy blume. For girls, the babysitter s club. And don’t forget about the outsiders!!

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Lynsey

‘Maus’ a graphic novel. About the holocaust. Demonstrates beautifully fascism, racism and extremism in a manageable yet powerful way.

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Janice

My granddaughter loves me reading any of our Dr Seuss books to her ?

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Lynda

Beatrix potter

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Tabitha

Lord of the flies, the diary of annfrank,to kill a mocking bird,the book thief,harry potter, anne of green gables,the giver,nancy drew and the hardy boys.

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Robert

The Lord of the Flies.

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Robert

Also If they are old enough,

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Yuki

14 years old & up, I recommend Marjane Satrapi’s memoir in graphic novel form PERSEPOLIS.

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Dani

@Regina this might be good to look through for some possible books for JJ

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Dani

@Regina since your phone sucks!

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Mary

The Velveteen Rabbit, Heidi, Nancy Drew.

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Brian

The Wind in the Willows

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Jennifer

Judy Blume’s “Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret” and “Forever” are must reads for every young woman.

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Beckie

Start ’em young ?! Charlotte’s Web, The Velveteen Rabbit, the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books, the Dr. Doolittle books, The Little Prince.

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Tiffany

Dr. Doolittle is amazing! Unfortunately, in my part of Canada they are impossible to find and they are no longer supported at school libraries. :'(

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Tiffany

Peter Rabbit and other tales by Beatrix Potter, the Arthur series, Clifford, Dear Canada/I Am Canada series, etc. I can’t really say for sure what I would consider important for a child to read as I don’t have one of those, but I do have sisters and one of them loves reading. 🙂

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Diane

Little blue and little yellow by leo leonni, the lorax by dr. Seuss, Charlotte’s web by Eb white, little house on the prairie by Laura ingalls wilder and to kill a mockingbird when they’re a little older

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Paula

Probably ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B. White, I told my niece about Charlotte because she’s a bit scared of spiders, my niece didn’t look convinced about Charlotte’s baby spiders but apparently she’s cool with Charlotte?

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Tiffany

Those Charlotte spiders are FREAKING HUGE! I live in farm country and I am okay with spiders. Honestly, I am, but not when I am looking at one the size of my bloody face! Well, alright, I am over-exaggerating the size. I am okay with spiders EXCEPT for those huge monster sized barn spiders. I once walked into one of their webs because their webs are humongous. Okay, I am over it. Have you read E.B. White’s other books?

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Paula

@Tiffany no, I have not x

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Mary

Charlotte’s Web, Anne of Green Gables, Dr. Suess, Pippi Longstocking, and Peter Rabbit.

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John

Any books in the Spot series.

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Thomas

Dr. SEUSS To think that I saw it on Mulberry Street

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Jeanette

Charlottes Web.

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Victoria

The Giver

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Laura

The Little Prince, Charlottes Web, Watership Down, and Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH.

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Jan

The Little Engine That Could

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Rama

Graham Greene. Wind in the willows

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Lucy

The Laura Ingalls Wilder series.

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Melissa

The Giver

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Suman

❤️Matilda by Roald Dahl ❤️

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Amanda

Rainbow Fish

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Robert

Age appropriate of course, Alice in wonderland, The Oz series, The Wind in the Willows,The Once and Future King,oh sorry you said book.??

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Letina

The Bible.

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