Seems like it was a Frontier Dan book..I was a big fan of Daniel Boone, so would have latched onto it. Other early books were Lois Lenski books like Papa Small.
First book I’ve read for pleasure I think was Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I didn’t have books as a child, so I must have been twenty three when I picked this up. I remember that I found it, it had no cover and it was obvious that someone had discarded it.
First grade readers at my school included a series that included Around Green Hills..featuring two kids named Jimmy and Sue..my teacher also used an older series that featured Jerry and Alice…”run Jimmy, run…rin. run, run!”
First chapter books were also Lois Lenski..and the Little House series. I also read every title I could find in the Childhood of Famous Americans series, Sonia Bleecker ‘s native american series, Holling C.Holling’s Book of Indians, and various other biographies.
I was 7 years old, Nancy Drew, Secret Of The Old Clock. It was the beautiful beginning to my lifelong love affair with books & reading. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
The first “adult” book I recall reading was Love Story. It was the early 70’s and I probably just watched the film on TV. The film left a lingering impression (and remains a very guilty pleasure) but the book is poorly written. A modern reread would make me cringe. Tastes change (hopefully) as one gets older.
Gosh, Enid Blyton, Judy Blume. I remember Bed knobs and Broomsticks. I graduated to Danielle Steele as a teen. I devoured her books but couldn’t read one now
The Peter Rabbit books. I remember bits and pieces of when I was two or three years of age. I always got those books out of the library, and when I was four it was this huge colossal collection of the Peter Rabbit Books. Every time the librarian checked in the book and put it on the bookshelf, I’d go and get it and check it out again.
I bought that book for my 9 year old Grandson. I started reading it to him. It was a no go. Now it is in his bookcase. Hopefully he will read it someday ?
I can’t remember ๐ I’ve been reading since I can remember…. I do remember the first “Classic” book, though. Little Women. I was in 2nd grade, checked it out from the school library, and the librarian tried her hardest to convince me to check out a picture book, because I surely couldn’t understand nor read something like that.
I shocked my elementary school librarian by reading Gone With The Wind in 6th grade..shocked her more when I could discuss the differences between the book and the film.
As a little one, I loved little blue and little yellow by Leo leonni. As a young girl, it was are you there God, it’s me Margaret by Judy Blume. After that it was Eric by Doris Herald Lund
The Fantastic Flying Journey by Gerald Durrell. Still one of my favourite books, when I’m feeling down or anxious I curl up and read it. Amazing illustrations as well.
I read a novel that I picked up from one of upper grade classroom when I was in grade one. It was missing some first pages; so I couldn’t get the title, and so I can’t remember it. I remember its crime story. I was hooked by it. Sad that now, 18 years later I still can’t find it without knowing the title. That book was my first love.
@Jennifer Synopsis: Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people.
That is what happened to Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busy with her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice of political posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon change the whole of Europe โ starting with her own small life.
Anna suddenly found things moving too fast for her to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing. Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by their mother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew โ home and schoolmates and well-loved toys โ right out of Germanyโฆ?
Was called The Little Vampire, I was only 8 at the time and has a crush on the girl on the front cover (the little vampire) who was just an illustration pmsl ? .
I can’t remember the name or author. I was like 3-4. All I remember it was a thin children’s book and it had a big red chicken on front cover and it was about a red chicken. Loved it
The first book I’ve read was The Wizard of Oz. My mum bought me so many Lampara Books at the time, I was around age 10. The Count of Monte Cristo and Jules Verne’s Around the world in 80 days were one of them. I remembered picking The Wizard of Oz because the illustrations were pretty and enticing, the content did not dissappoint me and it has eventually became my all time favorite book. My mum has a thing for classics so her fondness was quite dominant, that all of us siblings became fans of classic novels too. ^_^
I remember reading a short story called the Whale Song. It was about a family of whales in the ocean. The baby goes missing and at the end is reunited with its parents but they end up trapped in a cave until they eventually died of starvation and spent their last moments crying out in despair for each other (hence the name โWhale Songโ). THIS WAS A CHILDRENโS SHORT STORY. Really messed me up, man…
“Daniel In The Lions Den” – my first book in English, man did I grow a big imagination after this, the rest were all of Enid Blyton’s books not sure of the orer:- Famous Five series, Noddy series, Malory Towers series, The Faraway Tree series…good old days
Probably Teddy Bears Take the Train
the cat in the hat
Seems like it was a Frontier Dan book..I was a big fan of Daniel Boone, so would have latched onto it. Other early books were Lois Lenski books like Papa Small.
First book I’ve read for pleasure I think was Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I didn’t have books as a child, so I must have been twenty three when I picked this up. I remember that I found it, it had no cover and it was obvious that someone had discarded it.
First grade readers at my school included a series that included Around Green Hills..featuring two kids named Jimmy and Sue..my teacher also used an older series that featured Jerry and Alice…”run Jimmy, run…rin. run, run!”
The first books I remember getting out of the library and reading on my own were Frog and Toad series and Wind In The Willows
First chapter books were also Lois Lenski..and the Little House series. I also read every title I could find in the Childhood of Famous Americans series, Sonia Bleecker ‘s native american series, Holling C.Holling’s Book of Indians, and various other biographies.
The Raven
A fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
I think it was โRotkรคppchen โ / โLittle Red Riding Hoodโ by Brothers Grimm as I was 5. Good grief. That was long ago.
Enid Blyton books. They’re more English than American I think.
Mr Pink Whistles Party by Enid Blyton ??
I love him ha ha
Something featuring the Hardy boys. Wanted to be a detective back then. ?
The Quickie by James Patterson
Glad it was a classic masterpiece. David Copperfield by Dickens
The worst witch
I was 7 years old, Nancy Drew, Secret Of The Old Clock. It was the beautiful beginning to my lifelong love affair with books & reading. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
I started at age seven reading The Bobbisy twins and never stopped!
The first “adult” book I recall reading was Love Story. It was the early 70’s and I probably just watched the film on TV. The film left a lingering impression (and remains a very guilty pleasure) but the book is poorly written. A modern reread would make me cringe. Tastes change (hopefully) as one gets older.
Little House on the Prairie!
http://littlehouseontheprairie.com/about-us/little-house-on-the-prairie-books/
The last vampire by Christopher Pike.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone
Sweet valley kids… I love those books
Marco polo
The Diamond in the Window
Which author?
@Nazia Jane Langton it’s an old book….
The Vinci Code
My reading journey began with this. The first novel in my life.
Sweet valley high
Baby-sitters club
Heidi
Gosh, Enid Blyton, Judy Blume. I remember Bed knobs and Broomsticks. I graduated to Danielle Steele as a teen. I devoured her books but couldn’t read one now
The magic key its a uk primary school book
Nancy Drew
Ocean readers
The water babies, Charles Kingsley
Snoopy Come Home by Charles Schulz. I was barely 4 yrs old at the time and memorized the entire book from cover to cover!
Some Hardy Boys book
The Peter Rabbit books. I remember bits and pieces of when I was two or three years of age. I always got those books out of the library, and when I was four it was this huge colossal collection of the Peter Rabbit Books. Every time the librarian checked in the book and put it on the bookshelf, I’d go and get it and check it out again.
homer price. It was about a doughnut shop.
Alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day.
It was either Super Fudge or Little House on the Prairie
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
the time machine
I bought that book for my 9 year old Grandson.
I started reading it to him. It was a no go. Now it is in his bookcase. Hopefully he will read it someday ?
@Sandie he may not be finding it interesting right now but if he takes up reading as his hobby one day he surely will
Nancy drew
Gus on the bus was my first book I read myself. Goodnight Snoopy is what I remember my parents reading to me all the time.
To Kill A Mockingbirdโค
TRIXIE BELDON
An elementary biography of Wyatt Earp. First grade.
Piggy Pot Pie. ??
Bobsey Twins probably.
Junie B Jones
Matilda by Ronald Dahl
The Babysitters Club books
My 32 year old daughter loved those books.
Laura Ingalls wilder. Little house on the prairie
Amelia Bedlia
I was 4 lol
I can’t remember ๐ I’ve been reading since I can remember…. I do remember the first “Classic” book, though. Little Women. I was in 2nd grade, checked it out from the school library, and the librarian tried her hardest to convince me to check out a picture book, because I surely couldn’t understand nor read something like that.
I shocked my elementary school librarian by reading Gone With The Wind in 6th grade..shocked her more when I could discuss the differences between the book and the film.
some of them just don’t give us enough credit!
Chapter book….90210 something. Lol it was from the Show, the original 90210. ?
And a civil war book called Turn Homeward Hannalee. I was so obsessed with that book as a kid, lol
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Me too. I still go back to it from time to time
Winnie the Pooh
As a little one, I loved little blue and little yellow by Leo leonni. As a young girl, it was are you there God, it’s me Margaret by Judy Blume. After that it was Eric by Doris Herald Lund
Harry Potter
The Fantastic Flying Journey by Gerald Durrell. Still one of my favourite books, when I’m feeling down or anxious I curl up and read it. Amazing illustrations as well.
i dont remrember the name of the book but it was about the late actor freddy prince
I think it was a golden book. Not sure which one though.
Robert the Rose Horse.
Probably a Dr. Suess book.
Gulliver travels miss McClure English teacher gave it to me
I believe it to be Black Beauty, but that was a long time ago…lol I could be wrong!
The lions paw. No clue on author, i was eight i think.
I read a novel that I picked up from one of upper grade classroom when I was in grade one. It was missing some first pages; so I couldn’t get the title, and so I can’t remember it. I remember its crime story. I was hooked by it. Sad that now, 18 years later I still can’t find it without knowing the title. That book was my first love.
The Very Hungry Catterpillar.
The Secret Garden?
A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks
Encyclopedia Brown. Maybe that’s why I write mysteries. ๐
I vaguely remember reading โBlack Beautyโ by Anna Sewell, after that it was โWhen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbitโ by Judith Kerr?
The Hitler title sounds funny
Black Beauty was a good read in junior high.
@Jennifer Synopsis: Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people.
That is what happened to Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busy with her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice of political posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon change the whole of Europe โ starting with her own small life.
Anna suddenly found things moving too fast for her to understand. One day, her father was unaccountably missing. Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by their mother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew โ home and schoolmates and well-loved toys โ right out of Germanyโฆ?
This sounds like a good story.
And sad
@Jennifer it was sad but hopefu?
Does Go Dog Go by Dr. Seuss count? Lol
Other than that, The Box Car Children books
Bobsey Twins.. Really shows my age!!!!!
Little house on the Parire by Laura Ingals
Something about cats
Little Women
I love Little Women. That was a great book I’ve read it many times.
Was called The Little Vampire, I was only 8 at the time and has a crush on the girl on the front cover (the little vampire) who was just an illustration pmsl ? .
I can’t remember the name or author. I was like 3-4. All I remember it was a thin children’s book and it had a big red chicken on front cover and it was about a red chicken. Loved it
I donโt remember my first childrenโs book but my first novel was The Hobbit
Peter & Jane and Encyclopedia about Everything. ?
Dick and Jane
That was mine too. It was my first grade reading book.
@Sandie me too! We’re showing our age!??
The first book I’ve read was The Wizard of Oz. My mum bought me so many Lampara Books at the time, I was around age 10. The Count of Monte Cristo and Jules Verne’s Around the world in 80 days were one of them. I remembered picking The Wizard of Oz because the illustrations were pretty and enticing, the content did not dissappoint me and it has eventually became my all time favorite book. My mum has a thing for classics so her fondness was quite dominant, that all of us siblings became fans of classic novels too. ^_^
Green eggs and ham. Then my mom made me green eggs and ham.
my Dad bought me all the Thomas the tank engine books as a little girl. used to read them all the time.
Aside from all the children’s books, my first big book was Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Loved it!
Excellent big book ?
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
The ember city
Apart from kids books my first book I remember reading was Are You Lonesome Tonight
Winnie the Pooh & The Blustery Day – A. A. Miline
Green Eggs and Ham, which coincidentally is also the first thing I remember eating.
It was some Urdu kid magazine ” ankh macholi ( blind man’s bluff) “
Palpasa Cafe- its a masterpiece in nepali literature and i’m fortunate enough to call it my fist ever novel that i’ve read. Higly recomend
I remember reading a short story called the Whale Song. It was about a family of whales in the ocean. The baby goes missing and at the end is reunited with its parents but they end up trapped in a cave until they eventually died of starvation and spent their last moments crying out in despair for each other (hence the name โWhale Songโ). THIS WAS A CHILDRENโS SHORT STORY. Really messed me up, man…
VIctorian horror stories
??
I used to read this to my youngest and put on funny voices to make it more exciting, plus add extra conversations in it
Baby s day
I love reading all these books son e I’ve heard some of have not. Such diversity.
Agreed.
Typos yikes
“Daniel In The Lions Den” – my first book in English, man did I grow a big imagination after this, the rest were all of Enid Blyton’s books not sure of the orer:- Famous Five series, Noddy series, Malory Towers series, The Faraway Tree series…good old days
Day of the Triffids.
A story about a rabbit sailing in a green umbrella. It was in the 50s so I donโt remember the title.
Charlotteโs web possibly
??
Stanley by Syd Hoff
The true name – OSHO
Little women – Louisa may alcott ?
The Little Princess, i think.
The Hobbit
Best-Loved Bible Stories on audio tape, by Burl Ives. I passed them on to a first grade class that my aunt teaches.
Milly Molly Mandy.
A book called Farmyard Tales. I can even recall the final line of one of the stories in it. ‘”I did it, I jumped the fence,” said Trotty.’
The narnia series