tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post6077167159261806748..comments2024-03-28T14:45:58.950-07:00Comments on Lark Writes...on books and life: Childhood Favorites...Lark http://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-85715673470527864472019-07-11T09:36:31.582-07:002019-07-11T09:36:31.582-07:00The Lois Duncan books were a lot of fun, weren'...The Lois Duncan books were a lot of fun, weren't they?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-57484104082681863602019-07-10T16:36:16.460-07:002019-07-10T16:36:16.460-07:00I was a HUGE Lois Duncan fan back in the day! I al...I was a HUGE Lois Duncan fan back in the day! I also remember really liking the Oz books. Fun list, Lark! It brought back a lot of memories :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-12729287849001697562019-07-06T09:21:06.482-07:002019-07-06T09:21:06.482-07:00Thanks, Rachel! That's cool that you started r...Thanks, Rachel! That's cool that you started reading Agatha Christie at such a young age. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-61776238679829539172019-07-05T16:56:39.506-07:002019-07-05T16:56:39.506-07:00I wish I remembered even a fourth of what I read. ...I wish I remembered even a fourth of what I read. I did read a lot, but the majority of my childhood reads were library lends, so I didn't keep the book to remember the titles. I did read a lot of Nancy Drew, and started reading Agatha Christie when I was around 12, I think. I read some of the Lois Duncans with my kids, but I don't remember which ones. <br /><br />I've always been reading, too. I remember looking forward to our trips to the library, excited about checking out new books to read. Great post, Lark. Rachel @Waves of Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008473307411943476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-84171972768985843532019-07-04T13:32:19.323-07:002019-07-04T13:32:19.323-07:00I loved all the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle stories as a ki...I loved all the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle stories as a kid; they always made me laugh. Thanks for commenting! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-41107726210359662182019-07-04T13:30:27.759-07:002019-07-04T13:30:27.759-07:00There are at least ten or twenty more favorite chi...There are at least ten or twenty more favorite childhood books that I forgot, or didn't add to this list, that I kid of wish I had. But when you've loved reading as long as we have it's hard to list them all, isn't it? :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-86853888831033139042019-07-03T21:33:21.636-07:002019-07-03T21:33:21.636-07:00Good choices, and I love how you grouped them by t...Good choices, and I love how you grouped them by theme! I notice we have some of the same ones on our lists, though there are others on your list I never read or even encountered. <br /><br />I left out Heinlein's juveniles because I didn't discover them until the last year of junior high (8th grade); my favorite then was probably <i>The Rolling Stones</i>, but I read pretty much all of them. I mentioned <i>The Forgotten Door</i> in my post -- glad to see someone else read and loved it! But I totally forgot about the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books, though there was a year or two when I adored them...and the Amelia Bedelia books. My own "survival read" favorite was <i>Island of the Blue Dolphins</i> by Scott O'Dell. Oh, and I just remembered a sci-fi book I really should have included: Arthur C. Clarke's <i>Dolphin Island</i>!Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-85141481384090839922019-07-03T19:23:45.100-07:002019-07-03T19:23:45.100-07:00I'll just be over here BURSTING INTO RAINBOWS ...I'll just be over here BURSTING INTO RAINBOWS at your list of horse books! Those are all my favorites too, except I haven't read 4-H Filly. But now I want to.<br /><br />The only Bradbury book I've read is A New Penny, but Two On An Island is on my TBR. As for Lois Duncan,I've only read Down a Dark Hall and Killing Mr. Griffin, but those others all look good.<br /><br />"Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic" is the only one of those books I know, but it was one of my mom's old books and I must have read it a hundred times. RShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389851788572591784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-50002214155829148682019-07-03T16:45:29.967-07:002019-07-03T16:45:29.967-07:00I read a lot of the Great Brain books but I think ...I read a lot of the Great Brain books but I think my favorite was always Me and My Little Brain. Although Great Brain at the Academy is a close second. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-4932423535557492372019-07-03T16:44:48.821-07:002019-07-03T16:44:48.821-07:00I loved the Narnia books, too. Especially the ones...I loved the Narnia books, too. Especially the ones with Lucy in them. :) And I still love Nancy Drew.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-27378455346567148152019-07-03T11:58:04.751-07:002019-07-03T11:58:04.751-07:00I'm ashamed to admit most of these are new to ...I'm ashamed to admit most of these are new to me. I have only read a couple of them as an adult. Among my childhood favorites would have been the Chronicles of Narnia, Nancy Drew, the Girls of Canby Hall series, and The Girl of the Limberlost. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-49276876232960963172019-07-03T11:13:03.896-07:002019-07-03T11:13:03.896-07:00I love the Oz books. I'd forgotten about Littl...I love the Oz books. I'd forgotten about Little Brain! I need to share those with my girls. A Little Princess is amazing. Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-32416699286996112782019-07-03T09:51:49.757-07:002019-07-03T09:51:49.757-07:00I think I read Z for Zachariah...but I don't r...I think I read Z for Zachariah...but I don't remember much about it. And I wanted to go live in a museum after reading The Mixed-Up Files, too. I mean, wouldn't that be fun?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-56396994982215917172019-07-03T09:51:02.977-07:002019-07-03T09:51:02.977-07:00Thanks, Verushka! :)Thanks, Verushka! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-32938704554804917542019-07-03T04:22:54.675-07:002019-07-03T04:22:54.675-07:00Aw, how fun (and cool) is this list -- and the cov...Aw, how fun (and cool) is this list -- and the covers! Are <3 Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-29163307800568364012019-07-02T16:32:03.362-07:002019-07-02T16:32:03.362-07:00Even kid-Lark read survival books! Did you ever re...Even kid-Lark read survival books! Did you ever read Z for Zachariah? I think that might be the only apocalyptic book I read as a child. <br /><br />The only book we have in common from childhood on your list (some you noted I did read as an adult, however) is From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I really wanted to live in a museum after reading it! Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-62461459781961376512019-07-02T14:15:17.825-07:002019-07-02T14:15:17.825-07:00I definitely went through a girl and her horse pha...I definitely went through a girl and her horse phase! :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-16284164923218797812019-07-02T14:14:36.098-07:002019-07-02T14:14:36.098-07:00Hi, Ashley! I have to say, the first Oz book, whil...Hi, Ashley! I have to say, the first Oz book, while good, is NOT my favorite. There are several other Oz books that are much better! Like Ozma of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, and Glinda of Oz. :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-47077747920065735392019-07-02T13:11:54.860-07:002019-07-02T13:11:54.860-07:00What a great list! I really need to read the compl...What a great list! I really need to read the complete Oz collection. I've only read the first one and am so curious about the rest. :) Ashley Sapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398599355275934867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-40978692046679796692019-07-02T13:05:20.223-07:002019-07-02T13:05:20.223-07:00That's a great, varied list! I used to love h...That's a great, varied list! I used to love horse stories too, and I remember enjoying a few of the Oz books.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-22613129769152473062019-07-02T12:57:51.081-07:002019-07-02T12:57:51.081-07:00I liked how you did your list! I thought it was a ...I liked how you did your list! I thought it was a fun twist.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-50549368184936668042019-07-02T12:47:24.286-07:002019-07-02T12:47:24.286-07:00What a great look at your childhood. I kind of to...What a great look at your childhood. I kind of took a different twist but am definitely seeing some old favorites as I blog hop!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496803823870196862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-3991422320283119052019-07-02T12:41:09.888-07:002019-07-02T12:41:09.888-07:00:D I read a lot of books by Beverly Cleary, too. ...:D I read a lot of books by Beverly Cleary, too. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-26683038545675817592019-07-02T12:40:33.296-07:002019-07-02T12:40:33.296-07:00It's funny how a simple book cover can evoke a...It's funny how a simple book cover can evoke another time and era, isn't it?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-82625653457874107502019-07-02T12:39:47.286-07:002019-07-02T12:39:47.286-07:00It's funny how many memories these old books b...It's funny how many memories these old books bring back! Doing this post made me totally nostalgic, too. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com