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Books from my childhood I’m repurchasing for my kids
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items As a card carrying member of the “always earned the Pizza Hut pan pizza” club who never met a summer reading program she didn’t set out to “win”, here are some of my favorites from my childhood I’m re-reading with my own kids.
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Children’s Books
Tween
Children’s Books
I wanted this book at the Scholastic Book Fair SO BADLY 😆 I love an irreverent take on a classic, so even if I’ve read them the story a thousand times, this new spin keeps us all entertainedz
The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales
A classic tale of what it’s like to be a parent with truly “wild” children
Where the Wild Things Are: Caldecott Winner
This was gifted to my oldest and immediately brought back fond memories. My girls love the tiny books and regularly request them at bedtime!
Nutshell Library: Alligators, Chicken Soup, Johnny, Pierre
I do seem to have a theme going on of books with a moral 😆 This fun story reminds kids that there’s probably a reason you’ve told them not to mess with something off-limits…
Strega Nona
A great way to introduce kids to poetry, the pictures in this are also excellent, especially if you have a “close looker” who enjoys taking in every detail
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
I had actually forgotten about this one (and somehow wasn’t gifted it at any point), until a friend recently shared a photo of her daughter reading it, and now I can’t wait to get my hands back on it to read with my 3 year old.
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler & Monkeys
Such a fun book to expose kids to other cultures and also a great choice if you have kids that enjoy repetition or doing a call and response with you as you read
Tikki Tikki Tembo
I remember loving this as a kid, and it’s even more fun as an adult who is in on the “joke”
Miss Nelson Is Missing!
Tween
For some reason this series doesn’t get talked about as much as some of the others, but it absolutely deserves to be. I can’t wait to re-read this with or alongside my kids.
The Chronicles of Prydain Boxed Set
Another series that doesn’t get enough love, in my opinion!
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Another irreverent set that I thought was so fun as a kid
Wayside School 4-Book Box Set - Hilarious Kids Series
I’m re-reading these as an adult! One of the first sets to really bend my mind a different way (as science fiction instead of fantasy).
Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set
As a kid without much power, it was always fun to feel like you could control SOMETHING, as well as make the “wrong” or “bad” choice and find out what would happen…
Choose Your Own Adventure 4-Book Set #2