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[tigriswolf]

 So, what was your favorite childhood book?  Or your favorite kid book? 

(There is a purpose to this.  It involves helping children learn how to read.  So tell me!)

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[grandiose666.livejournal.com]

in roughly oldest-youngest order

Ronia the Robber's Daughter, think by Astrid Lindgren. It was about grade 3 ish and up, my absolute fave, no one else has mentioned it.

Wrinnkle in time series
Scott O'dell Island of the blue dolpins, zia, My name is not Angelica, etc I was really into this genre at 9 to about 11 ish
RL stine's earlier works (pre-goosebumps, and only if the kid is into ghost stories)
Nancy drew
Roald Dahl-- Matilda, bfg, james and the giant peach, etc--but screen them all first for violence/nastiness!

I second the sword in the stone by th white, although I only got to that one in high school.

Also, short stories by Ray Bradbury. Loved these in a few collections.

[tigriswolf]

Thankees!