https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 10:09:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397905 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:35:19 +0000 SLR 397905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite childhood book was The Giving Tree. My mom had made a felt story board with different pieces that you'd put on and take off with the story (the boy, man, old man, the various stages of the tree, etc.). I loved when she would read the story and get out the board to go along with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397870 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:16:27 +0000 Freckles 397870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now i love Oliver Jeffers. The illustrations just melt my heart. My parents may not have given me many toys as a kid, but they never denied me books.</p> <p>@zippylef: I have most of the Laura Ingalls books and i believe one of them is actually my mom's copy from the 70s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397865 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:07:31 +0000 Bao 397865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is only 11 weeks old but I read to her almost everyday, some favorites of mine for her are:</p> <p>Sandra Boynton<br /> Baby Einstein<br /> Dr. Seuss<br /> Plus a ton of others, but I can't think of the authors right now:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397790 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:17:44 +0000 honeybear 397790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second Dr. Seuss! The only books of his that I don't love are the ones that are aimed at early readers--Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks, etc.--and, I know this is going to be unpopular, The Cat in the Hat. I like those books okay, but I don't think they're fabulous. Otherwise, his stuff is pretty much all excellent. </p> <p>Also, I love Richard Scarry's drawings, but I'm less enamored of his writing. </p> <p>For older kids or read-alouds when my LO will tolerate it, I like A.A. Milne, Laura Ingalls Wilder, E.B. White, and Charles Dickens. T.S. Eliot is also a favorite, although I prefer his writing that isn't aimed at children to the Narnia series. As a kid, I liked Madeline L'Engle, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397776 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:11:28 +0000 Mrs. Pen 397776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAGS: love the steam shovel! I loved her book the little house too!!</p> <p>Echo Eric Carle too</p> <p>As a kid I loved historical fiction; I enjoyed the AG books but there was another series I LOVED but cannot remember the name. I'll have to raid my mom's library when I'm over there next week.</p> <p>Also loved: Mama Do you Love Me, the Francis books, Beverly Cleary books</p> <p>What I love now for LO:<br /> Sandra Boynton<br /> Charlie &amp; Lola </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397751 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:58:41 +0000 Mrs Checkers 397751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At LO's age (16 months) we're reading a lot of Sandra Boynton and Eric Carle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397549 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:42:03 +0000 MusicaV 397549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love The Phantom Tollbooth. For younger kids, I liked the Richard Scarry books and a lot of the Little Golden books. The classic Dr. Suess are good, like the Lorax and the Butter Battle Book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397204 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:37:23 +0000 loveisstrange 397204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LAGS: I had a 1st edition set from the 70s as a kid. My grandmother gave it to me. It's destroyed from years of love though. </p> <p>I had this set, actually. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-Little-House-On-The-Prairie-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-8-Book-Set-/110974428410?pt=US_Childrens_Books&#038;hash=item19d69764fa" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-Little-House-On-The-Prairie-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-8-Book-Set-/110974428410?pt=US_Childrens_Books&#038;hash=item19d69764fa</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397186 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:26:24 +0000 Meridian 397186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved all of Roald Dahl's books... especially Matilda! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397012 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:20:41 +0000 IcebergMom 397012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now? Sandra Boynton! haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-397001 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:17:03 +0000 littlek 397001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up my favorite book was Charlotte's Web. For my LO we love the Pigeon Series by Mo Willems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-396968 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:05:36 +0000 LAGS 396968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: A vintage set is such a sweet idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-396860 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:19:02 +0000 loveisstrange 396860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the Little House on the Prairie books as a child. I've been on the lookout for a vintage set for C. I also always loved Shel Silverstein. </p> <p>This was also one of my favorite books. I remember reading it over and over. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Smartest-Bear-Brother-Oliver/dp/0440486971" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Smartest-Bear-Brother-Oliver/dp/0440486971</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favortie-childrens-books-or-authors#post-396857 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:17:24 +0000 LAGS 396857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents did a great job emphasizing the importance of literature growing up and always made reading fun for us. I really want to do the same for my LO so I'm always looking to build her library.</p> <p>For Christmas I bought her a Virginia Lee Burton treasury because of how much I loved Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel growing up. I'm also a big fan of anything Eric Carle.</p> <p>Who are your favorite children's authors, or what are your favorite children's books? </p>