It looks like Nickelodeon got a hold of some children’s books and rewrote the titles for teenagers. Some of these tickled me. They hit home way too hard.
Tag: children’s books
16 Classic Children's Books
The above linked article names 16 classic children’s books that remind us of why we love to read. I have read most of these, and loved them. I have a few more to read, but it won’t be hard work, I suspect.
Peter Pan
By J. M. Barrie
Little Women
By Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables
By L. M. Montgomery
A Wrinkle in Time
By Madeleine L’Engle
The Golden Compass
By Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
By J.K. Rowling
Charlotte’s Web
By E.B. White
The Giving Tree
Harriet the Spy
By Louise Fitzhugh
Matilda
By Roald Dahl
Bridge to Terabithia
By Katherine Paterson
Where the Red Fern Grows
By Wilson Rawls
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
By Beverly Cleary
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak
The Outsiders
By S.E. Hinton
The Most Inspirational Children's Book Characters
(most inspirational character)
I know most of these characters, but I think I still need to read a few of the books. The above linked article tells about why the characters are inspirational. I am also looking at this as a TBR list, though.
Top 50 inspirational characters from children’s books:
- Harry Potter
- Matilda
- Charlie Bucket, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Hermione Granger, Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling
- Mary Poppins
- Winnie the Pooh
- Peter Pan
- Paddington Bear
- Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Peter Rabbit
- Alice, Alice in Wonderland
- The Gruffalo’s mouse
- Mowgli, The Jungle Book
- Miss Honey, Matilda
- Tracey Beaker
- Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia
- Mr Fox, Fantastic Mr Fox
- The very Hungry Caterpillar
- Charlotte, Charlotte’s Web
- Gandalf, The Hobbit
- Lucy, The Chronicles of Narnia
- Tigger
- Christopher Robin
- Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games trilogy
- Danny, Danny, the Champion of the World
- Piglet
- George, The Famous Five
- Stuart Little
- Josephine March, Little Women
- George, George’s Marvellous Medicine
- Pippi Longstocking
- Adrian Mole
- Topsy and Tim
- Hazel, Watership Down
- The Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland
- Wilbur, Charlotte’s Web
- Barney, Stig of the Dump
- Babe
- Jim Hawkins, Treasure Island
- Little Bear
- William Brown, Just William
- Tom Gates
- Arrietty Clock, The Borrowers
- Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, How to Train Your Dragon
- Chloe, Mr Stink
- Alex Ryder
- Lyra Belacqua, His Dark Materials trilogy
- Max, Where the Wild Things Are
- Christopher John Francis Boone, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
- Stanley Lambchop (a.k.a. Flat Stanley)
Virtual Story Time
These two above articles tell about how to get stories read to your child while they are home. Actors and astronauts will read to them. It seems that there are set times, but you can watch the recorded version later. What a great idea.
Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth
Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This a very cute counting book with beautiful illustrations. I loved how it went from morning to evening as the numbers went up.
Dr Seuss Quotes
Dr. Seuss had his birthday on March 2, according to the above linked article. Here are some of the article’s author’s favorite Dr. Seuss quotes. I hope they brighten your day!
Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book, but I felt it didn’t explain why it was called Juneteenth. A sentence or two about the way communication was in the 1860s would have taken care of this.
It’s a well written story otherwise.the illustrations were wonderful, too.
