From The Broke and the Bookish: Top Ten Tuesday REWIND! (Pick from previous topics that you want to do again or may have missed).
I chose to do Childhood Favorites, which was the very first Top Ten Tuesday prompt. In approximate order from youngest to oldest (so, starting with picture books, and progressing to YA).
- Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
- Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Baby Sitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin
- Sweet Valley Twins & Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal
- A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry
- The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I think it’s funny how each set of two books shows a different stage of my childhood. I went from classic children’s picture books, to British manor house stories, to popular preteen chick lit, to tearjerkers, and finally to classic novels.
I’m linking up!
A BIBLIOPHILE'S STYLE 
Lots of these are on the 1001 Children’s Books list. Interesting how I always see Sweet Valley and Baby Sitters on lists of people-of-a-certain-age, yet both of these are out of print. So curious as to why. If I knew, I think I’d understand the world better.
Here’s my Top Ten: Childhood Favorites.
LikeLike
Your comment made me curious, so I checked. Both series are available in eBook format. Those were the ones I was kind of embarrassed to put on my list (especially SVH), but they were my favorites for awhile. 🙂
LikeLike
Brilliant list 🙂 I also did Childhood Favourites as well. I used to love The Babysitter’s Club and the Sweet Valley series.
LikeLike
Thanks! It’s so fun to read about the books people love. 🙂
LikeLike
I LOVED Harry the Dirty Dog as a kid, and I think I read everything that Lois Duncan ever wrote. And–how can anyone NOT love Bread and Jam For Frances, starring the world’s most appealing badger???
Nice list!
LikeLike
I love all the Harry and Frances books! And my kids love them too. 🙂
Did you mean Lois Lowry? Lois Duncan wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer. Similar title & author name, completely different stories. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
LikeLike
Oops–you’re right! A Summer To Die SOUNDS like a Lois Duncan title, though! I do like Lois Lowery as well–The Giver is in a class by itself.
LikeLike
You know, I’ve never read The Giver. Yet another one to add to the TBR!
LikeLike
Ah, what a great list! I’m not familiar with some of these books but I admire the evolution of oyu as a reader. British manor house stories indeed! I may just cop this topic for my 5 Things day. ;p
LikeLike
I meant “you”. Gah!
LikeLike
LOL! I’m glad I’m not the only one 😀
LikeLike
Which ones have you not read?
Please do this topic for 5 things – I’d love to read it!
LikeLike
Sweet Valley High was an addiction for me. And the Outsiders was one of my favorites!
LikeLike
I remember being sick with strep throat, unable to sleep, and reading several SVH books in a night. Good times. 😉
I love a book that makes me cry, and The Outsiders was sob inducing for preteen me.
LikeLike
OMG I love these books! Chronicles of Narnia, Babysitters Club, Outsiders, Secret Garden… sigh. Such great stories.
LikeLike
We’ve got good taste. 😉
LikeLike
Oh Sweet Valley, how nostalgic! =) Me and my best friend used to fight over who would get to pretend play Jessica. 😉
Thanks for stoppin’ by! Have a great week!
LikeLike
Haha! I remember those kinds if fights. I had one with a friend over who got to be Rainbow Bright in a school talent show. She won. 😦
LikeLike
This is a wonderful list! I actually just scheduled a post the other day for a future Top Ten with my childhood favorites and there are some of the same books on it!
LikeLike
Thanks! 🙂 I can’t wait to read your list! I’ve got one planned for March with my children’s current favorites. They are (mostly) different from mine, but they picked some great ones!
LikeLike
I loved Sweet Valley High too but don’t have them on my list. Ran out of room! 🙂 Our lists are quite similar though–I love it. Thanks for sharing-this is such a fun topic to do for the Rewind.
LikeLike
Oh yeah, narrowing down to 10 is hard. 😀 Thanks for following!
LikeLike
I’m so glad you shared this. There were a couple of my favs as well, especially Anne of Green Gables & The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.
LikeLike
Listening to my dad read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is one of my earliest memories. 🙂 When I was a little older he took my brother and me on a snow walk through the woods behind our house. There was a tiny creek with a “dam” (probably just clogged with leaves) and paw prints in the snow – we had a blast pretending we were in Narnia!
LikeLike
I LOVED A Summer to Die! It’s such a great book! Nice list! (:
LikeLike
Thank you!
LikeLike