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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 08:58 PM Original message |
What was the first book you can remember... |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Happy Hollisters... |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Encyclopedia Brown... |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Had'em... |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. the Dick n Jane books |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I read those later... |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Arabian Nights" |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Even though my mom was a teacher, we didn't have all that many books,.. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. I was an early reader, too, |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Green Eggs and Ham. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Goodnight Moon |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hop on Pop |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. There's a Monster at the End of This Book |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. The first book I remember is Peter Goes to School. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Blueberries for Sal |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk! |
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marzipanni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. I loved that book, and another by the same author/illustrator |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. Mine? Scuffy the Tugboat... |
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ellaydubya (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Wow!!! I think this is the book I was thinking of........... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. My dear ellaydubya! |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. There was a book of stories my parents read to me. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
34. I remember "The Color Kittens," too. |
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mysuzuki2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. Curious George |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. Where the Wild Things Are - is one of them. |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Horton Hears a Who |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
21. The Dictionary |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. Where Does My Cat Sleep |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. Something for Christmas |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Alice In Wonderland... |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
26. They were out having babies |
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marzipanni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. I loved this book! |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Marzipanni, ME TOO! |
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marzipanni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 03:42 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I vaguely recall thinking the same thing |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. That's it! Rice pudding. |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
28. Alice in Wonderland |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
29. Homer Price |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
30. Buzzer the Bee |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I don't read a time when I couldn't read so I'm not sure |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
32. The Poky Little Puppy, original version. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
36. I had a lot of Little Golden Books when I was small. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 04:17 AM Response to Original message |
38. "Are You My Mother?" -Dr. Seuss |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
40. I remember turning in a second grade book report on The Hobbit. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. If I Ran the Zoo - Dr. Seuss |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
42. Dick and Jane, primer reader |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. Big book of Real Trucks |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
44. Babar the Elephant..n/t |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
45. Dick and Jane (and Sally) |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
46. The Monster At The End Of This Book |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
48. In an old house in Paris all covered with vines |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
49. pat the bunny |
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marzipanni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
50. There was a little book store in the small town |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
51. That 'netting' is called a veil. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
52. Too Many Kittens |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
53. Either Wacky Wednesday or Cat in the Hat. |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
54. The Cat in the Hat! |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
55. First book I remember |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
56. Beatrix Potter books. Peter Rabbit. and... innocently |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
57. Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka series |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
58. Myrtle the turtle |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
59. Either the Bible or Aesop's Fables |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
60. I remember having stacks of books as a toddler but none specifically...The 1st book |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
61. It was a book about aliens from outer space |
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velvet (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
62. A book about a gecko |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
63. It was a big book - 365 Bedtime Stories (or something like that) |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. I remember that too..the stories were all about the people on "What A Jolly Street" |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #63 |
67. I loved that book! |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Oh wow! I think the cover we had was of a small town at night..... I |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. on a whim I just checked ebay...looks like one available for about $3. |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
64. The Princess and the Frog |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
65. A biography of Jim Thorpe. nt |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
68. "Pokey the Puppy." |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
70. Little Golden Books |
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Rising Phoenix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
71. A collection of Sesame Street short stories |
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jellen (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
73. Peter Pan |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
74. It was NOT the Bible |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
75. "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" |
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