One of the first things that my mother ever taught me was that books are our friends. (Usually preceded by a scolding such as: we do NOT color in books! or we do NOT crumple book pages!) Needless to say, my love of books and the written word was developed at an early age—which is coincidently the impetus behind Children’s Book Week… developing a love of books.
This Week is U.S. Children’s Book Week — November 13-17. This year’s theme is More Books Please! Which is based, I’m guessing, on inspiring a hunger in children so that they can’t get enough of books—or the magic, whimsy, ideas and worlds that they can discover by reading.
More on children’s book week here: http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbw/
Some of my favorite childhood books:
- Anything by Judy Blume—especially Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret, & Tales of a Forth Grade Nothing
- Memo to Myself: When I have a Teenage Kid by Carol Snyder
- The Babysitter’s Club Books
- The Berenstain Bears series
- Dr. Seuss — Horton Hatches the Egg, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Richard Scarry—Is this the House of Mistress Mouse? & Good Night, Little Bear
What are some of your favorite children’s books?
