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miss d

May 8 2003, 10:41 PM

what were your favorite books as a child?
Do you still read children's books now?

When I was really really young, I was into Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. When I got a little older, I got into books by Gary Paulsen, Judy Blume, etc. Basta Newberry Winner, I'd read it. Some of my faves were Hatchet, The Jellyfish Season by Mary Downing Hahn and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson (I think).

Right now, I'm reading A Series of Unfortunate Events.

How about you?

beckham

May 8 2003, 11:54 PM

NOW:
a series of unfortunate events.
harry potter...(magkaka 5 na!)
eloise (superb.)

BEFORE:
sweet valley (all the series...didnt last long though)
hardy boys
nancy drew (got all the hard bound ones)

WAAAAY BACK
Dr. Seuss (did i spell that right? as in all of his books. my parents got each and every one of them...i still heve em)

miss d

May 9 2003, 12:22 AM

What book are you on in the Unfortunate Events series?

They can get kinda depressing, don't you think?

tennis_schlager

May 9 2003, 01:10 AM

QUOTE

Originally posted by miss d:
What book are you on in the Unfortunate Events series?

They can get kinda depressing, don't you think?

But don't say the author doesn't warn you in the beginning about it being depressing. LOL

I've just read til the 5th book, the Austere Academy. It's almost self-torture to continue on the next titles (and the books are kinda expensive don't you think?)

Brainchild

May 9 2003, 01:28 AM

QUOTE

Originally posted by miss d:
What book are you on in the Unfortunate Events series?

They can get kinda depressing, don't you think?

grabe... those book should be banned...and the author should be castereted heheh jk what if orphans read that.... kawawa naman mga bata... scar tissue yan for the rest of their lives... ako nakakarelate ako dun sa books... buti na lang di ko yan nabasa when i was a kid kung di baka sobrang emotionaly bruised na ako!!!! hahah pero educational sha even for ppl our age kasi we get to learn new words... naka sign post pag may mahiarp na word tas dedefine ng author hehehe

my personal fave children's book: the giving tree by shell silverstien

Brainchild

May 9 2003, 01:30 AM

erata:

castrated sori (pero jk lang hehehe)

tennis_schlager

May 9 2003, 03:30 AM

QUOTE

Originally posted by Brainchild:
hahah pero educational sha even for ppl our age kasi we get to learn new words... naka sign post pag may mahiarp na word tas dedefine ng author hehehe

i found it cute when he was doing that in his first book, but when he continued that on his second, third, etc. i found it kinda dull! actually i think its a good way to fill up pages. he he.

reminds me of these "trashy" books like sweet valley, the author sometimes can take up a whole chapter introducing everybody again. . .blond hair, and blue green eyes.

sweet valley: good toilet reading!

beckham

May 9 2003, 04:26 AM

Sweet Valley...haha good toilet reading. i had to repeat that.
The Series of Unfortunate Events are kinda expensive...but they're good reads. If i were an orphan below 10 and come across the book, i wouldnt be depressed. id think that the baudelaire kids have it tougher than i do hehe.

Har^2

May 9 2003, 04:44 AM

Can't stand the Series of Unfortunate Events. Too depressing. I only had to read the first one, then instant turn off.

Grew up reading Asterix Comics. Does that count? Though I did end up stuck in a quagmire of fantasy novels---Terry Brooks, David Eddings---for around 4 straight years!

Don't get me wrong, fantasy is still definitely my favorite genre...so my fave books are still the Harry Potter series, and authors like Terry Pratchett, and Tamora Pierce. Galing nila, intelligent fantasy for young (and older) people.

melie

May 9 2003, 05:37 AM

saggy baggy elephant..

harry potter
roald dahl books
sweet valley

isang beses nasa national ako walang magawa, binasa ko lahat ng dr. seuss books don. ang cool nila, kaso mahal..

beckham

May 9 2003, 05:40 AM

i forgot...yung BABAR series din galing. hehe ya know...the elephant king...

goobydoo

May 9 2003, 06:54 AM

there are other depressing children's stories or fairy tales... like the snow queen, the little mermaid and the little match girl... i think they're all by andersen or something... sa sobrang depressing, di na pambata. hehe

miss d

May 9 2003, 09:41 PM

Medyo expensive nga yung Unfortunate Events series... I've only finished until book 2. Still thinking if book 3 is worth buying. What do you guys think?

You're right, at first, it's pretty amusing - how he always defines the words ("which here means..."), how Snickett always reminds us to stop reading the book because it's depressing, etc. I think that's what got me so interested when I read the Bad Beginning. But I'm wondering how long the novelty is gonna last. At any rate, I don't think this is a children's book in the conventional sense.

beckham

May 9 2003, 11:07 PM

The Series of Unfortunate Events, for me, is not simply "one-of-the-Children's-books." like Harry Potter, the series has tons of symbolisms, parodies, satires and religious stuff. that's why they interest young and old alike.
i betcha havent figured out what's with Count Olaf's "eye".

AND, the eye comes back in book two...(spoiler! sorry for those who havent read yet)

214

May 10 2003, 04:40 PM

dati memorize ko pa yung "green eggs and ham"!

heheh..

beckham

May 11 2003, 02:49 AM

do you want to have some green eggs and ham?
i will not, could not, would not, have green eggs and ham.
not in a car, not in a train...hahahaha
now, if only i can have the same memory for my academics...hahaha

tennis_schlager

May 11 2003, 03:44 AM

QUOTE

Originally posted by beckham:
i forgot...yung BABAR series din galing. hehe ya know...the elephant king...

it makes a quaint read. especially coz the text in the book are written in neat "young" script. even more quaint if read in Brunhoff's original French.

beckham

May 11 2003, 05:03 AM

believe me, i tried. hehehe understanding level begins and ends with bonjour.

Har^2

May 11 2003, 01:17 PM

I liked Babar growing up. Even the cartoon version, when the I Channel on Sky still existed.

Growing up, we had this little Babar book on how Babar discovers Santa Claus and how he brings the Santa tradition back to his kingdom. Super senti-type book, when you think about it.

I didn't like being teased about BEING Babar, though. Kamukha ko daw. Argh!

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May 11 2003, 11:59 PM

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May 14 2003, 02:24 AM

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parklife

May 31 2005, 04:13 PM

QUOTE

Some of my faves were Hatchet, The Jellyfish Season by Mary Downing Hahn and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson (I think).

Wow... Bridge to Terabithia! I remember reading that when I was younger then looking for the book in my high school library and in the bookstores, but never finding it again! I don't remember the story much, but I remember really liking it!

The other children stories that I remember liking were The Island of the Blue Dolphin, and my tito's and tita's collection of Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Dana Girls, Robin Keane, etc., and I loved reading things about the unexplained mysteries! (UFO's, bermuda triangle, ghost ships, etc.)

QUOTE

I liked Babar growing up.

I love Babar too! I remember especially the book when Babar lost his crown!

AnimoTeneo

Jun 10 2005, 05:02 AM

I vaguely remember about the Adarna stories. I guess it was a childrens book. I used to read lots of fantasy books when I was a kid.

Huntress Krystle

Jul 25 2005, 02:39 AM

Before:
- Goosebumps, Nacy Drew, Fear Street, Asterix & Obelix, Sweet Valley Kids and High (basically kasi ito yung mga uso nun and halos lahat ng classmates ko meron)

Now:
Chronicles of Narnia
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Arabian Nights

and a lot more from puffin classics!

mallorn

Sep 29 2005, 01:01 PM

Hindi siya book, story lang, pero yung Velveteen Rabbit.... kakabasa ko lang mga ilang weeks ago lang at napaiyak ako. Grabe...... sobrang iba na siya kesa sa nung binasa ko siya nung 10 years old ako.... ang ganda pala.

Isang book na sobrang inkinatuwa ko dati e yung kay Curious George, yung matsing palaging napapasok sa gulo.... May complete set ako nun dati tas binenta ng nanay ko sa garage sale namin. Iyak na iyak ako nun.....

allblue

Sep 29 2005, 01:21 PM

My fave children's books:

- the "If you give..." series which includes "If you give a pig a pancake" and "If you give a mouse a cookie." Terrific writing and great illustration.

- the books of Eric Carle including "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Have You Seen My Cat"

- Todd Parr books - "My Best Friend Book" and "This is My Hair." Also enjoyed his new books, "My Family Book" and "It's Okay to be Different."

- Love You Forever

- Olivia

- Dr. Seuss books

5FootCarrot

Sep 29 2005, 01:41 PM

QUOTE(allblue @ Sep 29 2005, 01:21 PM)

- Olivia

I love Olivia!!!

I don't have a copy of the book, but I saw it in National Bookstore and the character is just so cool. How can you not love a sassy girl piglet who loves to dance?

bryanne

Nov 16 2006, 08:11 PM

parvana's journey.

InMySkyAtTwilight

Dec 3 2006, 02:58 PM

QUOTE(allblue @ Sep 29 2005, 05:21 AM)

- the "If you give..." series which includes "If you give a pig a pancake" and "If you give a mouse a cookie." Terrific writing and great illustration.

hehe, nakakaaliw nga itong series na to...i have the "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" book

ang cute!

bryanne

Dec 6 2006, 02:51 AM

"I read books"- very short but worth the eye blinks..

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