30-Day Book Meme - Day 13

[amanda_in_pajamas]

Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times

Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)


Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?

Comments

[amanda_in_pajamas]

My favorite book when I was small enough to have books read to me was Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells. Mom recently (within the past year or so) tracked down a copy from when I was little with the original illustrations. I wasn't a very noisy or rambunctious child, so I suspect there was the appeal of the forbidden that drew me to the story. The book I fell in love with once I was reading on my own was Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater. Penguins have been my favorite animal for as long as I can remember, and I was just thrilled to read an entire book about penguins. Mr. Popper has a prominent place on my shelf,and I'm looking forward to reading the book to Michael. (Aaaannnnd...I discovered they are ruining my childhood favorite...Jim Carrey set to star in Mr Popper's Penguins.)

The book YA book that I came to love as an adult is Oh, the Thinks You Can Think by Dr. Seuss, which I explained in Day 4.

However, Michael and I have read some really fantastic books together. His latest delight are the Skippyjon Jones books by Judy Schachner; the Olivia books by Ian Falconer, and Bats at the... series by Brian Lies. (Not to mention the other 600+ children's books gracing our shelves that he loves.)

[queen_ypolita]

I name a childhood favourite on my journal

[duowolf]

My favourite children's books were The Animals Of Farthing Wood series by Colin Dunn.

[draigwen]

I'm trying to remember if I ever read these books or if I just saw TV versions or something. I've got a feeling we might have read one in school... I definitely know the name for some reason!

[duowolf]

The TV version was awesome as well. They pretty much did all of the books apart from one and they did them well which is always a good thing.

[draigwen]

My answer is here.

[lucky397]

I really loved The Westing Game and Form The Mixed Up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ... those two books were read and reread and bought multiple times as they got worn or lost or my cousins destroyed them because they were asses