You are looking at a children’s book that Bossy purchased for her daughter before her daughter could read. At the time Bossy and her husband and son were living outside of Washington D.C. in a little neighborhood that wasn’t quite the city and it wasn’t quite the country and Bossy wanted one or the other and sorry but Bossy hasn’t eaten anything but pulp in thirty-six hours.
And so Bossy bought this book for her daughter because it was all about the farm life Bossy coveted, and she was hoping the happy images would help shape her daughter’s entire childhood.
This book had messages of unity and simplicity and cooperation, and featured English cottages and old barns and farm fences.
Except shortly after Bossy bought this book, they bought the farm, where bought the farm equals mortgaging a carriage house on three acres in the middle of the Virginia Piedmont with land so beautiful you could film a car commercial.
And like the book, Bossy’s farm had animals that communed together in great heaps — for instance donkeys and chickens and a Basset Hound named Hal — but Bossy’s farm also had other things not contained in her daughter’s farm book, such as snakes and angry neighbors and approximately three million spiders the size of your fist.
Bossy’s dehydrated point is: the farm book fell out of favor with Bossy, who began to lie around her Virginia farm and dream of a day she could move back to the suburbs. And Bossy’s daughter had waning interest in the farm book too, because she had fallen in love with a different book — a book with no bucolic illustrations.
It was called My Bye-Bye Bottle Book, and it went a little something like this:
This 12-Page book of sippy-cup propaganda was originally printed in 1989 but Bossy purchased it at a yard sale. Unlike the farm book, Bossy wasn’t hoping the images contained within would shape her daughter’s childhood because. Ew.
There’s no accounting for taste. Bossy is certain her own parents surrounded her with many wonderful books intended to shape her own childhood, but the story that really captured Bossy’s imagination was found inside this Dr. Seuss anthology:
Contained within this book is a little story called What Was I Scared Of? about a pair of pale green pants with nobody inside them:
You see, there was this yellow fuzzy guy who wasn’t afraid of anything, except one night in the woods he bumped into this pair of pale green pants with nobody inside them, and that scared him to bits because the pants could stand and walk and run and looked as unwashed as Bossy’s sweatpants.
And the yellow fuzzy guy kept bumping into these pants over and over again and being afraid until he finally realized the pants were afraid too!
And the moral of the story is:
Which is what today’s Ten-Word Challenge is all about. In honor of children’s stories and how they shape who we become — even if that shape is currently a blob of digestive enzymes boring through the gastrointestinal tract — SharedBook would like to give one lucky Bossy reader a personalized children’s book of their choosing.
SharedBook customizes classic books with your child’s photo and a special message — and SharedBook’s wide selection can be searched by title, age-appropriateness, or author.
Simply leave a comment below as follows: in exactly ten words, can you tell Bossy about a book that shaped your childhood, for better or worse?
Good luck! Bossy will announce her winner tomorrow morning. Assuming someone can prop her up next to the computer.
And don’t forget to check back later today for the bookiest shapes on the webbynet.
Daddy Scratches says
December 9, 2008 at 11:58 amThat too-big green coat my mother made me wear.
Ali in Cali says
December 9, 2008 at 11:58 am“I Can Do It Myself” of Sesame Street fame, really.
Daddy Scratches says
December 9, 2008 at 11:58 amOh, you said book. Jesus, which one of us is fasting/cleansing?
The Other Laura says
December 9, 2008 at 12:02 pmWe love “What Was I Afraid of Too.”
Kate says
December 9, 2008 at 12:03 pmAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
SusanS says
December 9, 2008 at 12:05 pmCorduroy. Lonely bear without a button yet loved by Lisa.
jan8mr.lootiato says
December 9, 2008 at 12:07 pmMcCabe and Mrs. Miller. The ballad of Cable Hogue. childhood?
jp says
December 9, 2008 at 12:08 pmUncle Wiggly …………….Vt, Wood Rd, Poppy even had the Rheumatism!
kidsmom says
December 9, 2008 at 12:12 pmSam I am ate Green Eggs and Ham, said Mom.
Stacey Ball says
December 9, 2008 at 12:21 pmThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, I still own it.
Ashley says
December 9, 2008 at 12:25 pm“Oliver Button is a Sissy”. I read aloud. Embarassed myself.
Bellamomma says
December 9, 2008 at 12:27 pmAnne of Green Gables series:
Adoption, first love, innocence, kindness
Cathy D. says
December 9, 2008 at 12:28 pmA Child’s Garden of Verses: But what kid reads poetry?
Debby says
December 9, 2008 at 12:29 pmRead all books I could find, still a reader today!
Annie says
December 9, 2008 at 12:30 pmSalutations! Salu-what? Salutations is my fancy way of saying hello!
Michele says
December 9, 2008 at 12:33 pmAdored the out-of-print Wild Violets by Phyllis Green.
kay says
December 9, 2008 at 12:35 pm“It Takes All Kinds,” in sixth grade. Author Who?
Maggie says
December 9, 2008 at 12:35 pmI Am a Bunny- my favorite was the butterfly page.
Evolving says
December 9, 2008 at 12:35 pmThe Owl and the Pussy Cat began my Cinderella complex.
derfina says
December 9, 2008 at 12:35 pm“Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret”
I’m. Not. Alone.
lesliereid says
December 9, 2008 at 12:40 pmI wanted to be Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary.
Emily says
December 9, 2008 at 12:41 pmNumber the Stars. Save A Life. Love Conquers Evil.
Gillian says
December 9, 2008 at 12:45 pmJacob Have I Loved. Then I learned life isn’t fair.
Krista says
December 9, 2008 at 12:46 pmThe Neverending Story= magic book. MAGIC.
David says
December 9, 2008 at 12:46 pmThe Phantom Tollbooth. Opened a whole world of creative thinking.
Not interested in the contest, no need to enter me.
rebekah says
December 9, 2008 at 12:49 pmEarly Reader. Secret Garden. Magical door to life with literature.
ashley says
December 9, 2008 at 12:50 pmThe Velveteen Rabbit. Love, friendship, loneliness, sickness and magic. Life.
karen says
December 9, 2008 at 12:50 pmThe Story of Ferdinand by Monro Leaf. Still love it!
Shelley says
December 9, 2008 at 12:50 pmAnything sports related by Matt Christopher. I was a tomboy!
karen says
December 9, 2008 at 12:51 pmoops, that should have been Murno Leaf.
Little Miss Sunshine State says
December 9, 2008 at 12:53 pmHans Christian Anderson. The Wild Swans. Eliza must save brothers.
Catherine McP says
December 9, 2008 at 12:53 pmDare Wright’s “The lonely doll” series with Edith and Bear
Angel in KY says
December 9, 2008 at 12:54 pmAre You There God, It’s me Margaret”…..by Judy Blume
K says
December 9, 2008 at 12:57 pm“Skrallan” and “Pippi” – naughty Scandinavian girls each takes charge – classic.
Tatiana says
December 9, 2008 at 12:57 pmserendpity- pink dragons don’t like it when you liter, dude.
Amanda says
December 9, 2008 at 1:04 pmEighth grade, read Clan of the Cave Bears. Uh…yeaaah.
Lisa says
December 9, 2008 at 1:04 pmAnimal Farm, in 6th grade thought it was about animals
Heather says
December 9, 2008 at 1:06 pmMe and Ed Emberley were inseparable. Taught me to Draw.
Janine says
December 9, 2008 at 1:14 pmRobert Lopshire’s “Put Me In The Zoo”…all time favorite.
Manic Mommy says
December 9, 2008 at 1:17 pm“I Wish That I Had Duck Feet” by Dr. Seuss:
And that is why
{start counting here}
I Think
That I
Just Wish
To Be
Like Me
Kris says
December 9, 2008 at 1:24 pmThe Little House books got me through a horrible childhood.
Dharmamama says
December 9, 2008 at 1:26 pmDaddy Long Legs. Still waiting for my own Jervis Pendleton.
Dharmamama says
December 9, 2008 at 1:28 pmThe Little Princess. Still waiting for my own Captain Crewe.
Dharmamama says
December 9, 2008 at 1:29 pmLittle Women. Screw this waiting, I’ll go for it myself!
Black Hockey Jesus says
December 9, 2008 at 1:30 pmJames. May I have a bite of your delicious peach?
Marnie says
December 9, 2008 at 1:32 pmSneetches, Lorax, Horton, Sam –
all created the reader I am.
Marnie says
December 9, 2008 at 1:33 pmAnd my daughter loves all our 30-yr-old Seuss books, too!
Xi_Heather says
December 9, 2008 at 1:35 pmUncle Wiggly. He had adventures that my mom read aloud.
The Mom says
December 9, 2008 at 1:35 pmThe Monster at the End of This Book, thanks mom.
Lisa says
December 9, 2008 at 1:35 pmThe Temper Tantrum Book. Temper tantrums are silly!
Julianne says
December 9, 2008 at 1:38 pm“Bread and Jam for Francis” Refused to eat anything else.
TanyaK says
December 9, 2008 at 1:40 pm“The Black Stallion”. I wrote Walter Farley. He wrote back!
Reeb says
December 9, 2008 at 1:41 pm1920’s series: “My Book House.” Still prefer that illustration style.
(Even though Craftsman-type illustrations were ALL orange and teal.)
Reeb says
December 9, 2008 at 1:43 pmTanyaK, Walter Farley WROTE BACK?? Childhood Me is so envious.
Debbie says
December 9, 2008 at 1:45 pmGirl discovers library room in deserted house with velvet curtains.
Lori says
December 9, 2008 at 1:50 pmBedtime for Frances. They say underwear. Made me laugh always!
Laurel says
December 9, 2008 at 1:51 pmThe Rascally Cake, any of the Seuss’ and Madeline
Renee in Seattle says
December 9, 2008 at 1:51 pmNancy Drew Mysteries taught me women can be intelligent, curious.
nono says
December 9, 2008 at 1:59 pmLaura Ingalls Wilder books…Little House on the Prairie etc. and the Nancy Drew Series…
I don’t remember any from when I was really young. My boys love Margaret Wise Brown’s The Big Red Barn…Good Night Moon etc.
Heather says
December 9, 2008 at 2:07 pm“Old Macdonald Had An Apartment House” – this book explains everything…
andrea says
December 9, 2008 at 2:08 pmMake Way for Ducklings; so sweet and so dear.
Baby Favorite says
December 9, 2008 at 2:11 pmMy mom’s book, “Davey Come Home,” influenced me during childhood.
Keryn says
December 9, 2008 at 2:12 pmSilverstein’s The Giving Tree was and still is my favorite.
Lisa! says
December 9, 2008 at 2:13 pmI remember learning to read when I was 4…The old Dick and Jane and Sally books..I can’t remember the dogs name but they had a cat named Puff I think.
Run Jane Run!
Kyra says
December 9, 2008 at 2:14 pm“Harold and the Purple Crayon”, need I say more?
Jill says
December 9, 2008 at 2:14 pmPippi Longstocking: Discovered the boring conventionality of my own childhood.
Tuli says
December 9, 2008 at 2:14 pmCharlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Dara says
December 9, 2008 at 2:15 pmFerdinand, peace loving bull. A Wrinkle in Time, splendid kything.
Liz says
December 9, 2008 at 2:19 pmPopcorn! Taught me the ways of binge-eating early on.
Jill in Vermont says
December 9, 2008 at 2:19 pmLittle House in the Big Woods. Still read series today.
big hair envy says
December 9, 2008 at 2:22 pmRobinson Crusoe. Just read it again, for old times sake:)
Amy says
December 9, 2008 at 2:27 pm“The Story of the Fourteen Bears” made me an architect.
Laura says
December 9, 2008 at 2:27 pmI really can’t remember any particular book, I was a big reader from the time could.
Cass says
December 9, 2008 at 2:29 pm“Are You My Mother?” because I really kinda like ‘Snort’.
pamela from the dayton time says
December 9, 2008 at 2:35 pmThe Lion, The Witch, The Wardrobe transported me to Narnia.
Kai says
December 9, 2008 at 2:38 pmI’ll reply again with a real 10-word reply, but I have to tell you that we got “What Was I Scared Of?” from the library for my daughter. She was afraid of the dark at the ripe old age of 2 and a half. She LOVES it, and so do I.
Kai says
December 9, 2008 at 2:39 pmThe Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
(the title is 8 words itself!)
anne marie in philly says
December 9, 2008 at 2:41 pm“the little engine that could” – I think I can! YES!
Lora says
December 9, 2008 at 2:42 pmNot for the contest…I just had to say that I was shocked to see the farm book here. My aunt gave my son that book several years ago when we were home visiting. Now I’m going to have to go find it!
bossy's friend martha says
December 9, 2008 at 2:44 pmWizard of Oz series, Tik-Tok and Queen with interchangeable heads.
Stephanie says
December 9, 2008 at 2:44 pmDisney books. Can’t remember names. Love Disney to this day.
dray says
December 9, 2008 at 2:46 pmFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. It’s for older kids, but I absolutely loved this book, and it’s on my Amazon wishlist so I’ll remember to buy it for my own kids.
laurellee says
December 9, 2008 at 2:46 pmHatchet-boy stranded in wilderness survives living off the land.
melinda says
December 9, 2008 at 2:46 pmAnne of Green Gables…I wanted to move to Canada!
napmom says
December 9, 2008 at 2:48 pmPetunia, by Roger Duvoisin, taught me that reading is valuable.
gabrielle says
December 9, 2008 at 2:53 pmMy favorite kids book was “The Monster at the End of This Book Starring Furry, Lovable, Old Grover.” I bought it for my son while he was still a baby and we’ve read it hundreds of times, and it’s still my favorite. Incidentally, i had a personalized kids’ book given to me by my grandparents as a child, and I loved it! I’m glad someone is still making those.
Laura says
December 9, 2008 at 2:55 pm(Former) little Catholic girl–looooooved “All-of-a-Kind Family” series.
(NOT FOR CONTEST–NO KIDS TO GIVE BOOK TO.)
Jacquie says
December 9, 2008 at 3:11 pmLooking for a little mouse in the Great Green Room
Annjeanette Martin says
December 9, 2008 at 3:16 pm“My Side of the Mountain”– I wanted to run away and live off the land
ReamoRama says
December 9, 2008 at 3:18 pmOscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant still makes me weepy
Ginny says
December 9, 2008 at 3:23 pm“I think I can”, courtesy of the train that tried.
Biddy says
December 9, 2008 at 3:25 pm“i’ll love you forever, like you for always” love it!
Liza says
December 9, 2008 at 3:27 pmFerdinand, because he loved to stop and smell the roses.
Chasinash says
December 9, 2008 at 3:29 pmBargain For Francis – while backsies are useful, friends are better.
Karen (submommy) says
December 9, 2008 at 3:39 pmGreen Eggs and Ham. I learned to try new things.
DemMom says
December 9, 2008 at 3:50 pmAll Babar books. Babar is still my nickname with family!
Where did you live in VA Piedmont? That’s my hometown, and I raise a lot of money there now!
Kristin says
December 9, 2008 at 3:55 pmI was adopted. “Are you my mother?” Written for me??
Kecia says
December 9, 2008 at 3:57 pmThe Little Engine That Could, made me think I would.
Denise says
December 9, 2008 at 4:08 pmPeter Ponsil and His Tonsil: they lied about ice cream.
and
I love, love, love room service. And Eloise. Charge it, please.
bdaiss says
December 9, 2008 at 4:09 pmWhen Tweetle Beatles Battle in a bottle…I always laugh!
Linda Stewart says
December 9, 2008 at 4:13 pmChristy by Cathrine Marshall inspired me to do something worthy.
janny226 says
December 9, 2008 at 4:13 pmThree kittens and their mittens; I’m anxious about losing stuff.
vuboq says
December 9, 2008 at 4:27 pmThe Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear.
Who cares that I first read it when I was 26? (and I can’t believe the title went over my 10-word limit. that is *so* unfair)
*smooches*
sarah says
December 9, 2008 at 4:27 pmGarfield, I read them all over, and over, and over!
Sarah
Seattle, WA
The Other Lisa says
December 9, 2008 at 4:40 pmDoesn’t anybody appreciate the fact that the tree in “The Giving Tree” is a female that DESTROYS herself for a boy/man? ARGH!!!
Anyway – gonna have to go with The Secret Garden. Crabby little bitch finds joy and friends in unexpected places. Story of my life!
Jennie says
December 9, 2008 at 4:55 pmTortured my parents with poems from “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
Pruett says
December 9, 2008 at 4:58 pm“The Sky Was Blue” fostered my love for antique houses.
Sewmouse says
December 9, 2008 at 5:11 pmFun With Dick and Jane
Now, before anyone thinks I’m totally lame – I’ve been a voracious reader my entire life. I used to “read” books to my mom when I was 2. FWDAJ was my first official “reader” in school. The very first book I could actually READ for real. I don’t remember the plot, or much at all – (except they ran a lot) – but because of this book I can read, and that has changed my life forever!
krg says
December 9, 2008 at 5:23 pmI’m with you #31, the wild swans, hans christian anderson
Meribon says
December 9, 2008 at 5:24 pm(not quite a book, but…)
Highlight’s goofus and gallant helped me survive my dentist visits!
Floyd says
December 9, 2008 at 5:28 pmI loved Mrs. Twiggley’s Tree by Dorothea Warren Fox. Awesomeness.
Savannah C. says
December 9, 2008 at 5:29 pm“Monster at the end of the Book” was my favorite!
Lisa Paul says
December 9, 2008 at 5:34 pmWhere the Wild Things Are: I was a little Monster.
Andrea's Sweet Life says
December 9, 2008 at 5:36 pmThe Call of the Wild *sigh* and Oliver Twist.
Good times.
Ivy says
December 9, 2008 at 5:38 pmOwly; to love more than the sky is high. 🙂
Tami says
December 9, 2008 at 5:43 pm“Are You My Mother?” First time I saw mom laugh.
Deb Vallet says
December 9, 2008 at 5:47 pm“A Little Princess” Imagination runs wild. Also? French, velvet, India.
kris says
December 9, 2008 at 5:58 pmisland boy–think it’s why i moved east as adult
Rooth says
December 9, 2008 at 5:59 pmThe GOOPS and How Not to be one”
The goops they lick their fingers, the Goops they lick their knives, the Goops are so “some thing” they lead disgusting lives.
hehe
steph says
December 9, 2008 at 6:01 pm“I think I can,” remember The Little Engine that Could.
Kim says
December 9, 2008 at 6:05 pm“Good Drug- Bad Drug” parent’s answer for future 12 step program adults
Ranger says
December 9, 2008 at 6:18 pm“A Home of One’s Own”. Fort under dining room table.
kelly says
December 9, 2008 at 6:19 pmJudy Blume writes “adult” books? My teen years were slutty..
HeyJoe says
December 9, 2008 at 6:28 pm“Everybody Poops,” though, admittedly, I was 30 at the time.
Kitten says
December 9, 2008 at 6:28 pm“Hug Me”. the story of Elliot Kravitz, a love-starved porcupine in search of an embrace
EricaB/Crazy Momma says
December 9, 2008 at 6:34 pm“Where the Wild Things Are” because I was a wild thing.
🙂 Thanks for stopping by and entering my contest!!
Portia says
December 9, 2008 at 6:37 pmThe Boxcar Children – wanted to live in a boxcar too!
janet says
December 9, 2008 at 6:46 pmI can still recite When We Were Very Young – Milne.
janet says
December 9, 2008 at 6:55 pmI think Sneeches is about kids and their fashion demands.
janet says
December 9, 2008 at 6:56 pmBut I think Pale Green Pants is about racism/bigotry.
mrs nm says
December 9, 2008 at 6:57 pm‘How much do I love you’ always made me cry!
Kerri Anne says
December 9, 2008 at 6:58 pmGrandma read to me always: Socks for Supper, Jack Kent.
Beth says
December 9, 2008 at 7:30 pmLittle House on the Prairie series: I had the bonnet.
Aimee says
December 9, 2008 at 7:41 pmCharlotte’s Web broke my heart and taught me about love.
Not a part of my answer but…
The other Lisa: The Giving Tree bugged me to no end as a little girl. Now I know why. That boy so ungrateful!
mommymae says
December 9, 2008 at 7:45 pmthe bible – made me not believe anything anyone said
Simone says
December 9, 2008 at 7:53 pm“One Fat Summer” made me believe I could lose weight.
julie says
December 9, 2008 at 8:00 pm“I said and said and said those words; I said them but I lied them”
(ok, that was over 10, but I adore that story and the whole collection. The whole book/collection is about tolerance, compromise, racism… Sneetches: it’s not about what we look like or have. Daves: diversity is important b/c if we were all the same what a mess! Zax: compromise or think creatively (why couldn’t one of them lay down and let the other walk around him?) or the rest of the world will pass you by. And Pants: take the time to get to know before judging.
Natalie says
December 9, 2008 at 8:03 pm“The Quiet Place” saved me from strangling my little brother.
Denise says
December 9, 2008 at 8:15 pm“There’s a Monster at the End of This Book”
pam says
December 9, 2008 at 8:32 pmThe cat in the hat came back and stole me.
kate says
December 9, 2008 at 8:34 pmwhere the sidewalk ends. memorized poems, traced illustrations. for years.
amanda says
December 9, 2008 at 8:36 pmthat one book about mice running up the teacher’s skirt
*pixie* says
December 9, 2008 at 8:52 pmBFG by Dahl. Still have original copy. Still read it.
Nancy says
December 9, 2008 at 9:03 pmThe Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Memorable!
Imanitsud says
December 9, 2008 at 9:22 pmI don’t remember there being much reading as a young child. I do remember teaching myself to read using the record player “turn the page when you hear the ding” books from the library. But now, we reach each kid their own bedtime story almost every night, and I’d say that “Lamont the Lonely Monster” is a special favorite.
sometimessophia says
December 9, 2008 at 9:34 pmLucinda: bustin’ ass girl breakin’ out ahead of her time
Jessica says
December 9, 2008 at 9:47 pmBook about an ape escaping his cage in the zoo
Susan says
December 9, 2008 at 10:06 pmThe Borrowers made me imagine that I was not alone.
I am an only child and my imagination was one of my best friends growing up.
April says
December 9, 2008 at 10:39 pmTikki Tikki Tembo-
NO.
More. Breath. Left. To. Say. Name…
The Domestic Goddess says
December 9, 2008 at 11:03 pmHarold and the Purple Crayon was my fav. Still is!
krg says
December 9, 2008 at 11:40 pm#139, I love grover! 5,6,7,8,9,10
rockle says
December 9, 2008 at 11:52 pm“I repeat,” said The Lorax, “I speak for the trees.”
karen l says
December 10, 2008 at 12:06 amGreen Eggs & Ham. I do not like them Sam I am.
Deb In Winfield, Ks says
December 10, 2008 at 12:10 ammy tongue wrapped itself happily around Green Eggs and Ham
Jeri says
December 10, 2008 at 12:10 amHands down, the book that shaped my life….
Fun with Dick and Jane!
Stephanie says
December 10, 2008 at 12:23 amPancake Pie: Only book I remember mom reading to me.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
December 10, 2008 at 12:46 amI thought the Bye Bye Wine Bottle book was Bossy’s.
g says
December 10, 2008 at 12:53 amMe? “The Secret Garden” taught me everything I love today.
that’s my ten words.
But for my kid?
Krauss/Sendak – “They’re playing toesies woesies on the wall, wall wall!”
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Special-House-Ruth-Krauss/dp/0060286385
I hope that book has shaped his life.
g says
December 10, 2008 at 12:56 amAdded – just scrolling through everyone’s comments is a wonderful tour of remembered books!! thanks, Bossy, for inspiring us to comment. And thanks, everyone else, for reminding me of all these wonderful books! (Sneetches….Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler….Borrowers…Boxcar Children…Nancy Drew….Laura Ingalls Wilder…..)
Rachel Broderhausen says
December 10, 2008 at 1:10 amI Am a Bunny – first book I REALLY read myself!
Lisa says
December 10, 2008 at 2:10 am“Eight Cousins” – lonely girl, kindly uncle, and charming boy cousins…
Eliza says
December 10, 2008 at 2:14 am#148 Susan:
I also loved The Borrowers. I also was/am an only child. I would made things for the Borrowers just like they did, such as rubbing a candle on canvas to make a waterproof bag (not very successful). AND my first name is Susan!
But for my ten words:
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy. Cry. Sigh. I wished for sisters.
Jenn @ Juggling Life says
December 10, 2008 at 2:15 amSo many books who could pick one? My kids loved A Day at the Farm too. My kids are a bit past the stage, so congrats to whomever you pick.
KellyS. says
December 10, 2008 at 2:29 amCan’t. Pick. Only. One. But: “Harriet the Spy:” c’est moi.
Lee the MWOB Queen says
December 10, 2008 at 2:31 am“Free to Be You and Me!” That says it all…
Say What? says
December 10, 2008 at 2:38 amCharlotte’s Web. Accepted and loved for who you are inside.
Caroline Wright says
December 10, 2008 at 3:22 amWhere The Wild Things Are!!!!!!! Let the wild rumpus start!!!!!!
Bush Babe says
December 10, 2008 at 7:25 amGreen Eggs and Ham… something about non-PW-type cooking?
SueBoo says
December 10, 2008 at 7:41 amChildcraft books. Worldbook Encyclopedia’s storybook versions. The illustrations!! The stories!!
Shelley says
December 10, 2008 at 8:27 am“Chip Chip”. Pretended I couldn’t read, so dad would. Again.
Charlie Hills says
December 10, 2008 at 8:55 amAll my mom’s kids books at grammy’s house each summer.
Tina B says
December 10, 2008 at 9:18 amThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Although I cry now when I read it.
abby says
December 10, 2008 at 9:23 amI got hooked on silly poetry really early in life .. Shel Silverstein and Ogden Nash. The best.
Who wouldn’t giggle at ‘If called by panther, don’t anther?’
Mandy says
December 10, 2008 at 9:51 amNana Upstairs, Nana downstairs. Now my kids’ nana reads to them.
11 words. So sue me.
Stephanie T says
December 10, 2008 at 10:33 amLittle Golden Book’s “Hansel and Gretel” – really freaked me out.
Kirsten says
December 10, 2008 at 10:43 am“Are You My Mother”: Fearless baby bird and a SNORT!
Redneck Mommy says
December 10, 2008 at 11:22 amDahl’s The Twits: I learned I’m not the only one.