I spent many nights in bed thinking what should my first post be. Something cool, something edgy so that I'll make a good first impression. However, I am neither cool nor edgy. So, I decided to just make a list (does anybody here love making lists as much as I do?) of books that, as you can guess from the title of this post,
I grew up with.
My parents really encouraged me to read as a kid. My parents took turn reading bedtime stories to me. I remember sitting in my pink egg chair with either my mum or my dad and they would read to me until I fell asleep. Till this day I still love when people read to me. I get this warm tingly feeling all over. The weird thing is that my parents only ever read bedtime stories to me. My younger siblings did not get that experience. #firstkidprivilege
1. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Almost everyone I know grew up with these books. I'm pretty sure you know about these books. My favourite is Chamber of Secrets. Which of the seven is your favourite? I love finding out peoples' favourite Harry Potter books and the reason behind it. Sometimes finding out why someone loves a particular book makes me love it even more.
My childhood was definitely Harry Potter centric. I was introduced to this series by the movies. I remember watching the second movie so many times, I can pretty much recite the entire script from memory. And then I found that the movies were based off books and I devoured the books. I was and am still so into Harry Potter. I ....kinda had a crush on Harry for the first two books...I was quite alone in my crush because all my friends had a crush on Draco. Poor Harry only had me haha! Another embarrassing HP related story is that I wrote HP fanfiction before I even knew what fanfiction was. Remember that bit in Chamber of Secrets where Dobby kept Harry's letters from him and JK Rowling never revealed what Ron or Hermione wrote to Harry. I wrote those letters. I still have the book I wrote them in but the fake letters will never be read by anyone other than me. They are so cringe worthy I'm not even kidding.
2. The Witches by Roald Dahl
First, can I just say how much I love Quentin Blake's illustrations?
The Witches was the first Dahl book I ever read and I think it's my favourite. It's so hard to pick a favourite Roald Dahl book because there are so many and they are all so good.
The Witches is, as the title suggests, about witches. And these witches are not the Harry Potter kind of witches, they are the turn-you-into-mice-while-stirring-their-cauldron-filled-with-some-sort-of-foul-smelling-green-concoction-inside kind of witches. I had nightmares about the witches in this book which is not a testament as to how scary this book is but more of a testament to what a scaredy-cat I am.
If you haven't read any Dahl yet and want to start, The Witches is a great book to start with. However, if witches aren't your sort of thing then The BFG or Matilda are great too. The BFG is about a Big Friendly Giant who goes around collecting dreams. The story is really cute. Matilda is about a little girl who is a voracious reader and has superpowers.
3. Ellie the Elephant
This was my favourite book when I was a kid. Just look at how tattered my copy is! I've had it since I was like 2 or 3 years old! I'm not sure if this book is still in print but I just thought I would put this in here as well. Did anybody else read this book too? I've asked my friends and none of them have even heard of this book. I ask my parents where did they pick the book up and they can't remember.
Ellie the Elephant is about the adventure of an elephant (duh) named Ellie (double duh). She has a caterpillar friend and the illustrations are just so gorgeous. This one is my favourite:
4. Any book by Enid Blyton
I started with The Faraway Tree and my obsession with her books just spiraled from there. I didn't read everything of hers. Mostly it was her mystery series that I skipped because little me wasn't really into her style of mystery stories.
My favourite Enid Blyton books are The Faraway Tree Series (seriously how awesome is the idea for a magical tree - genius!) and the Malory Tower series (made me really want to go to a boarding school).
5. Olivia Kidney series by Ellen Potter
Olivia Kidney is a girl who can speak to ghosts and the books follow her adventure all over New York City. I'm not too sure if she remains in New York for the subsequent books, I read these books ages ago and I don't have a great memory.
Honestly, what a cool ass name is Olivia Kidney! And Olivia Kidney is a seriously cool chick. I remember her being very brave and adventurous. Plus, the book is set in New York City!!! If New York City was a sign, it would be a flashing neon sign. New York City is just so cool. Have I mentioned how cool Olivia Kidney is? Basically, little me tried really hard to emulate Olivia Kidney.
I think 5 is a good number to end a list. Plus, 5 is my favourite number. Yes, I'm a dork who has a favourite number. Tell me, what are the books that you grew up with? I would like to check them out. I love me some children fiction!
My parents really encouraged me to read as a kid. My parents took turn reading bedtime stories to me. I remember sitting in my pink egg chair with either my mum or my dad and they would read to me until I fell asleep. Till this day I still love when people read to me. I get this warm tingly feeling all over. The weird thing is that my parents only ever read bedtime stories to me. My younger siblings did not get that experience. #firstkidprivilege
1. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Almost everyone I know grew up with these books. I'm pretty sure you know about these books. My favourite is Chamber of Secrets. Which of the seven is your favourite? I love finding out peoples' favourite Harry Potter books and the reason behind it. Sometimes finding out why someone loves a particular book makes me love it even more.
My childhood was definitely Harry Potter centric. I was introduced to this series by the movies. I remember watching the second movie so many times, I can pretty much recite the entire script from memory. And then I found that the movies were based off books and I devoured the books. I was and am still so into Harry Potter. I ....kinda had a crush on Harry for the first two books...I was quite alone in my crush because all my friends had a crush on Draco. Poor Harry only had me haha! Another embarrassing HP related story is that I wrote HP fanfiction before I even knew what fanfiction was. Remember that bit in Chamber of Secrets where Dobby kept Harry's letters from him and JK Rowling never revealed what Ron or Hermione wrote to Harry. I wrote those letters. I still have the book I wrote them in but the fake letters will never be read by anyone other than me. They are so cringe worthy I'm not even kidding.
2. The Witches by Roald Dahl
First, can I just say how much I love Quentin Blake's illustrations?
The Witches was the first Dahl book I ever read and I think it's my favourite. It's so hard to pick a favourite Roald Dahl book because there are so many and they are all so good.
The Witches is, as the title suggests, about witches. And these witches are not the Harry Potter kind of witches, they are the turn-you-into-mice-while-stirring-their-cauldron-filled-with-some-sort-of-foul-smelling-green-concoction-inside kind of witches. I had nightmares about the witches in this book which is not a testament as to how scary this book is but more of a testament to what a scaredy-cat I am.
If you haven't read any Dahl yet and want to start, The Witches is a great book to start with. However, if witches aren't your sort of thing then The BFG or Matilda are great too. The BFG is about a Big Friendly Giant who goes around collecting dreams. The story is really cute. Matilda is about a little girl who is a voracious reader and has superpowers.
3. Ellie the Elephant
This was my favourite book when I was a kid. Just look at how tattered my copy is! I've had it since I was like 2 or 3 years old! I'm not sure if this book is still in print but I just thought I would put this in here as well. Did anybody else read this book too? I've asked my friends and none of them have even heard of this book. I ask my parents where did they pick the book up and they can't remember.
Ellie the Elephant is about the adventure of an elephant (duh) named Ellie (double duh). She has a caterpillar friend and the illustrations are just so gorgeous. This one is my favourite:
4. Any book by Enid Blyton
I started with The Faraway Tree and my obsession with her books just spiraled from there. I didn't read everything of hers. Mostly it was her mystery series that I skipped because little me wasn't really into her style of mystery stories.
My favourite Enid Blyton books are The Faraway Tree Series (seriously how awesome is the idea for a magical tree - genius!) and the Malory Tower series (made me really want to go to a boarding school).
5. Olivia Kidney series by Ellen Potter
Olivia Kidney is a girl who can speak to ghosts and the books follow her adventure all over New York City. I'm not too sure if she remains in New York for the subsequent books, I read these books ages ago and I don't have a great memory.
Honestly, what a cool ass name is Olivia Kidney! And Olivia Kidney is a seriously cool chick. I remember her being very brave and adventurous. Plus, the book is set in New York City!!! If New York City was a sign, it would be a flashing neon sign. New York City is just so cool. Have I mentioned how cool Olivia Kidney is? Basically, little me tried really hard to emulate Olivia Kidney.
I think 5 is a good number to end a list. Plus, 5 is my favourite number. Yes, I'm a dork who has a favourite number. Tell me, what are the books that you grew up with? I would like to check them out. I love me some children fiction!
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