Sadly I don't remember my teachers reading anything other than See Dick Run! LOL! I do remember my mom reading a dr suess book to me that I absolutely loved...don't remember the name, only that there was a dark forest picture in it :)

I really only remember read-aloud time in elementary school. My 3rd grade teacher (Miss Hirsch) got me hooked by her daily readings from Pippi Longstocking. I was off to the library borrowing every "Pippi" I could.

Five years later, when Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers entered my life, I was perplexed that the freckle-faced icon was "Wendy," and not Pippi. I was convinced they HAD to be related.

I can't wait to share Pippi with my daughter, but I don't know that it would be my first pick as a read-aloud now. There are so many wonderful books. I read the Scarlet Pimpernel in summer of my 5th grade year and it is a lifetime favorite.

There is something to be said about drawing kids in with contemporary lit. Firegirl (by Tony Abbott) will speak to kids. I just finished reading The Songweavers (The Notherland Journeys Trilogy) (Kathleen McDonnell) and think it would also make a great classroom read.

What was the all-time favorite book your teacher read aloud to you? Why?

If you had to recommend a read aloud today, would you recommend the same one? If not, then what?