Old is new again! Are you reading a blast from the past?

[Sheri S.]

Have you recently or currently revisited an old favorite or perhaps a previously unread Children's or YA book? Or maybe you've read a newer book by an author who published in the 70's, 80's or 90's and is still writing today? If so, feel free to share your comments and reviews here!

[Sheri S.]

I have read to my two boys some of my old favorite childhood books such as: The Magic Pot by Patricia Coombs, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure books, The original Curious George stories and of course Dr. Suess!
I have bought for them but haven't read yet, Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald.
And during the summer, Borders had a children's reading club and if you read 10 books, then you received a free book as a prize. Well, my 4-year old picked out Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes and wants me to read that one after we finish the book we're currently reading! I have to tell you though, I'm looking forward to reading that book about as much as ripping my fingernails out one-by-one!!! Maybe I'll be surprised and hopefully it'll be better than I think it will be?!?!?!

[Amy B]

Over the past few years, I've re-read a few books that really stuck with me over the years. I recently re-read Island of the Blue Dolphins, Jacob Have I Loved, and Somebody's Horse.

[Sheri S.]

I remember having loved reading Island of the Blue Dolphins and Jacob Have I Loved!

[Amy B]

There were a few more I read last year that I just thought of: The Horse That Came to Breakfast and The After School Secret.

[Amy B]

I didn't read them growing up but I'm slowly working my way thru the Little House on the Prairie series. I'm on the fourth book which is On the Banks of Plum Creek.

[Sheri S.]

I am currently reading Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and even though it has been over 30 years since my Mom read it to me, I am recalling parts of it as I am laughing along with my boys; we are all really enjoying it! And I LOVED The Little House on the Prarie books, my older sister read the first 2 books to us, then I read the rest of the series, in fifth grade, I think!!!

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Yes! Right now, I am re-reading the entire Nancy Drew series. I love getting back together with Nancy, George, Bess, Ned and the gang after so many years apart!

[Sheri S.]

Kristi wrote: "Yes! Right now, I am re-reading the entire Nancy Drew series. I love getting back together with Nancy, George, Bess, Ned and the gang after so many years apart!"

Kristi, the originals I presume! How fun! I have two young boys, so unfortunately there probably will never be a Nancy Drew book in my house again! It will be fun to see if they eventually get into The Hardy Boys series, though. I read a couple of them when I was young, but always preferred good ol' Nancy!!

[Louie]

I'm reading A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, the author of one of my favorite books, A Wrinkle In Time. I had started to read Swiftly years ago and never finished it, so I decided to come back and read it before the start of the new decade.
Also, I loved to read the Nancy Drew books when I was younger and I have been wanting to revisit them for awhile now. People always thought it was weird that I liked it because I'm male, so they tried to get me to read The Hardy Boys, but I always thought that Nancy Drew was better and I still do.