My Favorite Books

This week we’ve been writing about books we read over and over. For me it’s The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen.

It’s a Little Golden Book and when I was a kid, I read it over and over until the cover fell off. That copy disappeared long ago. I thought about the book often and when my son was small was glad to find it was still available. I read it to him over and over until the cover fell off and it disappeared.

I have another copy. It’s in perfect condition and I still like reading it. It’s written partially in rhyme and about the kittens search for the color green. When I look at the illustrations I go back in time and look at them with me as a child’s eyes.

There’s another book that is a carry over from when I was small. In this case, the copy is the original. It’s called Bear Party by William Pene Du Bois. It was a gift for my fifth birthday. I had scarlet fever and couldn’t celebrate, but our neighbors came to my bedroom door and gave me the book. It’s about Koala Bears who weren’t getting along until the wise old bear who seemed to be in charge threw a costume party.

I read that book over and over to my son and I think he enjoyed as much as I did.

I know I read Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White numerous times. Each time I hoped somehow the ending would be different. But it never was and I always cried.

What was your favorite book when you were a child? Do you still have it?