Not read ‘Alice in Wonderland’?
Not opened ‘Charlotte’s Web’?
And you say you’ve read 1000 books
& claim you are ‘well-read’
Not read ‘Wizard of Oz’?
or ‘Where the Wild Things Are’?
Never read ‘Peter Pan’ or heard
of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’?
But you’ve read Robert Ludlum,
everything by Wilbur Smith
and you’re into science fiction
& all of its What Ifs?
Go in The Secret Garden
the Grimms wild, weird woods
& get thee to a library & read
the lost books of childhood.
* what children’s classics have you not read? [I’m about to read ‘Charlotte’s Web’ for the first time. I’ve seen the film J ]
John Malone 
Yes, yes! I have my own collection of children’s books, both old and new and can’t resist gifting them. I read a bio of e.b. White(char’s web), and he was such a fascinating man. You will cry when reading the words and you already know the ending…
I also saw a film about Beatrix potter and reread the Peter rabbit books and loved them more after understanding her a bit more.
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E B White used to be high up in the New Yorker. So sometimes the films do help; I loved the Paddington Bear films but haven’t read the books. But seriously how could anyone NOT read Alice in Wonderland? It’s a lovely thought gifting books to the grandies 🙂
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see ‘miss potter’ with renee zellwegger if you can find it, that’s her bio story, and very well done. it fills in a lot of blanks. i was never really drawn to her books until i understood the backstory.
e. b. white has a very interesting story too, and led me to understand his books as well. yes, alice in wonderland is a wonderful classic, and some books are just meant to be read. i gift books not only to my grandies, but to kids of all kinds, through free little libraries, through donations to groups, or any child i know who i think would like a book that i’ve read – i think of them as a wonderful opportunity
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that’s wonderful, Beth; and yes, I did see ‘Miss Potter’ and thoroughly enjoyed it; I’m still trying to convince my mate to give Alice a go 🙂
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don’t give up)
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I tried Mary Poppins when I was a kid, but I think they were still a little too challenging for me. I should get back to those!
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I had a close friend who used to read to me passages from books she was reading. When she came across a bundle of Mary Poppins books she read me chapters. We both decided Mary could be very prickly and a little nasty; do wonder Disney ‘sweetened’ her image. I don’t know what P J Travers thought?
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There are Soo many I haven’t read. I never did get into Alice in Wonderland and everyone talks about Winnie the Pooh like it’s one book but I don’t remember seeing it as such. I am a fan of Pooh but only from snippets. I loved Charlotte’s Web and The Secret Garden and What Katy Did and Pollyanna. I only saw Wizard of Oz, never read it. Oh! And Bridge to Terebithia is lovely. And my family had a lot of Australian favourites by Mary Grant Bruce and Ethel Turner. Douglas Adams is a bit older than what you’re talking about I guess. Oh I loved Roald Dahl too.
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I love Roald Dahl too but mainly for his adult stories; I loved Bridge To Terebithia and taught it in English for many years. And I still love A.E Milne but mainly for his poems though Pooh is a lovable character 🙂
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Three cheers for Pooh! (For who?) For Pooh! He saved a friend from a wetting…
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Loved this poem! I’m enjoying rediscovering my childhood favourites with my son. I haven’t read Peter Pan. I love Winnie the Pooh, Richard Scarry, Dr Seuss, and my son is enjoying all the Thomas the Tank Engine originals. I wonder if I can get him into Enid Blyton?
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Good luck with that 🙂 it never worked for me but these are different times; all the young boys I know are into Thomas the Tank Engine: I don’t know whether it works for girls?
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Excellent poem. Jennings and ‘Just William’ books are well worth a re-visit. Laugh out loud funny.
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I can’t remember the ‘Just Williams’ books; maybe we never had them down under; we did have ‘The Magic Pudding’ though and that was a real classic 🙂
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On my first trip down under, I found a kids book about a dog which wouldn’t stop farting! It was hilarious. I bought it for my grandson and he loved it.
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we’re very fond of fart books down under 🙂
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I noticed!
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I haven’t read a children’s book in ages. I have some on basement shelves, I think. I just might take a look.
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let us know what you find, Neal; you would have read some 🙂
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Ha! I’m guilty of the opposite; those adult best-sellers just keep waiting to be read in my pile on my nightstand.
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my mate — he who has read 1000 books — would concur with that 🙂
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I’ve read lots as a child, treachery and mom. But, I’ve never read Mr.Poppers Penguins. I have the book on the shelf and I’m hoping to read it with the children next winter. Have you read this on, John? How was Charlotte’s web? Radiant, I hope.
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Loved ‘Charlotte’s Web’ ; never seen a copy of Mr. Poppers Penguins but the Jim Carey film was good, child-like fun 🙂
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Oh, the power of words. My littles are just getting comfortable with chapter books. I have much planned for them. We’ve recently enjoyed Eloise. Fun and light pictures. The books almost like adventures. 🙂
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there’s an enormous library of classic children’s books and picture story books to tap into; o, what joys await 🙂
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Getting to relive my favorites and watch them find new ones. A treasure chest that lies ahead. 😀
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