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janice1234
12-20-2006, 01:49 AM
Christmas is coming! I want to give a book or children's bible stories (http://www.nestfamily.com) for my kids as christmas gifts. Let say from 2-10 years old. Can you give me your lists?

Thanks

seangabriel
12-20-2006, 01:55 AM
Here are my favorites when I was a kid:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling (2000)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling (1999)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling (1999)
Where's Waldo?, Martin Handford (1987)
Can Read with My Eyes Shut, Dr. Seuss (1978)
Baby Bop's Toys, (1993) OP
Put Me in the Zoo, Robert Lopshire (1960)
The Touch Me Book, Pat and Eve Witte (1961)
I Am a Bunny, Ole Risom, illustrated by Richard Scarry (1963)
Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak (1964)
Never Talk to Strangers, Irma Joyce (1967) OP
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!, Dr. Seuss (1975)
Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever, Richard Scarry (1968)
When We Were Very Young, A. A. Milne; illustrated by Ernest Shepard (1924

Magln Meow
12-20-2006, 07:23 PM
The Narnia books by C. S. Lewis are superb! (Highly recommend it!)

Here are some more goodies:
The Meanest Doll in the World by Ann. M. Martin & Laura Godwin
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Witches by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Magic by the Lake (there are many more books about magical fantasies too...) all by Edward Eager
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
Ragweed by Avi
Poppy and Rye by Avi
The Town Cats and Other Tales by Lloyd Alexander
The Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander

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You said ages 2-10. I say most of these are ages 8 to 12.

J to the izzosh
12-21-2006, 09:55 PM
The Beginner Books series is staple of childhood literature. Dr. Seuss was brilliant.

And, of course, J. R. R. Tolkien's, The Hobbit.