{"id":4443,"date":"2006-02-10T16:28:04","date_gmt":"2006-02-10T21:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:12:19","slug":"kids-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=4443","title":{"rendered":"Kids Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fun little mini-meme<\/a>. I am upping the choices to five as opposed to three. Why? Because I want to!<\/p>\n

Name five favorite children\u0092s series.<\/b><\/p>\n

1. The Chronicles of Narnia<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, by CS Lewis<\/p>\n

2. The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time)<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, by Madeleine L’Engle<\/p>\n

3. The “Emily” series<\/a>\"\", by LM Montgomery (there are only 3 “Emily” books – but – blasphemer that I am – I think they’re better books than the “Anne” books)<\/p>\n

4. The All-of-a-Kind Family<\/a>\"\"<\/i> series, by Sidney Talor<\/p>\n

5. The Enid Blyton Adventure Series<\/a>\"\". Man, I loved thos books! Mountain of Adventure, Beach of Adventure, Volcano of Adventure, whatever … 4 English kids, brothers and sisters, I believe – who kept getting mixed up in literally international conspiracies in various natural settings. LOVED. THESE. BOOKS.<\/p>\n

Damn. Ran out of space for Trixie Belden. Oh dammit – and also Beezus and Ramona!!! The Ramona books really must be included. Drat.<\/p>\n

Name five favorite non-series children\u0092s books.<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Harriet the Spy<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, by Louise Fitzhugh – well, there was The Long Secret<\/a>\"\"<\/i> and Sport<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – but somehow it doesn’t feel like a SERIES, since Harriet isn’t really the STAR of the next two books like she is in the first one. She becomes a supporting character. So – I’m gonna keep this one here, as ambivalent as I feel about it.<\/p>\n

2. Charlotte’s Web<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, by EB White – hands down. One of my favorite books ever written.<\/p>\n

3. The Diamond in the Window<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, by Jane Langton – oh man. If you want a good book – or if you have a kid who’s 10, 11 years old … this book!!! Two kids, a brother and a sister, discover a secret room in their own house – it has a window with a big huge diamond stuck in it … and … well … many many adventures ensue, as they try to discover the history of the secret room. Magic book.<\/p>\n

4. Ballet Shoes<\/a>\"\"<\/i> by Noel Streatfield. There are a gazillion other “shoes” books – Circus Shoes<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, Tennis Shoes<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, Skating Shoes<\/a>\"\"<\/i>… but I am not considering it a series, because the same people don’t show up in each book. Sigh. Sorry. Making up rules as I go. A MAGICAL book about 3 little adopted girls who end up going to a school for Dramatic Arts in London. Transportive for a little aspiring 8 year old actress like myself.<\/p>\n

5. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, by EL Konigsburg. Magic.<\/p>\n

Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake Books)<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – one of my favorite books as a child. There was one book following it – Return to Gone-Away<\/a>\"\"<\/i>. MAGIC. Anyone else read them??<\/p>\n

Name five favorite children\u0092s book characters.<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Harriet. First and foremost<\/a>. She’s my hero.<\/p>\n

2. Charlotte the “s” – can’t even really think about her without getting all choked up<\/p>\n

3. Alice, from Alice in Wonderland<\/i><\/p>\n

4. The Weasley twins from Harry Potter – Argh – there are so many other characters I love – but those two have a special place in my heart.<\/p>\n

5. Willy Wonka<\/p>\n

Go read Barbara’s thoughts on this<\/a>. Yeah, Ole Golly!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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