What were your favorite childhood books?Answer

Books read in your formative years can shape the person you become just as much as parents, teachers and friends. What were some of the books that you remember most from your childhood years?

Asterix the Gaul

#1 of 41 in Astérix

Asterix the Gaul
ByRené Goscinny,Anthea Bell(Translator),+1 more

1960 • 81 Readers • 48 pages 4.1

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

#1 of 14 in Oz

101 • 664 Readers • 61 pages 3.8

The Pushcart War

The Pushcart War
ByJean Merrill

1964 • 18 Readers • 228 pages 3.6

Why this book?

The underdog could fight back and how the characters had distinct personalities, jostling and amusing within each group.

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web
ByE.B. White

1,123 Readers 4

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1967 • 250 Readers • 178 pages 4.2

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1956 • 955 Readers • 768 pages 4.1

The Lord of the Rings

#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1954 • 1,925 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

A Wrinkle in Time

#1 of 6 in Time Quintet

A Wrinkle in Time
ByMadeleine L'Engle

1962 • 1,702 Readers • 247 pages 3.8

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

Ender's Game
ByOrson Scott Card

1985 • 3,139 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1950 • 2,492 Readers • 208 pages 4

The Hobbit

#0 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

10 • 5,117 Readers • 300 pages 4.3