Whats the first book you ever read? - Page 2

07-07-2001, 04:35 PM

I read LotR in middle school... I was only in middle school for a year, so I was either 11 or 12 at the time. I read the Hobbit several years before that, although I can't remember exactly how long...

08-02-2001, 11:11 PM

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, I love that book! :lol:

Sakata · 09-13-2001, 09:48 PM

I second that! Dr. Seuss is a genuis!

poppy · 09-14-2001, 06:17 AM

I always remember my grandad reading fairy tales and fantasy books to me when i was younger, the first one i read on my own was Beauty and the Beast, but i didnt find the Hobbit till i was nearly 14 which i think is a real shame so i introduced my nine year old daughter to it when she was about 5 or 6 i hope she loves it as much as i do.

ringbearer · 09-14-2001, 09:30 PM

Don't remember what childrens books I read. The first novel I read was "Tom Sawyer". (loved it!)

Varda · 09-24-2001, 02:09 PM

i don't remember my very first book.. i went to the library a lot when i was little, and there was an old lady there who did story time. the first chapter book i read was All Dogs Go to Heaven... there's a kids' movie about that, and i think there is or was a tv show too.... before that i remember really liking this one book about a rabbit who runs away from home, but his mother is really always there and always finds him... she's in the sky and the clouds and teh wind and the grass and everything... it was very beautiful... i also liked pooh and dr. seus (i still do!) and i remember another lovely book about a girl sitting at home who is visited by a woman in a carriage pulled by a golden lion. and there was something to do with yellow roses that were the same color as the lion. oh and i liked (and still love) the narnia books by cs lewis....

Renille · 10-10-2001, 11:05 PM

and i remember another lovely book about a girl sitting at home who is visited by a woman in a carriage pulled by a golden lion. and there was something to do with yellow roses that were the same color as the lion.

I loved that book, too! It's called "When the Sun Rose." My best friend gave it to me when I was about six. I started reading when I was three...dear old Dr. Suess.

Lis Kester · 01-04-2002, 03:01 PM

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. CS Lewis. My mom started out reading me a chapter a night, but I got too impatient and hid behind the couch to finish it!

Alethes · 01-04-2002, 10:35 PM

I don't remember the very first book I read, but I remember reading a lot of Dr. Seuss, Richard Scarry, and Golden Books, and a series about Oliver and Amanda Pig (the books were written as though Oliver and Amanda were kids, except they were pigs).

My parents used to read me this book called "We Play". It was like an early-elementary school reader-- "Look! There is Bobby. Watch Bobby go down the slide. Oops! Bobby fell down!" etc. After a while, my parents started to hide the book so they wouldn't have to read it. I somehow always managed to find the book after a month or two.

FrodoFriend · 01-25-2002, 01:14 AM

Are You My Mother? I memorized it too.

My first novel length book was The Hobbit.

Feraway Hawkbriar · 02-03-2002, 01:30 AM

My first book was 'Pat the bunny'

Arathorn · 02-05-2002, 12:39 PM

Tom Thumb and Tumbelina...My tastes shifted to "bigger" things like The Little Prince and then The Hobbit...

..I watched the Bakshi movie before reading LOTR so was quite surprised to see Gollum in there.

Starr Polish · 02-05-2002, 06:02 PM

Pookins Gets Her Way...I read it when I was four, I think. I still have that book, it's all worn. It's very funny, in a little kid kind of way. I don't know what my first 'novel sized' book was, but ONE of the first books I read with chapters was a baby sitter's club book. I think I read it in first or second grade, because I was bugging my sister, so she handed it to me

Arathorn · 02-05-2002, 10:27 PM

was she babysitting you back then, Starr Polish?

Starr Polish · 02-05-2002, 11:22 PM

Who, Pookins or my sister?

I don't think so, but I always thought my older sister was so cool...she is six years older than me, so of course my constant presence bugged her.

snoopy · 03-23-2002, 01:30 AM

One of the first books i ever read was hand, hand, finger thumb, by doctor sues.

I think that was one of my all time favorites!!

BeardofPants · 03-24-2002, 10:04 PM

Enid Blyton's the Secret Seven. I can't even remember which one it was, but this was my first attempt to read a "big" book, I remember it was because I was sick, and really bored one day, when I was in Junior 2 (7-8 years of age). Now, while I don't read these books anymore, there is always going to be a sense of nostalgia for Enid Blyton.

Brimvalir · 03-25-2002, 02:31 PM

I cant remember the title - all I know is that the cover had Bears on the front and it wasnt three little bears..... ?

Jadera · 04-04-2002, 12:43 AM

Whoa...flashback....

The very first story I ever read on my own was the Easter story on one of those Sunday school lessons things when I was like....I don't know...three?
My mom read Peter Pan to me all the time when I was little, and Paddington Bear (didn't he get lost in the mall, or something?)
And I vaguely remember a book about a lion whose hair falls out....
Green Eggs and Ham was another early exposure. Gosh, I love that book....

BeardofPants · 04-04-2002, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brimvalir
I cant remember the title - all I know is that the cover had Bears on the front and it wasnt three little bears..... ?

Beresford Bears?

07-07-2001, 04:35 PM	#21
Idril Celebrindal Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Whats the first book you ever read? I read LotR in middle school... I was only in middle school for a year, so I was either 11 or 12 at the time. I read the Hobbit several years before that, although I can't remember exactly how long...

08-02-2001, 11:11 PM	#22
Theodred21 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Whats the first book you ever read? Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, I love that book! :lol:

09-13-2001, 09:48 PM	#23
Sakata Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Lothlorien Posts: 216	I second that! Dr. Seuss is a genuis! __________________ "When evil people come to destroy me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will know no fear." -Psalms 27:2-3 -Dare you venture into Gollum's Lair? JESUS LIVES!

09-14-2001, 09:30 PM	#25
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	Don't remember what childrens books I read. The first novel I read was "Tom Sawyer". (loved it!) __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

09-24-2001, 02:09 PM	#26
Varda Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carmel Valley, CA Posts: 146	i don't remember my very first book.. i went to the library a lot when i was little, and there was an old lady there who did story time. the first chapter book i read was All Dogs Go to Heaven... there's a kids' movie about that, and i think there is or was a tv show too.... before that i remember really liking this one book about a rabbit who runs away from home, but his mother is really always there and always finds him... she's in the sky and the clouds and teh wind and the grass and everything... it was very beautiful... i also liked pooh and dr. seus (i still do!) and i remember another lovely book about a girl sitting at home who is visited by a woman in a carriage pulled by a golden lion. and there was something to do with yellow roses that were the same color as the lion. oh and i liked (and still love) the narnia books by cs lewis.... __________________ "Life's a journey, not a destination." --Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Arwen's daddy MySpace

09-14-2001, 06:17 AM	#24
poppy Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: uk Posts: 37	I always remember my grandad reading fairy tales and fantasy books to me when i was younger, the first one i read on my own was Beauty and the Beast, but i didnt find the Hobbit till i was nearly 14 which i think is a real shame so i introduced my nine year old daughter to it when she was about 5 or 6 i hope she loves it as much as i do.

10-10-2001, 11:05 PM	#27
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	and i remember another lovely book about a girl sitting at home who is visited by a woman in a carriage pulled by a golden lion. and there was something to do with yellow roses that were the same color as the lion. I loved that book, too! It's called "When the Sun Rose." My best friend gave it to me when I was about six. I started reading when I was three...dear old Dr. Suess. __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

01-04-2002, 03:01 PM	#28
Lis Kester Sapling Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6	The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. CS Lewis. My mom started out reading me a chapter a night, but I got too impatient and hid behind the couch to finish it!

01-04-2002, 10:35 PM	#29
Alethes Enting Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: urban Oklahoma Posts: 73	I don't remember the very first book I read, but I remember reading a lot of Dr. Seuss, Richard Scarry, and Golden Books, and a series about Oliver and Amanda Pig (the books were written as though Oliver and Amanda were kids, except they were pigs). My parents used to read me this book called "We Play". It was like an early-elementary school reader-- "Look! There is Bobby. Watch Bobby go down the slide. Oops! Bobby fell down!" etc. After a while, my parents started to hide the book so they wouldn't have to read it. I somehow always managed to find the book after a month or two. __________________ He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend. -Proverbs 22:11

01-25-2002, 01:14 AM	#30
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	Are You My Mother? I memorized it too. My first novel length book was The Hobbit. __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

02-03-2002, 01:30 AM	#31
Feraway Hawkbriar Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 348	My first book was 'Pat the bunny' __________________ "The barks goes ever on and on out from the dog where they began. He's out there crapping on my lawn. Till I hit him with my van."

02-05-2002, 12:39 PM	#32
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	Tom Thumb and Tumbelina...My tastes shifted to "bigger" things like The Little Prince and then The Hobbit... ..I watched the Bakshi movie before reading LOTR so was quite surprised to see Gollum in there. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

02-05-2002, 06:02 PM	#33
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Pookins Gets Her Way...I read it when I was four, I think. I still have that book, it's all worn. It's very funny, in a little kid kind of way. I don't know what my first 'novel sized' book was, but ONE of the first books I read with chapters was a baby sitter's club book. I think I read it in first or second grade, because I was bugging my sister, so she handed it to me __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

02-05-2002, 10:27 PM	#34
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	was she babysitting you back then, Starr Polish? __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

02-05-2002, 11:22 PM	#35
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Who, Pookins or my sister? I don't think so, but I always thought my older sister was so cool...she is six years older than me, so of course my constant presence bugged her. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-23-2002, 01:30 AM	#36
snoopy Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: oregon Posts: 18	One of the first books i ever read was hand, hand, finger thumb, by doctor sues. I think that was one of my all time favorites!! __________________ "Curse it! curse it! curse it!" hissed Gollum. "Curse the Baggins! It's gone! What has it got in its pocketses? Oh we guess, we guess, my precious. He's found it, yes he must have. My birthday-present."

03-24-2002, 10:04 PM	#37
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Enid Blyton's the Secret Seven. I can't even remember which one it was, but this was my first attempt to read a "big" book, I remember it was because I was sick, and really bored one day, when I was in Junior 2 (7-8 years of age). Now, while I don't read these books anymore, there is always going to be a sense of nostalgia for Enid Blyton. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-25-2002, 02:31 PM	#38
Brimvalir Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: California Posts: 103	First Book I cant remember the title - all I know is that the cover had Bears on the front and it wasnt three little bears..... ? __________________ Swords are of no more use here ... All that is gold does not glitter nor are all those who wander lost......

04-04-2002, 12:43 AM	#39
Jadera Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 205	Whoa...flashback.... The very first story I ever read on my own was the Easter story on one of those Sunday school lessons things when I was like....I don't know...three? My mom read Peter Pan to me all the time when I was little, and Paddington Bear (didn't he get lost in the mall, or something?) And I vaguely remember a book about a lion whose hair falls out.... Green Eggs and Ham was another early exposure. Gosh, I love that book.... __________________ Whaaaaaaaaaat?? ~Chivalry isn't dead, it just transferred to women~

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