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So, what wonderful childrens books do you love? Or better yet, have memorised? Please share, its something different.

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As for myself, the Very Hungry Caterpillar springs to mind.

As for myself, the Very Hungry Caterpillar springs to mind.
Isn't that also Bush's favourite book?

Dr Suess pawns all.
In recent times, Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo, Room on the broom, Smartest Giant in Town) is great.

One more time, Dr Suess pawns all.

Isn't that also Bush's favourite book?
yeah, he vividly remembered it as his favourite child's book.
The fact it was first published in 1969, when GWB would have been 23 at the time is rather telling.

i used to love the books by Lynley Dodd, his characters had the best names, Slinky Malinky, Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw, Scattercat.

i used to love the books by Lynley Dodd, his characters had the best names, Slinky Malinky, Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw, Scattercat.
her, my good man, her.
There's a village in Tibet that has some of her books btw. Lord knows what they make of them but I had to give them 'A Dragon in a Wagon' because it has the line (and picture) "a yak on his back" which I figured they'd like - and indeed, they did. The entire village thought it hilarious.

I loved all sorts of books as a child. I still really love Beverly Cleary, E.B. White, Mark Twain, and Wilson Rawls.

Most recently I have memorized a lot of books (due to reading them repeatedly to my children) my current favorite is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

A told B,and B told C,"I'll meet you at thetop of the coconut tree, chicka chicka boom boom will there be enough room?

Well there was this one story about a man that goes fishing.. then goes fishing again, and the fish catches him..

First book I ever read was "Quick as a Cricket" back in Kindergarten.

Favorite book in elementary school was "The Lightship Mystery", middle school was "Duchess".

I always liked if you give a mouse a cookie