What's your favorite children's story?

by Let's Ask America Posted 2013/01/28 22:25:00

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	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	91 votes	18%
	The Giving Tree	76 votes	15%
	Green Eggs and Ham	310 votes	62%
	A Modest Proposal	23 votes	5%

Most of us aren't kids anymore, but that doesn't mean we don't enjoy a good children's story. Do you have a favorite?

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cj 2013/01/29 20:43:03

A Modest Proposal

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NONE OF THE ABOVE.... This book is by far the best I ever read to my kids. It still brings tears to my eyes.....

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chas 2013/01/31 20:20:45 (edited)

Green Eggs and Ham

remember, I was born in the 60's !!!

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☂cinderella.dress.in.yellow☂ 2013/01/31 16:53:51

Green Eggs and Ham

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And

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aDeLaiDe 2013/01/31 15:40:13 (edited)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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The Tree of Life 2013/01/31 15:09:10

Green Eggs and Ham

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I liked Dr. Seus a lot, but I really enjoyed The Hobbit. :)

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chrissy 2013/01/31 13:46:14

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Its honestly really hard to pick a favorite, I really loved Ms. suzy's easter surprise and also the books by patrica polaco like thunder cake, and also i loved the larry the polar bear books

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Joachim 2013/01/31 12:37:00

Green Eggs and Ham

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Really my favorite Dr. Seuss book was

but my favorite book as a child was

and later when I was older, I discovered Maurice Sendak

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TerryPCawley 2013/01/31 11:04:12

Green Eggs and Ham

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I have actually even made green eggs and ham for my kids.

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Mike to TerryPC... 2013/01/31 19:00:21

How long did you have to store them ? lol

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Mike 2013/01/31 10:58:55

Green Eggs and Ham

+2
A classic !

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Randi to Mike 2013/01/31 17:45:01

+1

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Mike to Randi 2013/01/31 19:00:57

+1
I do not like them, Sam I am ! LOL

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Kyra 2013/01/31 09:34:26

The Giving Tree

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philldclarke 2013/01/31 05:02:37
Tarheel 2013/01/31 03:02:26

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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I always loved reading to my daughter when she was young. One story that I just love and could never make it through without crying was...

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foxy 2013/01/31 03:02:12

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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As my kids r all grown up, never heard of these, but my favourite stories were Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales. Some were made into films. I think one was the Tinder Box. Must find them and show our grandchildren. Got to be better than horrid histories

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mingo 2013/01/30 22:45:56

Green Eggs and Ham

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Little red riding hood

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Nicole 2013/01/30 21:28:18

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

+4

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mm61675 2013/01/30 20:58:43

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

+5

:)

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Johann to mm61675 2013/01/31 11:00:58 (edited)

+1

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MOMMA THOMAS 2013/01/30 20:56:05 (edited)

Green Eggs and Ham

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KIDS AND GRANDKIDS LOVED DR. SEUSS AND SILVERSTEIN BOOKS, ...I LEARNED TO READ FROM FUZZY WUZZY WAS A BEAR MANY YEARS AGO.

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Taylor 2013/01/30 19:34:33

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Hungry caterpillar was my favourite!!

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Melizmatic 2013/01/30 19:11:53

Green Eggs and Ham

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Only 4 children's stories have ever been written, in all of human history; so noted.

One of many favorites is this one:

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Garland Bennett 2013/01/30 18:00:50

Green Eggs and Ham

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There wasn't anything else on there I wanted to pick so I pick Green Eggs and Ham. The real story that deserves to be on the list is the story known as Love you Forever. Now that right there, is a real, true blue story that made me so sad to know what went down. Loving someone even after their really old and can't take care of themselves. That right there, is a great story that made me want to tear up and say "Wow...what an amazing story."

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jmc07806-PWCM-JLA 2013/01/30 17:54:44

Green Eggs and Ham

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I remember reading it to my son.

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Alice Burrows 2013/01/30 17:52:27

A Modest Proposal

+1
other.

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Alice B... to Alice B... 2013/01/31 19:06:05

Oooh oooh oooh I forgot Winnie the Pooh! :o

I like the old books :')

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tor 2013/01/30 17:38:29

Green Eggs and Ham

+5
I really like the Dr. Seuss books

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Josie 2013/01/30 15:52:59

The Giving Tree

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actually..

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Tarheel to Josie 2013/01/31 03:07:06

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I loved that book when I was little. It was at my grandmother's house and every time I'd go over there I would read and reread that book.

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FruityFunk16 2013/01/30 15:39:27

Green Eggs and Ham

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Since there isn't an 'other' button, I would've put down Grimm's Fairytales. Dad used to read it to me at night when I was young.

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baby cakes 826 2013/01/30 15:24:01

Green Eggs and Ham

+2
Actually Good Night Moon

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Jiorgia 2013/01/30 13:25:43

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

+2

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Jiorgia to Jiorgia 2013/01/30 13:31:30

+3
I also loved these...

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JarryStyles 2013/01/30 11:54:58

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

+2
Never read any of these, I loved Enid Blyton books

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cynthia.johanson.7 2013/01/30 11:35:43

Green Eggs and Ham

+3
The Velveteen Rabbit is actually my favorite.

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Tarheel to cynthia... 2013/01/31 03:09:07

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I put The Velveteen Rabbit down as well. When I would read it to my daughter, I could not make it through without tearing up. She'd ask me if I was okay. Another one that I would read that always made me cry when I'd read to her, was "The Small One." Have you read that one?

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cynthia... to Tarheel 2013/02/01 11:03:16

No I haven't. Tarheel, I'm thinking that you must be from or live in N.C. I use to live in Wrightsville Beach, Jacksonville &Wilmington.; I went to UNC- by the sea. Back to the Velveteen Rabbit,growing up I had a small stuffed cat that I named Mitzu. I literally loved her until she fell apart.

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Tarheel to cynthia... 2013/02/02 05:22:27

Yes, actually I live in Charlotte and have lived in this area since the 70's, minus going to college, etc. I went to Carolina, which is why I use "tarheel."

I bought my daughter a stuffed "velveteen rabbit" at a festival which looks exactly how I imagined velveteen rabbit to look. You should read "The Small One" around Christmas, it's an awesome story! :)

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NBC News 2013/01/30 11:23:27

Green Eggs and Ham

+4

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Cunning Stunts 2013/01/30 11:04:48

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Anything by Paul Jennings. Dude is a legend story teller.

I loved the 'Round The Twist' adaptation on ABC before cast changes etc.

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