Nostalgia, baby! ✨ Some of My All-Time Favorite Books as a Kid
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- Hi everyone! Today I want to look back at some of the books that defined my childhood :) They're an odd mix but I hope that this brings back some good memories for you or gives you a few new books to put on your 'to-read' list! Please let me know your favorites in the comments so we can all reminisce :)
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The Thief Lord - tidd.ly/39jhSz5
Ink Heart - tidd.ly/32A29KR
A Wrinkle in Time - tidd.ly/30wCU9t
From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E Frankenweiler - tidd.ly/2WGz8cC
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - tidd.ly/3jyVWVA
Howl's Moving Castle - tidd.ly/3eHvG7G
Children of Green Knowe - tidd.ly/3eLUNpS
The Magician's Nephew - tidd.ly/3hkb7zN
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It makes me so happy to hear that other people outside of Germany also grew up adoring Cornelia Funkes books. They are such a huge part of my childhood 🥰🥰
Yes!! She’s amazing!
the thief lord was my biggest crush when i was a kid BHAHA
He was like the original kaz brekker from six of crows ahhaha
@@caricanread OMG YES. That explains so much lol
Same here 😂
dude my friends and I all read this in middle school and we all thought Scipio was SO DREAMY lol
@Kimberly Anne Holy crap that actually DOES explain a lot about myself. Also explains why I had a huge crush on Joker from the Persona series pretty much immediately??
I really like that you started to do booktube. I love hearing people talk about books they loved and actually read. I get really tired of people just buying books and saying how excited they are to read them but never follow through. So it's really nice that you talked about books you actually liked and feel passionate about.
I also really really loved howls moving castle and i think I need to reread it soon.
And Cornelia funke's inkheart is really amazing.
Really looking forward to more book videos from you, I really enjoy your calm but still enthusiastic and loving nature 😊❤️
Thank you so much!! This video made me really want to reread all of these 😂🙏
I still have the book for howls moving castle in my tbr🙀 the movie is one of my all time favorites and I bet the book is even better 🥰🥰
It is!!!! Put it at the top of your list 😂😂😂
The movie is my favorite. Sadly I loved the movie so much the book was a disappointment cause I didn’t go in with the right mindset. One of my favorite scenes from the movie wasn’t in the book so that was sad. My problem was I kept comparing the two. I want to go back and reread it with a clear fresh view.
Don't expect the book to be very similar to the movie. Miyamoto and Studio Ghibli usually take inspiration from something (like "The Borrowers" for "The Secret World of Arrietty," or "Kiki's Delivery Service" by Kadono Eiko for the same-named movie), they take the bare bones of the story (like the setting and characters) but then change a lot of it and truly make it their own with characterization, plot, magic, world building, etc. Both the book and the movie are awesome, but in their own very different ways.
I LOVE the movie and I read the book for the first time a year or two ago and I loved it so much. Like the other commenters said, don't expect it to be exactly the same as the film. I think the biggest similarity between the two is the feeling you get while reading/watching - that feeling of magic and whimsy and wonder. :) I loved the book because I felt like it gave so much more context and depth to the story and didn't leave questions unanswered like I feel like the movie does (like why does Sophie keep turning young throughout the course of the movie? Why exactly is Howl a giant bird man???? lol) and it's just such a good story. I need to reread it asap!
Some of my loved ones are the Lemony Snicket's books A Series of Unfortunate Events, Matilda by Roald Dahl, The Spiderwick chronicles by Holly Black, Otroso by Graciela Montes... Uff this can go on forever
💯! I actually never read the spiderwick chronicles even tho i heard about them all the time!!
Love everything from Roald Dahl
I didn’t realize that Holly black wrote the spider wick chronicles. I’ve seen the movie and and last year I read the Folk of the Air trilogy. It’s weird thinking she wrote two of my favorite series
Hearing the last name Funke pronounced correctly.... my soul has left my body.... I had no idea
IVE LITERALLY SAID IT LIKE FUNK MY WHOLE LIFE
I come from Germany so I grew up on Cornelia Funke‘s books. I was so in love with them but over time kind of forgot about them as I was really young reading them (probably in elementary school, we call it Grundschule 😉)... thank you for bringing back the wonderful memories I have with these treasures! 💖 Have you ever watched the film to Ink Heart?
Yay!!! I haven’t actually! I think Inkheart made such a rich world in my brain that im scared a film will ruin it hehe
cari can read yes I was about to warn you about it haha😂
Yeah the movie isn't great unfortunately..
Clara Berger I still love the book covers though... they are stunningly drawn! As a kid I thought they were ancient masterpieces because of the letters, leaves and little animals ☺️
@@katerinaspencer6335 ahhhhh me too!!!
The Thief Lord is literally SO good and I only read it a few years ago
Right?!! Such a good story 😭🙏
Cornelia's stories are pretty good!! I wasn't able to finish it but Inkheart series was great and well written last time I read Inkheart (the first book) 👍👍👍👍
A Wrinkle in Time is such a great classic. My absolute favorite when I was a little kid was The Phantom Tollbooth! For me, it was one of those magical moments when I first realized just how transporting a good book could really be.
Omg yes! I remember the cover art for phantom tollbooth so clearly for some reason haha
I loved the Neverending Story from Michael Ende. My mom is Swedish, so I grew up with Astrid Lindgrens story's. My favorites were the brothers Lionheart and Ronja the robbers daughter. Thank you for reminding me again :D
Omg the movie never ending story gave me such nightmares 😂😂😂
I read The Thief Lord when I was in early middle school and I adored the story so much. When I was in my final year of middle school (8th grade), we had to "take care" of an egg for our Health class, as we learned about pregnancy and child care. We had to make sure that our egg "baby" was alive for a week without being broken or replaced. I named mine Prosper haha.
So just in case anyone hasn't seen it/ knew it existed, they made the Thief Lord into a movie years ago and it was SO GOOD. honestly, it's one of the best book to movie adaptations out there. They were incredibly loyal and it's such an incredible movie that went super under the radar! Also, if you love magic Venice, check out the series Stravaganza!
Absolutely agree! :) I loooooooooved the book as a kid and I was scared they would ruin it with the movie but the adaptation is just perfect!
I love the chronicles of Narnia sooo much and even the movies. There are people who really did not like the last movie 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' But as a kid in 2010 I loved it and the ending broke me. I've read the book series and the last battle had me ugly crying. Also Prince Caspian is Darkling !!!
Ahh! I loved the Inkheart series so much (books about books are so fun), I was also obsessed with Nancy Drew of course
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WOW! Thanks for introducing me to new books, I should return to some books of the past and what a happy feeling finding new reads! Thanks
Loving the love for Cornelia Funke here! Also got some new ones to check out. One of my favorites is The Last Unicorn.
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Omg how did I miss out on all these gems as a kid. A series of unfortunate events was my jam tho
Omg YES
I loved this! Over the last year I’ve been rereading books from my childhood to rekindle my excitement about reading so it was so cool to hear other people also use that strategy!! I loved A Wrinkle in Time and Mixed Up Files as a kid, but I’ve never read any of the other recommendations and I’ll definitely be giving them a try. Your channel is my favorite book channel for sure!
Ahh Mixed-Up Files
YES I LOVED THE EGYPT GAME
I was obsessed with the Thief Lord too! And now that I think about it, Prosper and Hornet were probably the first time I ever recognized romance in a story and "shipped" characters? So funny that you mentioned Howl's Moving Castle too b/c I found a copy at Goodwill just before quarantine and I'm itching to read it!!
Yesss go read it now ahh!!
THE MIXED UP FILES!! OMG MY CHILDHOOD LOVE (sobs)
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I loved the City of Ember series as a child and also just any book by Roald Dahl or Dr. Seuss. The Giving Tree is more of a picture book but it is the first book that made me cry. I also loved the Percy Jackson series as a kid and also secretly hoped that one of my parents was a god so that I could go to Camp Half Blood. Reading The Unicorn Chronicles prompted me to go around my city, trying to to find an unicorn. There also loads of other books that I loved as a child such as the Secret Garden, Where the Wild Things Are, Anne of Green Gables, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, The 39 Clues, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The A-Z Mysteries, Cam Jensen, Bridge to Terebithia... the list goes on and on
Yes to so many of these omg 🤧🙏
This makes me want to reread Elle Enchanted, a fun little take on Cinderella, but with like a coming of age, coming into your own power story. Or the Hunger Games, definitely the Hunger Games! I was in middle school when they came out and I remember being dissapointed by how Mockingjay ended but now that I'm a grown up and study liberation and race and wealth inequality, I think understanding that revolution will be incredible. Like reading race and contemporary America into a childhood classic (for me) ☺️
Omg yesss ella enchanted was so good, better than the film imo!
YES!! I LOVED Ella Enchanted when I was young, I must have read it a dozen times!
Omg...The Thief Lord was one of my absolute favorite books as a child. So many memories of staying up way too late reading it. Thanks for the video!
Yesss 😭🙏
I didn’t want this video to stop! The way you talk about those books make me want to read them all. Thank you so much for these suggestions, I will definitely check them out, especially Howl’s moving castle💕
Got so excited seeing the thief lord in the thumbnail. I've always adored cornelia funkes books, especially the inkheart series and i dont hear many people talk about her! This made me smile
you're going to be the only booktuber that i watch now. the way you explain stuff is soo goodd
Ok, my to-read books just became exponentially bigger.
I love these heartwarming books.. it just feels so good to read them. Thank you for the suggestions, I am loving the vibe of your booktube cari, keep it up 💙
Thank youuuu!
I am currently deep into rereading ink heart and it gives me so much life revisiting my childhood lovelies.Many of the books I adored during my adolescence are by now a bit tainted, because of problematic messages or relationship showcasings, but those children's books? They never disappoint. For me personally it's god tier stortelling within the book market. Thank you for this video ♥
I actually only became an avid reader in my teens, but my twin sister was really obsessed with Cornelia Funke's books. I read The Thief Lord sometime in my early teens and enjoyed it a lot!
Same as you, I only got around to read Howl's Moving Castle as an adult despite watching the film in cinema as kid. And oh dear do I adore it! I read the other books in the trilogy and I can say they are worth a go, even though I enjoyed House of Many Ways more than Castle in the Air.
The very first book I bought with my own money was Mara - Daughter of the Nile and it's definitely the book I read the most since I was 11 to now. I can't speak for the English edition, but the German translation aged well and I was shocked to find out how old this book actually is because it really reads like a book from the 2000s.
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This was so fun to watch. My love of reading falls on my teacher, Mrs Lovett in grade school. She read to us after lunch. I collected so many of those books. Like Charlotte's Web. Along came a Dog by meindert DeJong. It's about a stray dog who decides to watch out for a farmers chicken. Strange I know but so sweet. The Narnia tales. Wrinkle in time triology. I loved e. Nesbit. And Edward eager magical series. Roald Dahl books. So many. Wow I'll stop now. But man o man it brings back good memories. Love your vlogs Cari. Blessings to you from Arizona.
Yes!! E.Nesbit is an example of an author i completely forgot about until one day i was like “didnt I read a book about a creature living in a quarry?” And thanks to google I found them again😂
i'm not much of a book person--i'm drawn to the passion you have for them much more! your synopsis of the thief lord was captivating !!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for reminding me of The Thief Lord! My all-time favourite as a kid was The City of Ember series
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Omg love this list. I love going back and reading childhood favorites. Harry Potter got me back into reading after a depressive slump in 2016. Thank you for this video!
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Inkheart is one of my favourites too. Every time I open it up it feels like going home, it’s like a love letter to books
man....i read so many books when i was a kid yet the ones i still love today are mostly Enid Blyton's. they're just great for light reading. will put these on my list, thanks Cari!
Thanks for watching 🥰
I love waking up to your videos!!! ❤️
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When you said The Thief Lord it unlocked a whole section of my memories that I forgot about. I also loved Mixed Up Files. A couple of my favorite series were Nancy Drew and the Mandie books
I love this! I forgot about a couple of these and I couldn’t help but smile when you mentioned them. Definitely going to order them for my 11 yr old, they’re right up his alley. 😍📚
Yay!!!!!
Yay!! Was waiting for this ❤️
Yeee thank you for watching!
The Thief Lord and Mixed Up Files are two of my favorites!! My absolute favorite book was Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, I reread it every few years
Oh my goodness YES
Omg I LOVED listening to all your childhood faves!! Now I MUST go check out The Thief Lord. I was obsessed with The Famous Five when I was like 12 and ah there were so many picture books but I can't remember them eeppp
Yesss pls read it hehehe
My favourite book as a kid was The Borribles. I was so deeply invested in the story and characters that parts of the plot have been filed away in my brain like personal memories, and it's like "Oh wait, I didn't have a fight to the death in a collapsing cave, that was someone else!" I have the books still but I'm nervous to read them again in case it isn't as good as I remember.
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that your videos are super healing and i love your aesthetic and video ideas !! 💜
Thank you so much!
One of the first books I’ve read and loved is Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech. It’s about these two childhood friends/neighbors who had a fight. One of them confides in Granny Torrelli who makes this delicious Italian soup while telling the kid some warm stories of her own childhood to help her make peace with her childhood friend. It gives off a very homey and nostalgic feeling. Thanks for taking us down the memory lane with you. 💕
Ive heard such good things about sharon creech! I need to go check her out!
I go back to Matilda all the time I just love reminiscing on kids' books, such a lovely video!
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Yes, Howl's Moving Castle!! I reread HMC in January because I was in a reading slump and needed something familiar and fun :) It's so wonderful, and I love how sassy Sophie is. And that last chapter, *chef's kiss*. I'm really blanking on other books I loved as a kid, but oddly the ones I remember right now had a lot of mice protagonists? The Tale of Despereaux, Poppy, and Redwall all come to mind.
Omg right?! Why did we have so many mouse books?? 😂😂😂
i haven't read them since i was a kid, but i was obsessed with the 39 clues series. i vaguely remember a treasure hunt? either way it was very addictive
Why do those sound so familiar?! Ive got to go check them out heheh
I absolutely love this serie! I first read them because the first one is writted by Rick Riordan and I was obsessed with Percy Jackson.
Ravena ooo right they were all written by different children’s authors i think!
Loved Mixed Up Files as a kid. I also thought it seemed like a pretty plausible thing and so cool: to run away to a museum. And I kept thinking about it so re-read it a year or so ago 40 years later. It’s still just as good. And I still want to run away to a museum 😁. Currently reading Six of Crows based on your recommendation and enjoying it. Loving your channels.
I will always love the Enid Blyton books. The way she combined everyday dull life with adventure made it seem like you, as the reader, could have the same adventures.
I feel the same way you do about the book, The Witch King by Maeve Henry. I can't explain why I like it so much I just do. I have it on the shelf, I don't read it often, but it's book marked with a four leaf clover and I hope to treasure it forever.
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I'm glad that you don't think that reading YA books are terrible. Sometimes I just want a book that's easy to read, fast and entertaining, but there are people out there that looked down on me for wanting to take a break from large adult books to read some YA. Even in the library, there are people who just stare condescendingly as if you shouldn't be there.
The magician's nephew! As a kid, I used to read the second (third?) chapter over and on over, the dizzy feeling, the atmosphere of an old old old place... I actually believe I used to get a high reading that chapter. I love that book so much, never read the other books of the saga, but I have read that one multiple times.
Switchers by Katie Thompson is such an imaginative book that was my dream as a child. The premise is that all children have the ability to shapeshift into animals but in this world it is a secret and only a few people learn about it. If they don't figure out how to do it before they turn a certain age they will never be able to. I've reread this book countless times and its just amazing. Another one is Varjack Paw by S F Said. Really amazing storytelling.
That sounds so interesting omg!!!
I saw The Thief Lord and I had to immediately watch the video. One of my all time favorites, and I loved any of her books. I'm pretty sure I've read From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E Frankenweiler, it sounds so familiar! I have Haroun and the Sea of Stories due to a collection that I collected without knowing what it's about and now based on your description I'm going to have to move it up earlier to my tbr. I have Howl on there as well, and I love the movie. So glad you mentioned The Magician's Nephew too, one of my favorites from the series. Every video of yours that I watch just reiterates that we have extremely similar reading habits and I've gotten to the point that if you mention a book I haven't read yet, I add it to my list. Some of my other favorites from childhood include The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, The Goose Girl Shannon Hale (which I recently reread and enjoyed as much as I did when I was a kid), and anything by Eva Ibbotson.
I saw “The Thief Lord” on the thumbnail and sensed a familiar vibe. But then, I was surprised when “Howl’s Moving Castle” was brought up. I also read it as an adult and fell in love with it! For that, many ❤️❤️❤️ and 👍👍👍
I know I'm gonna ramble in this comment but there are too many things I want to say hahaha
1. I loved the thief lord soooo much. And I remember after reading it, my family planed a trip to Venice and I was walking there imagining where the theater would have been and it was just a magical trip to me.
2. Howl's moving castle. What to say, I've loved the movie for a very long time but I didn't know there was a book until I was finishing high school and I randomly found it in the library. I immediately loved the book even more (if that is possible). I think I finished it in 2 days and it's one of the books I keep re-reading all the time hehe it just makes me happy.
I'm spanish so most of the books I read as a kid are from spanish authors but if anyome here has read any of Laura Gallego, Carlos Ruiz Zafon books we are reading buddies hehe.
Yesyesyes!!! ✨🙏
Haha, I really like The Magician's Nephew too. I think I was drawn to Jadis' raw power and confidence lol.
Yes!!!
though you read these books as a child, you can tell how much love you have for them! it's obvious you truly loved reading and absorbed everything. i adore it so much.. it reflects on who i see you as today too! :""D
omg i totally loved From the Mixed Up Files!!!
From the Mixed-up Files of Basil E. Frankenweiler was one of my favorite books growing up and I couldn't remember the name for the longest time but I kept remembering little parts of it. Hearing that name again was like a wave of nostalgia for me
I used to DEVOUR Nancy Drew books. I think I fancied myself a little detective too haha Anne of Green Gables and Pippi Longstocking were definitely favourites too! Also loved the Archie comics! I still have a few that I read when I need a little pick me up. My favourite fantasy adventure book was Kiki Strike Inside the Shadow City. I spent hours imagining what an underground city in my city would be like and all the cool things I could explore
Loved this video! Reminded me to go pick up some of my favourites when I can't think of what to read
Omg yesss to nancy!!!
Howl's Moving Castle is my all time favorite book!! (And movie!) I'm always campaigning for my friends to read it, and there was a time in my teens I would re-read it and the sequels every couple months😅 SO happy I subbed and glad you love it as well!!!
Yesss!!! And thank you!
Omg it makes me so happy to see that Cornelia Funke is a thing in other countries! I'm from Germany and I feel like German authors are not really popular anywhere else. Unfortunately I read the Thief Lord but never actually finished it back then... I should do that soon!
Yes!!! She’s incredible!
I saw The Thief Lord in the thumbnail, I clicked. That one holds a very special place in my heart. And Howl's Moving Castle is what usually comes to mind when I think about my favorite books of all time. I think I might need a comfort reread.
A Wrinkle in Time slaps!!! The concepts are so mind-blowing and they pulled me in as a kid. And Howl’s Moving Castle is my childhood!!!!! The series and the film made me proud to be a Sophie 😂 I grew up on the Percy Jackson books, and the Gregor the Overlander series really resonated with me as a kid. It’s on my shelf. When I see it, I feel so much warmth and nostalgia, even when the stories are a little dark (no pun intended!) and sad.
(And I agree with you!! I feel so down whenever my favorite books get low goodreads reviews fndjsksowo)
This channel is so lovely!!! 💕💕💕
Right?!! Wrinkle in Time makes my imagination work so hard hahha
OMG i also really really loved The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke! thought not too many people had read it, but it's really nice to see you did :) I also loved the Inkheart trilogy from her; also! I ABSOLUTELY love that you loved Howl's Moving Castle as much as I did, I found it once in my local library and fell in love immediately, I have to read it every couple of years since
from the mixed up files of mrs basil e frankweiler was one of my favs too!
I'm going to have to read Howl's Moving Castle after this! It's been sitting on my shelf for a while, and now's the time! But I remember as a kid LOVING all Sharon Creech books, and I had totally forgotten about them until I started working in the children's section of a bookstore earlier this year and I saw them and I was like wait!! I remember those!
I'll admit haven't read a book in a while and I initially discovered ur main channel bc I'm studying abroad in Korea this fall, but now I'm binging all of ur vids (including the book ones) and I'm Amazoning my childhood favorites that I'd forgotten about as well as new reccs. Here are some of my favorites from a long time ago:
- Atherton (THe House of Power)
- Caroline B. Cooney books (honestly I just remember these were terrifying and I'm surprised they didn't mess me up)
- a book about a wolf that comes every 13 years during winter that I cannot remember the title of or find anything about on Google :/
I'm excited to read more, maybe when I arrive in Korea and have to quarantine for 2 weeks :(
Love ur channelS btw
😭🙏 thank you!
My friends and I read the thief lord in fifth grade and we were obsessed! We used to play as the characters during recess
Thanks for mentioning Howls Moving Castle. I never read it as a kid either. Also, that book led me to Kiki's Delivery service and I loved it. This also reminded me that the audiobook was released like 2 weeks ago, so I definitely paused this video to go buy it and am waiting for it to download. Love your book content and not even mad at the money I'm spending to read some of these haha
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We I was a kid I used to love Pippi Longstocking books :’))
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I didn't know anybody else knew about From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler!! What a wave of nostalgia, indeed!! Cari, you are one cool cat :-))
Hehhe thank you!
I actually picked up Howl's Moving Castle cause you recommended it in a previous video! I'm currently reading it :)
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Great picks 💛 One of my favorites was Mandy by Julie Andrews. That was the adventure I wanted to have as a kid.
Oh my goodness yes!! She wrote another book i loved called The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 😂
That's it, I'm adding Haroun and the seas of stories and howls moving castle into my basket right now 😍( I've re-watched the movie way too many times to have not read the book 🙈) also lovely video, Cari!! ❤️
YES 😍😍😍
I was in and out of public school in elementary and middle school (was homeschooled all of high school) for medical reasons, but there are two distinct books we were required to read in 5th grade, and I LOVED them. Hatchet and Where the Red Fern Grows. I liked Hatchet so much I read some of the other books from the author too. I'm not much of a reader anymore (no time in college), but I love watching others talk about their books :)
Omg yes!! Bringing back the memories!
CORALINE!!!!! loved it as a kid and still read it to this day
everyone always say how attractive howl looks in the movie, but the book version is so charming, in a decadent way 😳
I am definitely going to give Howl's Moving Castle a read. I want to learn more about Michael and Calcifer.
I grew up reading Roald Dahl (LOVED The B.F.G.), Horrible Histories, and Dimitar Inkiow. However, once I discovered the crime/thriller section of the library, I fell in love with Martina Cole, Patricia Cornwell and Mary Higgins Clark. Goodbye, childhood. Goodbye, innocence. :) xx
OMG HORRIBLE HISTORIES WERE MY LIFE
i loveeeee watching your videos they make me so happy
I have read the thief lord!!! So good 😍 my favourite childhood books that I have reread as an adult and love: 39 clues, the key to Rhonda, eargon and Anne of Green Gables!!
I READ FROM THE MIXED UP FILES WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS CALLED FOR YEARS! THANK YOU OMG
Not remembering a lot of the books I read as a kid is so so heartbreaking to me. I read about 20 books per month (remember those library trips vividly) so its so sad that I only remember the classics 😭
Right?! I’m still coming across random books I’ve forgotten!
Soooo glad you created a Booktube channel xx
Me too heheh 🙈
Howls moving castle is my all time favorite book! I love it! As a kid I remember reading and rereading A Whole Nother Story by Dr Cuthbert Soup, The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech, Missing Magic by Emma Laybourn, The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter, and The Shakespeare Stealer trilogy by Gary Blackwood. All of those are pretty short too, 1-3 day reads.
Thanks for the list. Completed Six of crows yesterday. Can’t wait to start Crooked Kingdom. Searching the book in Amazon. Can’t let Inez be away from Kaz for long 😉
All of these sound amazing! I feel so basic now for having read goosebumps, animorphs, babysitters club, and Nancy Drew growing up 😂 And Harry Potter too, of course.
Hey now i LOVED goosebumps and nancy!!!
Also! Ive always adored anything and everything by Wendy Mass, she does urban fantasy so well especially in her willow falls series. Shes so creative and ive always loved her
Binging all Cari's vids right now. Starting off with this channel.
Howl's Moving Castle is my all time favorite book :) I love anything written by Dianna Wynne Jones, her Christomanci series is also very good. As a child I also really enjoyed reading Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Her other books are also great reads.
Yess! I loved ella the book better than the film hehe
Yes! The movie was really bad hahaha
New subscriber here and I love both of your channels! Will definitely be checking out some of the books you've recommended so far :) Have you ever read the Septimus Heap books? I loved that series when I was younger and haven't seen any mentions of them so I thought I would recommend!
Love how you talk about howl's moving castle in every video. I watched the anime when I was a kid and I still have a soft spot for Howl ♡
I don't know how this is possible but the book version is really better than the anime.
Tamora Pierce and the song of the lioness quartet will always have a special place in my heart ❤️
So many books to add to my to read list! Thank you for sharing! 😊
I cant pinpoint any particular book from my childhood off the top of my head, but anything from Neil Gaiman was amazing to read and the Harry Potter series is also a classic and comforting series for me. I did absolutely adore the comfort and feelings of the book The secret life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
Oh yay! Saving this for later! My son is 5 and loooooooves books. He has read books over 300 pages. And I’m running out of ideas. Lolol
You mention a couple that I haven’t read and I think that will need to change!
I never read The Thief Lord or Ink Heart, but I did read Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke and it is one of my favorites from my childhood. I read it so many times when I was younger and even introduced my best friend to it and we would take turns checking it out from the library. We did it so often that if I didn’t have it then she would! Anytime we stayed at each other’s houses we would likely end up reading it out loud to each other.
Cornelia funke is truly a goddess 🤧
I loved Funke's books as well, especially Inkheart (it was my dream to disappear into a book haha), but throughout most of my childhood I related more to animal-centred stories, so E.B White was a lot of fun for me ( specifically The Trumpet of the Swan, which is lesser known). I also loved Black Beauty and loved/hated White Fang since I was too young to be prepare for the ending.