Which was the first book you have read?

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Which was the first book you have read?

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One evening my son asked me which is the book I read for the first time in my life? And then I tried to answer him that question :). For you which was the first book you have read?
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Really can't remember, don't even remember learning to read! My favourite book when a young child though, was a Ladybird book called Ned the Lonely Donkey
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The first books I have strong memories of are the Laura Ingalls Wilder series, and the Borrowers series, by Mary Norton. Loved them.
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War and Peace, i was two.
You only live once.....so live!
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StephenKingman wrote:War and Peace, i was two.
StephenKingman ... I do enjoy your posts & I had already guessed you were a child prodagy :wink:
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My first book, as far as i remember, it was in my primary school and it was called Immortal stories, a book with princes, fairytales...really sweet.
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I believe it was one of the famous five books when I was in fifth grade but the book that really got me into reading was "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
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I guess it was be careful what you wish for.. by R L Stine
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Bernstein Bears FTW. :)
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May be it was Pippi Longstocking but I'm not sure :)
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hmmm, I'm not sure, but It was probably "The Children of Noisy Village" ("Six Bullerby Children"), and I was six.
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Wow, good to know that you started reading at a young age of six. I started reading only recently as a habit.
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Perrywinkle47 wrote:Wow, good to know that you started reading at a young age of six. I started reading only recently as a habit.
really? I started reading when I was 7. My mother made what she could to be sure I'll read a lot. Reading is important to her :)
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I am not 100% sure but I think it may have been "20000 leagues under the sea". I was a little kid and It was given to me for my birthday. I really enjoyed it. :)
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Post by Bequick »

I was never read to by my parents. They don't like reading themselves. :shock: I was not an avid reader when I was a child.

What got me into reading was Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. The book was amazing, having picked it up after I finished playing the computer games, and made me bought a few more mystery books. :oops: I must be about 12 years old by then.
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