Do you still read books belonging to the children's genre?

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Yes, I still even watch shows that are mostly suitable for a younger age too. It just brings happy memories and I also feel like I never aged too.
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At my age I still re YA books every once in a long while. But lately, I haven't found that YA book that makes want to read till the end.
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I love reading different children's books for sure. I always enjoy going back and reading the Famous Five Series by End Blyton as I remember reading them as a child. They taught me so many valuable lessons that made my imagination go wild with the adventures.
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I don't usually pick up children's books, even old favorites, because I prefer to read books I've never read before. But, when I do happen to return to one (either for my own amusement or because I'm reading it to my kids), I'm always impressed by the high-quality storytelling. I am thinking of the Chronicles of Narnia, Holes, Roald Dahl and Patricia St. John ... these are extremely well-told stories. I'm looking forward to reading Harry Potter with my kids soon.
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Yes, I love reading books belonging to children, Goosebumps, Nancy drew, Harry potter....The fairy tales with the Happily ever after. My kids love those.
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I do. Children's books are full of possibilities. I enjoy reading with my 8yo son. I'm trying to get him hooked. My 1 yo daughter flips the pages if every book she touches. I read children's books to remind me of the emotions and experiences of childhood so I can effectively pass them on.
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Why not.
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I do, but I mostly like the ones with illustrations since I am an Illustrator myself. But I also revisit my childhood favorites once in a while.
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Yes! I honestly love children's books. The Percy Jackson Series is one of my favorite series of all time. I also really enjoy Fablehaven. I think restricting reading choices to books that may or may not be considered age appropriate really limits the amount of wonderful reading material that's out there. If it looks interesting, children's book or not, I say go for it!
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I still read children's books most notably the Harry Potter Series which I love because it can go across all ages. I have not read any Goosebumps books, but I heard that they were very good. I have read many YA books like Paper Towns. I also enjoyed reading the Nancy Drew Mystery series into my late teenage years.
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I love to read board books with my kids, and also young adult. For board books, I personally enjoy reading Eric Carle, Mo Willems, Sandra Boynton, and Dr Suess. I like their writing styles and artwork. For young adults, I enjoy Judy Blume and Roald Dahl.
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I often read books to my kids and they love reading with me. ^_^
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I love reading children's books, especially the school english text books because it does remind you of those innocent and simpler days of your childhood, when all that mattered was reading and studying, while the pure joys of reading without with tension of exams has been now.
Apart from that, children's books are interesting and a total mind relaxer as their plots are simple and perfect during a quick read time frame.
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The freakin' Boxcar Children! I read it at least once every year. I used to search for children's books similar to it, but nothing else could ever compare. Boxcar Children!
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Post by Jun Barr »

Yes, i really love reading books on children's genre, it will get back you to your childhood memories and have deepen your insights about your life now as you grew older. They are fun to read and you learn a lot from it.
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