What is the first book you remember reading?

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 14 May 2017, 02:31

Jessiebessie123 wrote:I started reading "hen pen" it is a afrikaans book about a hen who does all the work.

I also read a book about a hen. Its title is "Heny Peny". He lays 10 eggs. One time, its master, a young boy, called Ben, accidentally broke one of the eggs. Heny Peny cried but she decided to lay another egg to complete the same number again.

Gingerbo0ks · Post by **Gingerbo0ks** » 14 May 2017, 06:23

When we were younger, all the kids at school read picture books and as you moved up levels with skill the books got a bit more "wordy"
It was always about the same family with three children and a dog.

Amagine · Post by **Amagine** » 14 May 2017, 08:55

Gingerbo0ks wrote:When we were younger, all the kids at school read picture books and as you moved up levels with skill the books got a bit more "wordy"
It was always about the same family with three children and a dog.

I remember those kind of books and they still exist now. I've seen them at a store before.

Gingerbo0ks · Post by **Gingerbo0ks** » 14 May 2017, 11:43

Amagine wrote:
Gingerbo0ks wrote:When we were younger, all the kids at school read picture books and as you moved up levels with skill the books got a bit more "wordy"
It was always about the same family with three children and a dog.
I remember those kind of books and they still exist now. I've seen them at a store before.

I can't remember the name of the series or brand but the kids were called Biff, Chip and Kipper

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 14 May 2017, 13:22

Gingerbo0ks wrote:
Amagine wrote:
Gingerbo0ks wrote:When we were younger, all the kids at school read picture books and as you moved up levels with skill the books got a bit more "wordy"
It was always about the same family with three children and a dog.
I remember those kind of books and they still exist now. I've seen them at a store before.
I can't remember the name of the series or brand but the kids were called Biff, Chip and Kipper

Was the series leveled readers?

EMoffat · Post by **EMoffat** » 14 May 2017, 16:06

The first book I remember reading was the 'Goosebumps' series. It would be a combination of me reading them and my mum reading them to me - both followed by nightmares!

Escarilla · Post by **Escarilla** » 14 May 2017, 16:34

The first book I remember reading was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. I loved looking at the pictures and colorful cartoons. It was an easy read and the words were very engaging and funny.

Gingerbo0ks · Post by **Gingerbo0ks** » 14 May 2017, 18:11

hsimone wrote:
Gingerbo0ks wrote:
Amagine wrote:
I remember those kind of books and they still exist now. I've seen them at a store before.
I can't remember the name of the series or brand but the kids were called Biff, Chip and Kipper
Was the series leveled readers?

I googled it and it's something called Oxford Reading Tree, with levels up to 7 I think.

AlexandriaTheGreat · Post by **AlexandriaTheGreat** » 14 May 2017, 19:00

Nancy Drew books

Scerakor · Post by **Scerakor** » 15 May 2017, 13:42

I'm not sure if it ACTUALLY was this, but when I read this question, I immediately thought of "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish." The quintessential Dr. Seuss that pervades every kids (and parents...) bookcase!

Marika Tabone · Post by **Marika Tabone** » 15 May 2017, 14:20

Most probably it was a 'Peter and Jane' picture book. However, I remember I loved to read books about a magic tree. The protagonist climbed the tree and each time at the top of the tree he found a different magical world. Unfortunately I do not recall the name.

HarleyQuinn2016 · Post by **HarleyQuinn2016** » 15 May 2017, 16:02

I remember reading The Island of the Blue Dolphins in the 5th grade. That is when I realized that I like to read. :techie-studying

Heike · Post by **Heike** » 15 May 2017, 17:13

The "Grasshopper and the Ants" jumps to mind when I was about 5 years old. But then there was an earlier one I vividly remember, "The Three Little Pigs", which was read in my Kindergarten. However, the earliest book I recall having read but unfortunately don't remember the title of, was a book I think about a penguin. I was only three years old and amused people around me, because I was "reading" the entire book but holding it the wrong way up (I had memorised it all).

Belynda White · Post by **Belynda White** » 15 May 2017, 22:17

That should be "Moonlight Folktales". It comprised of great moonlight folktales and stories of the old. A great read indeed!

I am midnight · Post by **I am midnight** » 16 May 2017, 03:28

the first book that i read was Cinderella,Snow white, and Sleeping beauty. I really love fairy tales ! reading those kind of books makes me feel alive. the characters and the content of the story is very simple to understand. You can make your very own perspective by reading those books. Awesome Indeed !