a story to tell
By carpediem17
@carpediem17 (1315)
Singapore
July 8, 2011 3:08am CST
Hi, it has been quite some time since I have read a children's story book but I do remember the ones that have stayed with me all these years and I am not exactly a youngster.
One of the books I have read is an English classic "Black Beauty" which tells the life story of a horse - the highs and the lows of it all. As a child, I was impressed by the book as it taught me that animals have a life story to tell too. It stirs the compassion within as the story told was rather moving. It taught me to be considerate and kind and to see from another person's perspective.
Do you also have a favourite tale that you like to share with your child, niece or nephew?
7 responses
@carpediem17 (1315)
• Singapore
10 Jul 11
hi ozarkcat, that's for your response.
And oh yes, the Little House series did indeed brought back wonderful memories of my youth and the tv series with all its good wholesomeness. Something iconic of that time I guess.
If possible, the Little Women series too in due course. 
@ozarkcat (43)
• United States
10 Jul 11
I actually started reading back through the Little House books before she was born - we spent six months camping & building a homestead, and the books went very quickly from historical memoir to instruction manual :) I loved reading about Pa building a smokehouse out of a hollow tree trunk!
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Jul 11
Yeah i remember reading this sad story of The little match girl. I don't exactly know how the story goes but now when I come to think of it, I loved that book a lot when I was little. It had the picture of this sad little girl in the front cover. Aww I miss all the books from my childhood.
@carpediem17 (1315)
• Singapore
8 Jul 11
ha! I remembered the little match girl too. Guess her picture stays longer with us than the story itself. Probably we were just too young then!!@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
8 Jul 11
Hehe I guess so. But wait, does this mean you don't remember the story too??
@emerillus (467)
• Philippines
14 Jul 11
When I was a kid I thoroughly read and reread every book that I own, especially the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I love every book in that series because it is autobiographical! Even though am not an American, I saw how Americans lived very long ago, how they farm and hunt, and even made ice cream or snow candies. Another story that I liked as a child is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. A very nice and touching book, I imagined how it feels to be like Mary, she's so very lonely, as compared to myself, who is surrounded by 5 siblings and a lot of cousins.
@bouncybug (614)
• South Africa
8 Jul 11
I absolutely LOVE all the Dr Suess books - they have such a cheerful, happy message that really life doesn't have to be so serious all the time! And a lot of them have some hidden meanings in there too.. Probably the most influencial book for me by Dr Suess was The Places You'll Go - Have given it to all my friends as 21st presents because it has such a great message about how every one of us is important and special and has so much to offer in life :)
@carpediem17 (1315)
• Singapore
8 Jul 11
Thanks for your sharing. Seen the Dr Suess books but have never got a chance to read them ..... I think they came to the limelight in recent years. 
@ilovestool (107)
• China
8 Jul 11
I have read that book too.It's good and the horse has its special fate.Sometimes we get sad but sometimes we get excited.I like war and peace in a way.But I never share it with my relatives.
@carpediem17 (1315)
• Singapore
8 Jul 11
I have always say that my friends are my books fiction or otherwise.
Hmm. I don't fancy war and peace as a kid though.
@vivamir (671)
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9 Jul 11
With my little brother and sister, I used to read many books..but one they particularly enjoyed for some strange reason (and I say this because I ABSOLUTELY ADORED THE MOVIE as a child, of course)..was Pinocchio!
I would read..and they would be pretty much in awe..it was so cute!
@carpediem17 (1315)
• Singapore
10 Jul 11
Ha! Pinocchio. I guess it has a moral story to tell. I did enjoy the Disney version with its many wonderful songs too. Nostalgic ride.
