When I was a kid, I loved reading Carolyn Haywood's "Betsy" books. Even though I grew up in the '80s, and these books were written in the '30s, the characters and situations were still easy to relate to.

In one part of "B is for Betsy" (probably Haywood's most famous Betsy book)  Betsy and her classmates create a Thanksgiving basket for a poor, elderly woman who sells pretzels for a living. I remember reading about how basket was lovingly assembled and even then (I must have been about 6 or 7) was truly touched by the generosity of the children and the reaction of the "pretzel lady." It really instilled in me the importance of giving and helping others.

So, I want to know--what were your favorite childhood books? What did you learn from them?

Books, Books, and more Books!  Voracious reader all my life!

I'm  52.  Reading is so much fun!, not to mention awe-inspiring...so many characters, compelling plots, situations, resolutions, information...it ignites the brain cells!!  Makes people vibrant, active, curious, spontaneous...thoughtful.  

Reading makes people...intuiative, strong, generous, loving, insightful, interesting, creative♥ people! 

Some books I remember from childhood, adolescence:

The BoxCar Children

Lesson's:   resilience !  strive, improve, be kind, love, support one another; work together, teamwork.

Nancy Drew/ Trixie Belden - Female Detective Stories

 Lesson's:  think, reason, observe, watch, detail, patterns, behavior, patience, strive, master, believe in yourself,  impulse control, look and listen, qualify and quantify results.

Pray that today's and future generations will LOVE to read!

Roberta