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08 July 2007
Of Bunny-Topped Cakes and Birthdays
The year I was born, Gourmet Magazine published a feature for a children's birthday party, which included little croque-monsieur sandwiches and a carrot cake topped with marzipan bunnies. My mother saved the article and for my birthday party she made the carrot cake, 3 layers sandwiched with apricot preserves and covered in cream cheese frosting. She even crafted little bunnies to sit on top of the cake with tufts of carrot tops for grass, and marzipan carrots to go around the sides. The cake was such a hit, she made it the next year, and the year after that, and after that...
For my entire life I have celebrated my birthday with the same exact cake. Ok, well, there was one year when I was about eight and insisted on an ice cream cake, but that was only a temporary moment of rebellion. I am, after-all, a creature of habit. When I went away to camp for the first time, my mother made sure a carrot cake was delivered to my dormitory. After scouring Beirut bakeries for days, I conceded carrot cake was unheard of in the Middle East and attempted to make my own in a very tiny kitchen with a broken oven. These days I make my own birthday cake and even though I am way too old for a cake decorated with small animals, I still make them if I have the time, resulting in many late nights sculpting marzipan and some funny reactions from friends. However, if you make fun of my cake, you may not get any, and then you will be very sorry.
The folded, stained issue of Gourmet is a testament to the strength of the recipe (it's also a prized possession, since Gourmet's online archives don't go back that far). Despite my fiddling with the measurements, I still make it generally as written, at this point I know it by heart. Everyone has their own idea of what carrot cake should be, but for me, this is it. Chock full of carrots (a full 4 cups), absolutely no pineapple or raisins. The cream cheese frosting recipe always makes too much but I make the whole amount everytime, and steal spoonfulls from the fridge all week. Hey, it's my birthday after all. This year, here I am once again, grating carrots, stirring batter, the smell of warm cinnamon reminding me of the inevitable passing of years. So here's to twenty-ahem years and counting, may there be many more bunny-topped cakes to come.
Carrot Cake for Birthdays
I've had this exact cake for my birthday for almost every year of my entire life, if that isn't tried and true than I don't know what is. My mom always used carrots with their tops still on because she said they were fresher and the carrot tops could be used as garnish, but I'll admit I just use regular carrots as long as they are fresh. And yes, I still sculpt the marzipan bunnies, too. Adapted from Gourmet.
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar (I prefer brown, but white sugar is fine)
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp each cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
4 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup walnuts, optional (I never include them, but if you want to...)
to assemble:
1/2 cup apricot jam
cream cheese frosting (recipe follows)
marzipan and food coloring for bunnies, if desired
1. For the cake layers: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 3 eight-inch round pans with wax paper, grease and flour the pans.
2. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, spices, and salt. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until frothy, then add the oil in a stream, beating to combine. Gradually stir in the flour mixture just to combine. Fold in the carrots.
3. Divide the batter between the 3 prepared pans, bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack to cool completely.
4. To assemble: Peel the wax paper away from the bottom of the cake layers. Place 1 cake layer on a platter and spread with half the apricot jam. Top with a second layer, and spread that with the remaining jam. Top with the final cake layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake with cream cheese frosting. If desired, sculpt bunnies and carrots out of marzipan. Arrange bunnies around top of cake, with carrot tops as grass, and place carrots around side of cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Some of the best stuff on earth. Using cold cream cheese and softened butter prevents any lumps.
1 lb cream cheese, cold
1 stick (8 tbl) butter, softened
4 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
2 tsp vanilla
1. With an eletric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth and combined. Add the powdered sugar in 3 additions, beating only until sugar is incorporated (do not overbeat). Store in the refrigerator.
*Alterations: Over the years I fiddled with this recipe many times and if you're watching your calories I have found it is plenty moist with only 3/4 cup oil and with the sugar reduced by 1/4 cup; also whole wheat pastry flour does very well.
55 comments:
- Harlie said...
oh how i love the little bunny rabbit!
- July 9, 2007 at 12:23 AM
- Todd said...
That looks great. I looove carrot cake.
- July 9, 2007 at 12:27 AM
- A New World said...
I like your blog would you be intereted in displaying your blog to our audience in India and around the world
http://letsunitetheworld.blogspot.com/ - July 9, 2007 at 4:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think I'm gaining weight just by looking at your site!
- July 9, 2007 at 5:56 AM
- Kim @ Home Is Where The Heart Is said...
First of all, congrats on being selected as a Blog of Note!
Carrot cake is my all-time favorite type of cake...I just LOVE it! Your recipe sounds wonderful...I look forward to trying it! - July 9, 2007 at 6:22 AM
- Ana said...
mmmmm...mmmmm... :D
- July 9, 2007 at 7:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
Omg. That's so yummy
- July 9, 2007 at 8:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
Nice Blog! I gave some of the recipes to my mom to make them...
I would be happy exchanging links with you. My blog is at lifeomaniac.blogspot.com
What say? - July 9, 2007 at 8:24 AM
- Mike Kelley said...
i love carrot cake with a big glass of milk!
- July 9, 2007 at 9:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
looks beautiful
- July 9, 2007 at 9:30 AM
- Cheryl said...
I love the cake and I love the history it has in your family. The little bunny is just too adorable too. When I have to make a carrot cake in the future, I am going to try this one.
- July 9, 2007 at 9:40 AM
- Hilda said...
the bunny is really cute, and the cake looks absolutely delicious. There are a bunch of carrot cake recipes floating around the web at this very moment and they're all more tempting one than the next, but yours is a real winner...
- July 9, 2007 at 10:47 AM
- Miss T said...
There's no such thing as being too old for marzipan bunnies! Beautiful cake, I must try it.
- July 9, 2007 at 10:50 AM
- Deborah said...
Carrot cake is one of my favorites!!!
- July 9, 2007 at 12:28 PM
- Rickey said...
Jebus I think you just gave Rickey a freaking heart attack.
http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com - July 9, 2007 at 12:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
What a wonderful cake and a wonderful tradition.
Happy birthday to you! - July 9, 2007 at 1:37 PM
- Alisa said...
- July 9, 2007 at 2:34 PM
- Christy said...
I love cream cheese frosting! Makes my tummy smile.
In our house growing up it was never a birthday without a Safeway cakes, that has tonnes of flowers on it! I have already indoctrinated my in-laws into this belief too :) - July 9, 2007 at 2:52 PM
- Unknown said...
Yum...bad timing though, just got everyone ready for the gym. Should I try this first, then head to the gym, or give myself a reason to go there first.
- July 9, 2007 at 3:14 PM
- Nora B. said...
I discovered your blog on the list if "Blogs of Note" and I'm gald I did. This is a lovely post. And thanks for the recipe. I love carrot cake and I lost my fav, recipe when I moved houses/country.
Happy Birthday! - July 9, 2007 at 4:16 PM
- ej said...
What a great blog! I love it! i really enjoy cooking and you have such a tasty writing style and great pics, well done!
PS: gotta try make that cake now! :) - July 9, 2007 at 5:45 PM
- Tee/Tracy said...
This is my first visit to this blog and I really like it.
I love carrot cake. That looks so tasty - and the bunny is precious! I enjoyed reading about your memories, too :) What a good Mommy you have. My Mom does sweet stuff like that, too. - July 9, 2007 at 7:10 PM
- bea n. random said...
mmm, this sounds delicious! I believe it absolutely should be made with the bunnies!!!
you have a wonderful blog. I will surely return as I've marked it on my Favorites.
:o) - July 10, 2007 at 9:28 AM
- Big Chip Dale said...
I'm a bit confused too. I've gone through your ingredients but there doesn't appear to be a single a bit of rabbit in this cake.
- July 10, 2007 at 9:58 AM
- the b.glam baby gals said...
I know I'm not the only one to say this, but that bunny is too cute!
- July 10, 2007 at 12:59 PM
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Beautiful post, Mercedes -
and the rabbits are adorable! - July 10, 2007 at 1:58 PM
- jmday said...
I just wanted you to know, that I had the same birthday cake every year growing up. A spice cake made from two bundt pieces and then stacked and frosted to look like a jack-o-lantern. Yep, I'm a Halloween baby.
- July 10, 2007 at 3:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
These are wonderful! Great job and wonderful directions.
http://www.piecelibrary.com - July 10, 2007 at 3:43 PM
- The Sports Satirist said...
Everytime I look at your blog, I get hungry. :-)
- July 10, 2007 at 4:28 PM
- Mercedes said...
Well, I had no idea I got a 'Blogger of Note' recognition, but it certainly explains the increased traffic here. I want to welcome all the new readers and I hope you'll stick around and keep reading and commenting (with relevant comments hopefully).
I'm so glad to hear other people also love carrot cake, and they also have great birthday traditions. Tee, you're right, I've got a great mom, and b.glam, I've certainly had a lot of practice making marzipan bunnies! - July 10, 2007 at 6:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
evreything looks awsome
- July 10, 2007 at 6:33 PM
- ~Pastor D said...
Wow. I feel absolutely honored that you'd share such a delightful memory and and even more delectable carrot cake AND cream cheese frosting. Thank you. The photographs look good enough to eat. I recipe book where the pictures finally equal the quality of the food.
destinationreflection.blogspot.com - July 10, 2007 at 9:31 PM
- Elle said...
Great cake. Happy Birthday! May there be many more carrot cakes and bunnies in your future.
- July 10, 2007 at 10:29 PM
- mariep said...
Everything looks delish!!
- July 10, 2007 at 10:54 PM
- Bonnie said...
I'm smitten, have you ever heard of "veggie tales"? May I quote "The bunny, the bunny, oh I love the bunny, I don't love my...." Well, it's actually the story of Rack, Shack and Benny or Shadrach, Michak (?) and Abednigo (spelling not included) from the bible told by talking vegetables. ANYHOW, I'm smitten! Your entire blog is fantastic! Your pictures and recipies are phenomenal! I will be following! Thank you!!!
- July 10, 2007 at 11:17 PM
- Unknown said...
I love carrot cake and yours looks delicous. I'm going to try the recipe this weekend.:-)Thanks for posting it.
- July 11, 2007 at 12:31 AM
- zidnee 'ilmaa said...
Looks simple & delicious too!
Thanx - July 11, 2007 at 2:31 PM
- emilyvux said...
New discoverer of your blog, and must say I love it! I am currently in Paris, so loved your previous entry on ice cream in the summer. I'll be sure to try your recipes when I get home!
http://emilyvux.blogspot.com - July 11, 2007 at 3:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
Congratulations, Mercedes!!
You see how us food bloggers are? You give us a new carrot cake recipe, and all we can talk about is the bunnies.
Wonderful story as well. - July 11, 2007 at 8:27 PM
- Mercedes said...
Thank you Elle, you are so sweet.
Bonnie- i've heard of veggie tales but never seen them, sounds very cute, so glad you're enjoying the site!
Karen- I really hope you like the cake, let me know how it turns out!
Emily- welcome, glad you liked the ice cream post, i've got to get some more ice cream recipes up here soon!
Anon- very funny, i guess bunnies are eye-catching! - July 11, 2007 at 8:58 PM
- M. G. Frederic said...
wow, i'm just lovin' it all. I'm not quite the baker yet... but your recipes have inspired me... plus the fact that most of the recipes you have showned so for have such little amounts of ingredients, it's just so amazing how somethings so simple can be the greatest in the world... keep bloggin' :)
- July 11, 2007 at 10:44 PM
- J P said...
I don't know how to cook but if I did I would make that cake
Great blog - July 12, 2007 at 6:41 AM
- Frasier said...
I feel like kicking the person who does the Blogs of Note !! Its because of them I found this blog and its because of the delicious stuff on your blog that I will be breaking my diet !!
This looks so yummy!!
Seriously though,great blog! - July 12, 2007 at 4:25 PM
- M said...
Hi Mercedes,
I thought I'd let you know I finished making the cake...IT'S INCREDIBLE. Exactly as delicious as you made it sound, my husband wants this as his birthday cake now! I had more fun than I could have imagined playing with the marzipan too. Long live bunnies and your blog.
Ps I blogged about you and this cake! Thanks again!
http://ageekgirlslife.blogspot.com/ - July 13, 2007 at 8:23 PM
- Caitlin said...
I have also recently found your blog and I love it. :)
I want to make this recipe for my son's birthday in 2 weeks but he has requested cupcakes this year. I was wondering if you had tips for converting the recipe? Perhaps 375 in the oven and less time in there?
I am excited to try this. Thanks for sharing. :) Your whole blog is so inspirational. - July 16, 2007 at 7:55 AM
- Mercedes said...
Hi Caitlin-
welcome and thank you for the compliments.
For cupcakes, you should leave the oven temperature at 350F and bake for about 18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Hope that helps, and happy birthday to your little one! - July 16, 2007 at 8:15 AM
- Caitlin said...
Thank you! I'll let you know how it goes!
- July 17, 2007 at 1:20 PM
- Anonymous said...
My mom made this for my sister's 23rd birthday- complete with marzipan bunnies and veggies and we decorated the sides with carrot tops for grass. I swore I'd hate it because I think carrot cake is gross, but now I forget why. It was absolutely amazing. Thanks for the great recipes!
- July 20, 2007 at 4:49 PM
- Mercedes said...
Sally- I can't tell you how happy that makes me. I love hearing that people enjoy my recipes, but it means so much more when people discover a food/dish they thought they didn't like or hadn't tried before. I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and happy birthday to your sister!
- July 20, 2007 at 8:56 PM
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- July 20, 2007 at 10:55 PM
- Caitlin said...
So I made this recipe, as cupcakes, and oh, they turned out great! I made a few subsitutions to accomodate my gluten-, corn-, and refined-sugar-intolerant son, and they were great! Everyone was very impressed. I blogged it here: http://smithfamilytimes.blogspot.com/2007/07/gluten-free-corn-free-carrot-cupcakes.html
Thank you again! - July 30, 2007 at 8:38 AM
- Carly said...
I have made your carrot cake twice now, and it's delicious! I did make some changes though. I always use butter instead of oil for some reason, and I added nuts (pecans and walnuts) and golden raisins, and instead of apricot jam I used the icing between the layers. I also have made your pecan pie and your whole wheat cardamom cookies, and everything has been delicious. I can't wait to try making the Guinness spice cake :) seems like it will be great for fall
- September 14, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- Veggie by choice! said...
Hi Mercedes,
Do you have a picture of the fully decorated cake from the Gourmet magazine or the ones your family made? I have been looking for years for the original recipe with the picture first published of it in Gourmet magazine. You refer to the year you were born, what year was that and perhaps I can search the archives for that year to find the original recipe and picture. I am so happy to at least have the recipe, thanks so much for sharing! - November 27, 2014 at 8:24 AM
- lisabu said...
Mercedes, I have been looking for this recipe for so long! I made this for my daughter's second birthday, and now her daughter is 2 and I want to make it again. Do you have the directions for the marzipan bunnies? I can't remember how to get that color...if you could send me a picture of the recipe with the bunny instructions I would be forever grateful! Thanks, lisa email@example.com
- November 6, 2016 at 5:45 PM
- Unknown said...
I want to find the original recipe. I have many back issues. What year was it published$
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Finally, as Halloween winds down at the end of the week, consider giving away your old costumes. Research nonprofit organizations and shelters in your area to see if they accept Halloween costumes for the children they serve. Or, check out national charities like Ween Dream, which collect old costumes and give them to families that wouldn't be able to afford them otherwise. This simple gesture is the perfect way to make others feel valued and supported both now and for next Halloween.
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Lameness is the most common cause of poor performance in sport horses. Diseases or injuries to the musculoskeletal system are a major cause for poor athletic performance. The age, breed and gender of a horse are also important. Certain causes for lameness are more likely to affect certain breeds and ages of horses. Past medical history is also important in a lameness evaluation.
An equine veterinarian is trained to diagnose and evaluate lameness in a horse. The more severely lame a horse is, the more noticeable this lameness will be in the horse's walk. A horse will be evaluated at a trot (jog), which is the optimal gait for detecting lameness. A horse will be observed from both the front and the back while the horse is moving to detect lameness.
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Nokia unveiled their Imaging SDK back when the Lumia 1020 was unveiled in New York City. The Nokia Imaging SDK allows developers to easily integrate photo editing capabilities into their apps, kind of like Aviary but with a slightly different approach.
The Imaging SDK from Nokia gives the power to developers, leaving them to build the UI for the app. OneShot is one of the first apps in the Store that uses the Nokia Imaging SDK and it is pretty dang awesome. Let's check it out.
Our first sneak preview of what the Imaging SDK would do when we saw the Nokia Developer sample apps in the Store. If you remember those sample apps you'll see that OneShot looks like those, but you might see a few similar filters. That's because with the Nokia Imaging SDK developers get the raw power of editing photos, but build the UI and experience around how users interact. In addition to that, the SDK allows developers to quickly process high resolution photos. Something we'll be seeing a lot more from as the Lumia 1020 and future devices sell.
OneShot takes the power of the Nokia Imaging SDK and gives it a beautiful camera UI that an app on Windows Phone deserves. With OneShot, you get real-time filter effects (Vintage, Nashville, Green Pop, 1977, Lomo, etc) and the ability to control a variety of camera and image settings. Here's what you can control with OneShot via a fly out slider.
- Contrast
- Brightness
- Saturation
- White balance
- Shutter
- Scene mode (Auto, Macro, Sport, Night, Night Portrait, Backlit)
- Manual focus
- Auto focus mode (Macro, normal, full, hyperfocal, and infinity).
The filters are particularly fun. There about 15 available in OneShot. What's really nice is how the effect of the filter is applied in real-time through the viewfinder. You can quickly cycle between them and the effects take hold nearly instant. This is a strong showing for the power in Nokia's Imaging SDK.
Folks who have a good grasp of photography concepts will appreciate the granular controls you get with OneShot. Changing the contrast or ISO is a tap and slide away. What's really neat is the ability to select the shutter speed. You have variables ranging from 1/2000th of a second to 4 whole seconds. You'll need steady hands that only a dead man can give (or a tripod) to take advantage of a 4 second exposure, but it is control in an app that we can appreciate. Tripod + night + OneShot = results we can't wait to get.
In addition to everything listed above, the app has a few small touches that go a long way in making it a very strong app for version 1.0. For example, you can toggle a setting called "steady detection". This displays a bar at the top of the viewfinder that goes varies in color between green, yellow, and red. Hold your phone steady and the bar will be small and green. Add movement to the mix and the bar grows turning yellow then red. If the phone has any shake it will be either yellow or red depending on the intensity. This can help you avoid those blurry pics.
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You can also show a grid and virtual horizon to help you get those balanced and level shots. Right now the grid is only available in the "rule of thirds" format, while that's all you might need. It would be fun to cycle through a variety of grids.
Last but not least is a fun "favorite button" that you can select the function of. You can set it between three settings right now:
- Focus to tap and manual shutter release
- Switch to next filter
- Select random filter
Right now I have it set to quickly switch between filters so I can get more familiar with the effects in the Nokia Imaging SDK. But I can see myself appreciating the ability to manually focus by touch and then select when the photo is taken.
What could make this app better? It would be nice to create custom scenarios, name them, and add them to the scene mode. Other than that, this app is great! Future updates will include frames and more filters. We've heard that the Imaging SDK gives developers around 40 of them.
This is one of the first apps in the Store (that we're aware of) that take advantage of the Nokia Imaging SDK. IF this is what is coming out now I can't wait to see what else is in the future. We've heard on Twitter you can look forward to future updates from apps like Rowi and Instance to include some of this SDK magic.
The app is available for Windows Phone 8 devices and comes in at $1.99. Although you can fully trial the app and all the various settings. You just can't save pictures in the trial. Grab it here in the Store, use the QR code below, or swipe to the right in our app to get it.
PS. Want to learn more about the Nokia Imaging SDK? Go download it.


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Monday, July 26, 2010
A Super "Sweet" Giveaway
Fast forward ten years -- beloved identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are back and all grown up, dealing with the complicated adult world of love, careers, betrayal, and sisterhood in SWEET VALLEY CONFIDENTIAL (St. Martin's Press), due out in March 2011. This new women's fiction book, written by the original author and creator Francine Pascal, will allow millions of fans to return to the idyllic town of Sweet Valley (or even visit it for the first time!)
I'm sure you can imagine the excitement surrounding this novel from Sweet Valley Twins fans everywhere. Due to overwhelming demand, St. Martin's Press is giving a sneak peek into the lives of Jess and Liz ten years later, releasing Chapter One of 2011's most anticipated book online at SweetValleyTenYearsLater.com. If you can't get enough about the Sweet Valley Twins, you can also follow Sweet Valley Confidential on Twitter and on Facebook.
As part of the celebration for SWEET VALLEY CONFIDENTIAL, I have a fantastic giveaway to share with you -- a basket of 10 best-selling books from St. Martin's Press including books by authors Emily Giffin and Jackie Collins. To enter, just post a comment (with your email address) about the book or books you read as a child that made you fall in love with reading and influenced what you read today. The contest will be open until August 8th at 11:59 p.m. ET, and I will notify the winner the following day. U.S. and Canada mailing addresses only. Good luck!
Thanks to Get Red PR and St. Martin's for this fantastic giveaway!
164 comments:
- Shelly B said...
What a great giveaway! I had many friends who read the Sweet Valley series, but I didn't. My favorite was Nancy Drew...I just couldn't get enough of her! I still like a good mystery read!
shelcows AT gmail DOT com - July 26, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Deborah said...
yay!!! a new Sweet Valley book!!! for all of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s..with the new BSC book as well...it's like childhood happening all over again! anywho i grew up reading Baby Sitters Club, Sweet Valley (Kids, Twins, High, University), Nancy Drew, Girl Talk, Little House on the Prairie..too many to name. Heh..lots of chick lit back in the day too
- July 26, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- bermudaonion said...
As a kid, I loved the Great Brain and Encyclopedia Brown books. Please enter me. milou2ster(at)gmail.com
- July 26, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- Marq said...
I loved the Sweet Valley High series. I would spend my allowance money on nothing but books. I also loved reading Judy Blume (loved Forever even though I was probably too young to totally understand it). And I loved VC Andrews' Flowers in the Attic. Again, a book that wasn't age appropriate but I loved it anyway.
lovetoreadforfun(at)gmail(dot)com - July 26, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- The Many Thoughts of a Reader said...
I loved Sweet Valley High! And Nancy Drew.. And The Boxcar Children.. And The Babysitter's Club.. ;)
pinkflipflops44 at gmail dot com - July 26, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Katrina said...
when I was younger I LOVED the babysitter's club and all the R.L.Stine books....awww...I miss those days
ykatrina at hotmail dot com - July 26, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Linda said...
I grew up with Nancy Drew, then became enamoured with books by Rosamund du Jardin (anybody remember her?) As far as influencing what I read today (historical fiction mostly) I read lots of a biography series for young people, old blue covers, about Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Patsy Jefferson, etc. A fun trip down memory lane. Thanks for the great giveaway.
lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com - July 26, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Cheryl said...
I read the Sweet Valley books, oh yeah! My favorite book was "Island of the Blue Dolphins" though. I haven't read it in so many years, perhaps I'll give it another try as an adult. :)
tcccsy @ gmail . com - July 26, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- donnas said...
I love the SVH books. I started reading with the Little House on the Prairie books, then moved on to Nancy Drew and SVH and Christopher Pike. And havent stopped since.
bacchus76 at myself dot com - July 26, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Awesome giveaway!!!! Love SVH!!
lovestoread0708 AT yahoo.com - July 26, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- traveler said...
Lovely giveaway. Thanks. I read Anne of Green Gables entire series in hardcover when I was young and loved them so much. My ultimate favorite. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
- July 26, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Shooting Stars Mag said...
Oh gosh, I don't know what influenced what I read today. I think most of the books I loved made me into a life-long reader like the Harry Potter series, the Baby Sitter Club series, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Orphan of Ellis Island, some Roald Dahl books, etc.
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com - July 26, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- Melanie said...
I LOVED the Sweet Valley High series!! I'm so excited for the new book to come out!!
melvautour(at)hotmail(d0t)com - July 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- Alea said...
Before Sweet Valley I was a Babysitters Club girl! I loved all the special break off series and how they even made board games and a movie!
aleareads@gmail . com - July 26, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Angela said...
I am a Sweet Valley girl through and through. Started with SV Twins #4, Choosing Sides when I was in 4th grade and it was a rare day to find me without one of the books. It truly was the beginning of my love affair with reading and all thinks girly/chick related!
- July 26, 2010 at 1:52 PM
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- Lynn said...
You name it, I read it! I devoured every Sweet Valley High (I especially loved the Thriller Super Editions!), as well as Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. And of course, Judy Blume. I think those are all must-reads for young girls. The protagonists were a mixture of headstrong and smart women, as well as some insecure and ordinary ones. We could imagine what we could be and at the same time, feel a connection that there really is someone out there who understands us.
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- petite said...
Thanks for this giveaway. Wonderful. An unforgettable and great book that resounded with me when I was young was a British book by Enid Blyton. Enjoyed all British novels and still do. rojosho(at)hotmail(dot)com
- July 26, 2010 at 2:02 PM
I read Nancy Drew and Judy Blume books as a teenager.
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- Unknown said...
books are like crack - I have always loved to read and still work at a bookstore part-time. My favorites growing up included all things sweet valley, including the unicorn club, encyclopedia brown, babysitters club, as well as all of the v. c. andrews books (which are still creepy, weird and fantastic to this day)
- July 26, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Denise S. said...
I've been reading constantly for as long as I can remember. I think it was, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume that got me hooked.
- July 26, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- linett said...
would have to say Nancy Drew started me on my journey, thanks
- July 26, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- 5webs said...
I loved the Boxcar Children series, The Little House series, and Judy Blume's books. I still love books about families and family situations and that is because almost all of the books that I read when I was a kid centered around them.
Alicia Webster
email@example.com - July 26, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- Mary said...
When I was really small, it was any book I got from the library. But I have to say that the book that really made me fall in love with the joys and sorrows of reading was Little Women.
mryward(at)yahoo(dot)com - July 26, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- Unknown said...
In 1st grade I started reading the Nancy Drew series, and have been in love with reading ever since!
firstname.lastname@example.com - July 26, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- BookHounds said...
I was a Little House on the Prarie girl. I did read the SV series later on -- they were fun reads.
Maryinhb at gmail.
I posted this at win a book for you!
http://winabook.westofmars.com/2010/07/26/a-super-sweet-giveaway/ - July 26, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- amp said...
I have been reading since I was 3-my mother taught me early and I loved the Bobbsey Twins series-showing my age! Anyway i still love to read and manage to get through 4-5 books a month.
- July 26, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- Sheila (Bookjourney) said...
I started with the Nancy Drew books - I read them all. When I was done with them I moved on to The Hardy Boys (yeah they were boys - but I was hooked!)
Now I collect the original Nancy Drew books :)
journeythroughbooks(at)gmail.com - July 26, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- scottsgal said...
Definitely Nancy Drew and the Little House on the Prairie series
msboatgal at aol.com - July 26, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Melissa said...
I LOVED the Sweet Valley series! I also read lots of Nancy Drew. :)
shhhimreading at hotmail dot com - July 26, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Jean said...
Well, when I was growing up.....I love to read 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'.
- July 26, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- Periwinkle Blue said...
I loved Anne of Green Gables, my eldest reads Dear Canada, Nancy Drew and 39 Clues
- July 26, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...
love reading and the first set of books I remember reading was little house but reading boooks like anne frank got me into wanting to learn all I could mrs.mommyyatgmail
- July 26, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Mamushi Love said...
We had a book collection that included various stories in several, thick books: Aesop's Fables, Brother's Grimm, classic fairy tales, and cultural tales. My favorites back then were the cultural ones, particularly the Asian stories because I'm half Korean and lived in Korea at the time. Shortly after, I stopped reading as a hobby until a few years ago, and my favorite books are that of Asian culture. Full circle, basically. Haha~
- July 26, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- holdenj said...
First of all, what a great giveaway! I'm so glad Sweet Valley will be back with the original author to boot!
One of my favorite series as a kid, that I read and re-read, was the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. I was enchanted by Deep Valley and like many girls everywhere, wanted to be Betsy! Thanks for the chance to win!
JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com - July 26, 2010 at 8:36 PM
- Meredith said...
LOL...I see a lot of Sweet Valley Highs! Makes me feel old! I loved Charlotte's Web, Bridge to Terabithia, Judy Blume books, and biographies--I always seemed to lean toward biographies of presidents! Read some Nancy Drew and the Black Stallion books too!
meredithfl at gmail dot com - July 26, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- toothybooks said...
i love reading Sweet Valley when i was a kid. i also tore through the nancy drew and hardy boys series.
- July 26, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Ellie Wright said...
I loved the Little House books and Nancy Drew when I was a kid.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
eswright18 at gmail.com - July 26, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- The Book Chick said...
I started off by compulsively reading "The Babysitters Club", and then moved on to "Sweet Valley High". Oh, SVH taught me so much!!!! *insert nostalgic sigh here* I was going through my old books a while back and refused to give away a couple of my old SVH books. I'd love to be entered for this fantastic giveaway!!
jonitathebookchick(at)gmail(dot)com - July 26, 2010 at 9:32 PM
- cookiert said...
I loved the Ramona Quimby books. I still like books with spunky, offbeat heroines!
cookiert at yahoo - July 26, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- Andrea said...
Oh I was such a Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley Twins girl, then moved on to Sweet Valley High and then Sweet Valley University. I can't wait to read this new one!
email@example.com - July 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Stephanie said...
I was a HUGE Babysitter's Club fan. Started reading those when I was 7, and I absolutely loved them. I think they're what really got me into reading.
stephaniedekeyser AT gmail dot com - July 26, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- Amy said...
Wow--does this ever bring back memories!! Yes, I read these, and loved them!
aes74ATmsn.com - July 26, 2010 at 10:58 PM
- Renee G said...
I loved the Little House series.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com - July 26, 2010 at 11:15 PM
- engelsigh said...
I read SVH but I also liked Christopher Pike
- July 26, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- McKim said...
I loved to read the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries. My favorite genre to read today is still mysteries.
- July 27, 2010 at 12:17 AM
I started reading when I was four or five years old. Books like Dick and Jane (LOL), Curious George, and Madeleine started my voracious love of reading :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com - July 27, 2010 at 1:45 AM
- Alicia said...
I don't remember what started me reading, just that I've been reading forever. I don't ever remember not reading.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
bloggyig at gmail dot com - July 27, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Mary said...
I never read Sweet Valley Series unfortunately, but I was loyal to the Baby Sitters Club and R.L.Stine's Fear Street. I'm tempted to actually start reading some of the SV Series though, because a few of my friends have been telling me about some of the story lines and the series sounds entertaining.
firstname.lastname@example.com - July 27, 2010 at 2:46 AM
- GALENA said...
starting reading in high school
- July 27, 2010 at 6:46 AM
I am a follower. Great giveaway. I enjoyed reading books such as Romeo and Juliet, Scarlet Letter and Little House on the Prairie. I have always love reading. It is my favorite and most enjoyable thing to do. firstname.lastname@example.com
- July 27, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- sweepmom said...
One book I read several times and I recall loving is Island of The Blue Dolphins.
- July 27, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- Simply Stacie said...
I lived and breathed books as a child and still do to this day. I can recall reading all the Nancy Drew books, Trixie Belden, Sweet Valley High, Babysitter's Club, Sleepover Club, Ramona books, and later all the VC Andrews and some Jackie Collins (I had to sneak those ones LOL!!)
simplystacieblog at gmail dot com
And yes it was the 80s! - July 27, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Laura said...
I loved reading "Little Women", Nancy Drew books, the Narnia series and the "Little House on the Prarie" books. I still enjoy going back and rereading these books.
email@example.com - July 27, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Nicole C. said...
The books that really made me love reading as a child was the Little House series, but I loved Sweet Valley, too. These were my favorite books as I got older, and I had them all LOL!! I have to say, I'm very excited about this book LOL!!!!
choateorama(at)gmail(dot)com - July 27, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- npbreadwinner said...
I loved Sweet Valley High! Plus the Baby-sitters Club, of course, and all the Madeleine L'Engle books, particularly the ones with the Murry family. I read the first chapter of Sweet Valley Confidential and wow...I really can't wait to read it!
- July 27, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- debbie said...
I started with little house on the prairie, moved on to the chronicles of narnia and the lord of the rings. I taught myself to read when I was barely 3, and haven't stopped.
email@example.com - July 27, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Erika Powell said...
I grew up on Nancy Drew and the Box Car Children books. Oh, the simple days!
sportsDOTerikalynnATgmailDOTcom - July 27, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Sarah G. said...
I loved Dr. Seuss and I still love quirky poetry today.
- July 27, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- D Q said...
I grew up on Nancy Drew. Still love the books.
djeanq(at)gmail(dot)com - July 27, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- agordon10 said...
I loved reading all the classics growing up.
- July 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Oh my gosh...Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children, Babysitters Club, Choose Your Own Path Books...I loved to read, still do!
tarah716[at]ymail.com - July 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Karlie said...
Wow! I'm so excited! The Sweet Valley series was the first series that I read as a girl. I cannot wait to read this one!
- July 27, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- 409cope said...
As a child I read all the Little House in the Prairie books and all The Little books.I still enjoy series books.cardshark42(at)hotmaildot)com
- July 27, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- janeh said...
Nancy Drew and Little House Books.......still love mysteries.
- July 27, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- Ruthie said...
I used to love the books about the tiny people that lived in the walls of houses...The Littles. Had the whole series of books.
email@example.com - July 27, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- Mommy 2 Bears said...
I didn't fall in love with books until I read Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I know not the most appropriate book but I haven't stopped reading since.
watleygrrl at yahoo dot com - July 27, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- Ruth said...
As a child, I read Dr. Seuss. And then I read Little House on the Prairie series and the Chronicles of Narnia. By far, still my favorites.
firstname.lastname@example.com - July 27, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- Deborah Wellenstein said...
Of course, I loved Nancy Drew, and the Hardy Boys too! Thanks!
- July 27, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Min K said...
The librarian gave me Exodus from the adult section to read - opened up whole new worlds.
- July 27, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Unknown said...
I loved the Babysitters Club books! Those were the earliest books I can remember reading and truely enjoying for hours! Thanks for entering me into this great giveaway!
unforgetable_dreamer_always(at)hotmail.com - July 27, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- krstrpp said...
As a kid, I think one of the first books that really made me love reading was "The Velveteen Rabbit." I could read it every year for the rest of my life and still be touched by the message. Same with "The Giving Tree." Thanks for the chance to win the generous prize pack! (krstrpp at hotmail dot com)
- July 27, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- cindysloveofbooks said...
I think what really got me into reading was this series Sweet Valley. I can remember my cousin telling me you have to read this is amazing. I ended up reading it and loving it.
Thankfully her parents bought her a few of the books so when we got through them we took turns buying them and would pass them on to each other.
Thanks Julie for this contest. Can you add me to the draw:
cindysloveofbooksarcATgmailDOTcom - July 27, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- Reading said...
Thanks for the awesome giveaway. The book I remember that made me love reading was A Wrinkle in Time.
lizzi0915 at aol dot com - July 27, 2010 at 10:32 PM
- smilekisses said...
As a child I loved Charlottee's Web and Three Billy Goat Gruffs.
dolniaks[at]consolidated[dot]net - July 27, 2010 at 10:43 PM
- Melissa said...
Cool giveaway. I could write an essay here. :) I loved the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, along with Ellen Tebbits. I also loved Judy Blume's books. Later I was addicted to Babysitter's Club and Sweet Valley High. And then I found out about V.C. Andrews and she got me through junior high, high school and college.
mbamster0720 (at) gmail (dot) com - July 27, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- wildcat32 said...
I loved the Trixie Belden series.
monster6236 at gmail dot com - July 28, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Colleen Turner said...
I absolutely loved The Babysitters Club as well as R.L. Stine's scary stories! I have been a huge book fan ever since!
email@example.com - July 28, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- Heather said...
WoW! I loved the Sweet Valley High books growing up. I also read all of the Babysitters Club books. Thanks for a great giveaway!
ra6352 (at) gmail (dot) com - July 28, 2010 at 3:07 PM
I loved the Boxcar Children series when I was little.
headlessfowl at jteers dot net - July 29, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- Melissa T said...
Oh where to start, I loved Judy Blume, Babysitters Club, Sweet Vallye High, Beverely Cleary, Roald Dahl, just to name a few.
hofmeis14 @ yahoo dot com - July 29, 2010 at 8:18 AM
- karenk said...
i remember reading judy blume...and nancy drew...loved books as a child...just as i do today :)
kmkuka at yahoo dot com - July 29, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- throuthehaze said...
I read a lot of Goosebumps, Babysitters Club, Young Indiana Jones, and Harriet the Spy as a kid.
throuthehaze at gmail dot com - July 29, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Mia J. said...
What an awesome giveaway. I have been an avid reader all my life. Some of my early favorites were Ramona, Little House and Nancy Drew.
- July 29, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- maria said...
I used to read all the Sweet Valley books, high and the jr ones, Archie comics and I would sneak some Jackie Collins!!
email@example.com - July 30, 2010 at 1:49 AM
I loved the Ramona by Beverly Clearly books!!
Peachesncream887(at)hotmail(dot)com - July 30, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Those first ones were Little Women, Molly Pitcher, Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. and on and on.
- July 31, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- mindy said...
the madeline books thanks for the giveaway minsthins at optonline dot net
- July 31, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- ChristyJan said...
What a wonderful giveaway!
My first love affair with reading was with Trixie Belden. I even have 2 copies that Kathryn Kenny signed and sent to me!
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 1, 2010 at 12:24 AM
- mctrish said...
I started with all the Beverly Cleary books from Beezus and Ramona to her more teenage books and all the Anne of Green Gables books. That started me on the road to becoming a Jane Austen fan, anything Tudors and Twilight and good historical fiction! Just finished The Invisible Bridge and loved it.
- August 1, 2010 at 12:28 AM
- Beth said...
I always loved the Babysitter's Club books. So cute! But, I especially loved the books with animals like Wind in the Willows and such. And, of course, Agatha Christie as I got a bit older.
bethsbookreviewblog2 AT gmail DOT com - August 1, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- sweetsue said...
The Anne of Green Gables books made me so happy when I was a child!
smchester at gmail dot com - August 1, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- dawns41 said...
I enjoyed reading the Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew. I still love reading.
email@example.com - August 2, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- clynsg said...
I don't know that there was a particular book or group of books that made me into a reader, I just always did. Do remember enjoying the Bobsey Twins though.
cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com - August 3, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Unknown said...
I was always a reader but I especially loved Harriet the Spy.
- August 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- Jonnie (JB) said...
I loved The baby-Sitter's Club and Sweet Valley High series when i was younger. i loved going to the library and finding one I hadn't read yet.
dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com - August 4, 2010 at 1:54 AM
- turboterp said...
I read every series I could get my hands on as a child, starting with an OLD series called All of a Kind Family, going on to Nancy Drew, ending with Sweet Valley High! I'm so grateful I developed a love of reading, because it's one of my greatest joys and forms of relaxation as an adult!
Thanks! - August 4, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Jenn S. said...
Nancy Drew and The Anne of Green Gables series really got me excited about reading.
- August 4, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Rachel G said...
I actually loved the sweet valley high books! I also really enjoyed the babysitters club, and the babysitters club mysteries, AND THE BOXCAR CHILDREN as well as Nancy Drew. Today I read a lot of mysteries and general fiction :)
- August 4, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- ky2here said...
The Hardy Boys - I know but it got me started!
ky2here at msn dot com - August 4, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- PatZ said...
I loved 'Little Women.'
- August 4, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Unknown said...
I grew up reading my grandparents old Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Bobbsey Twins, and Cherry Ames (nurse series) books. I also loved the Babysitter's Club and of course Sweet Valley High series, I am so looking forward to the new book coming out. What a great give away!
tkdarcy at hotmail dot com - August 4, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Mike R. said...
While I had read books prior to this one, the one that I couldn't put down and then started reading everything I could get my hands on was a book assigned in school; The Yearling.
- August 5, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...
The first set of books that I really remember not wanting to put down were the Boxcar Children.
After that I read (and still do) everything that I can get my hands on. With some of my favorites being James Patterson, Anne Rice Jackie Collins and Stephen King.
I have tried to teach my children that you can go anywhere you want by opeing a book.
Thank you so much for the giveaway.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com - August 5, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- idahomom said...
I loved the Nancy Drew series.
- August 6, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- clenna said...
I didn't read Sweet Valley books but I wanted to. I read Nanyc Drew, This is a fantastic giveaway.
clenna at aol dot com - August 6, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- M.A.D. said...
Mary D
zenrei57 (at) hotmail (Dot) com
Oh my gosh, what an awesome prize!
I've always lived for books LOL, and my early fav reads that inspired my love for books was the book 'The Borrowers'!!! I was fascinated by the idea of tiny people living in the spoon drawer :D - August 6, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Aisling said...
I loved the Nancy Drew books and still love good mystery stories.
- August 6, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- DeeDeeBamaGirl said...
I have always loved books and reading. I grew up reading Sweet Valley High, Nancy Drew, Little House On The Prairie, Beverly Clearly and Judy Blume. Thank you for the chance to win.
- August 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Dr. Seuss are the first books I can remember reading as a child. What a wonderful introduction to the wonderful world of reading!
- August 6, 2010 at 9:26 PM
- Rhonda said...
The Nancy Drew Series made me fall in love with reading. I would use my allowance to buy a new one every week
rhondastruthers atyahoo.ca - August 6, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- Misusedinnocence said...
Oh wow! I used to love the Sweet Valley books, the Babysitters Club, and Boxcar Children in addition to the classics like A Little Princess and Heidi. :)
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 6, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- Ginger said...
The Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High books were definitely on the top of my list. I think it's great that they are back ten years after(it's been much longer than that for me!)
I also liked Judy Blume books..classics!
cyclona66(at) aol dot com - August 7, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- Unknown said...
I loved the Little House on the Prairie books.
email@example.com - August 7, 2010 at 12:57 AM
- DarcyO said...
Great giveaway. The books I grew up with were The Bobbsey Twins and The Boxcar Children.
dlodden at frontiernet dot net - August 7, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Leslie said...
I loved the Sweet Valley High books and Encyclopedia Brown.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I was a huge fan of the Nancy Drew series and I read them all - over and over again. This was the start of my life long love of reading - and I'm an English teacher now!
- August 7, 2010 at 3:36 PM
I was a huge fan of the Babysitters Club books. I wanted to be just like those girls!! LOL! THANKS!
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- jandsfox_143 said...
I loved the Babysitters Club, still have them all!
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 7, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- tallcapp said...
I read a series of books that were called Betsy/Tacey book and then were expanded to Betsy/Tacey and Tib books. A great series that I read when I was very young. To this day, when I like a character I like to continue reading about him or her.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Susan said...
I loved the Sweet Valley High books, in fact my mom just found a box of them in my old bedroom. I also loved the Sweet Dreams books, Beverly Cleary books and Judy Blume books.
mama2rob at yahoo dot com - August 7, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Colengal said...
I remember a series about a girl an her palomino.. Trixi Beldan I think.. I mowed through them all!
- August 7, 2010 at 10:29 PM
- tattwo said...
I didn't read the Sweet Valley books but probably read all the Nancy Drew books. I hope kids are still reading them now, they were great. Thanks for the giveaway.
- August 7, 2010 at 10:41 PM
- Valeen said...
I absolutely loved the Bobsey Twins and the Boxcar Children! They are still some of my favorite books, though you can't really find the Bobsey Twin series anymore.
sweepyhead at gmail dot com - August 7, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Louis H said...
cheesy me read "Anne Of Green Gables" over and over
- August 7, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- SalanderServant said...
Danny and the Dinosaur, The Berenstein Bears, Henry Huggins, and countless others influenced my lifelong love for writing.
- August 8, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- degood said...
I loved the Sweet Vally twins book and The babysitters club and Judy Blume's Fudge books.
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 1:01 AM
- kerri69 said...
I loved reading Judy blume books they were my fav I also loved reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 1:08 AM
- AEKZ2 said...
In elementary school, I likde to read Dr. Seuss books. Starting around 11 years old, I loved reading The Little House on the Prairie books and Judy Blume books.
- August 8, 2010 at 2:22 AM
- Billy Burgess said...
Yes, I have to admit that I've read some of the Sweet Valley High books. I remember I came home from school and found a box of books on my bed. My mom bought them at a garage sale. The books were of SVH and The Baby-sitters Club. She knew I loved to read and got them for me. I did read them. At the time I also read R.L. Stine, Christopher Pike and Judy Blume. Several years ago, I started collecting kids books that I use to read at thrift stores. Thanks for my love of reading, I found an interest in writing.
billyburgess20 AT hotmail Dot com - August 8, 2010 at 2:39 AM
- kakihara said...
I loved anything by Judy Blume ---she really made me feel better about who I was--I wasn't perfect and I felt like everyone else was.
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 3:37 AM
I read all kinds of books and my favorite authors were Norma Klein, E.B. White, S.E. Hinton and Peggy Parish. Some of these kind of led into the kind of books I like as an adult.
digicat {AT} sbcglobal {DOT} net - August 8, 2010 at 3:59 AM
- Jessie said...
I loved the Sweet Valley High series when I was young, but my all time favorite would have to be The Babysitter's Club. They really opened the world of reading to me and I'm looking forward to introducing my daughter to the series when she is older.
- August 8, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Lesley said...
This is a super giveaway!! I loved the Sweet Valley High Series and am looking forward to reading about the paths that all the characters took.
I've always loved reading, but I really loved the Trixie Belden series. - August 8, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- carolpie said...
Little House on the Prairie. I even tell my kids those are so great you should read them, all the time. I love how they had so little and how just going to town was a very special treat. Christmas was not much but it was wonderful. One also learns how to live simply when you read those books.
spencer1953 at gmail dot com-carol. - August 8, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Steph said...
My favorites as a kid were the Chronicles of Narnia books. I will never forget reading those out loud in class in the 4th grade. I also liked the Judy Blume books.
- August 8, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Lisanne624 said...
The book that really got me interested in reading was Charlotte's Web. Touching, funny and heartwarming, plus, it had talking animals. You can't do better than that!
lahlstedt (at) gmail (dot) com - August 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Barbarawr said...
I can't really say that what I read as a child influenced what I read today because English class TOTALLY turned me off to reading (as long as I live, I will NEVER forget the quiz question of what Mr. Pumblechook had for breakfast!! He wasn't even a major character in Great Expectations, NOR did what he have for breakfast have ANYTHING to do with the story. In fact, when my son had to read it, he went looking for it - and it wasn't there!! But then we figured out that he was reading the abridged version, so I went to the library to get out the real version. It turns out that his breakfast was ONLY mentioned as something like he was going to do something after he finished his breakfast of.... whatever it was).
But I digress. I loved Baby Island, 5 Children and It, and Understood Betsy when I was growing up. After I had kids, I started reading again because I was supposed to set a good example for them. I really like serial killers and other thrillers. They let me escape from my real life, so I can fall asleep without my mind racing all night. - August 8, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- susan1215 said...
I read Nancy Drew when I was young and now as an adult I still love reading mysteries to try to guess the mystery.
s2s2 at comcast dot net - August 8, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Becky said...
I always loved the Sweet Valley books, Fear Street mystery books, and The Babysitter's Club books!
beckyspoolstra at gmail.com - August 8, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Valancia said...
I loved all the Fairy tale books like Little Red Riding Hood,Goldilocks, The Three Bears... when I was young.
- August 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- js22 said...
I loved all the Dr Seuss books, and the Mrs Piggle-Wiggle series!
Thanks for the giveaway!
email in blogger profile.
js22 [at] yahoo [dot] com - August 8, 2010 at 1:17 PM
I love science ficton novels
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Trina said...
Like many girls I loved Nancy Drew stories. Even to this day my favorite type of book is a good mystery.
couponsiwant(at)verizon(dot)net - August 8, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- faithfullyfrugal said...
I started reading the Little House on the Prairie books when I was 9. I was instantly hooked and could not put them down. I have them today and try to get my children interested in them. However, with Twilight and Percy Jackson, Little house on the prarie is not the first series of choice.
Thank you for the entry,
nikkidavissells at gmail dot com - August 8, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- amanda said...
Growing up I liked to read Nancy Drew and the Babysitters Club. I still love reading as much now as I did then.
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- demmi said...
Nancy Drew helped me fall in love with reading
con5459(at)gmail(dot)com - August 8, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Chrystal said...
As a child I read books like "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Boxcar Children". They inspired me to have more imagination and adventure in the books that I read today.
chrystaljns @ gmail dot com - August 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- saturdaynightfever said...
Agatha Christies' "And Then There None" was a great early read!
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- Kathy P said...
when i was a kid i loved the little house on the praire books i use to read them all the time :)
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- giggling kids said...
When I was a kid I read the Mary Kate and Ashley Series, and the Two of A kind Series!
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Terrymac said...
What a terrific giveaway! No wonder there are so many entries!
My aunt started me on Louisa May Alcott series of books, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea etc. Although the series is good, I found the books that much better!
Thank you for hosting this wonderful giveaway. I would love to read the updated Valley girls, and anything by Jackie Collins!
terrymac1a at hotmail dot com - August 8, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- liliesrnice said...
I'd have to say Watership Down influenced me greatly.
- August 8, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Bridget3496 said...
My two favorite books as a child remain my all time favorite books- "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" as well as "The Secret Garden."
brdgcombs at aol dot com - August 8, 2010 at 9:45 PM
- Hotsnotty2 said...
I loved To Kill A Mockingbird and Mice and Men when I was younger, those two books really started my reading obsession, thanks!
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- bev said...
I've always loved to read and the first books I can remember reading are the Little House On The Prairie books, when I was a little girl. I loved reading all of them. Thanks for having the contest!
- August 8, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- Susan O'Bryant said...
My favorites were the Little House on the Prairie series and Christopher Pike books. I've always had an eclectic taste in reading! :)
safoga at gmail dot com - August 8, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- Sand said...
As a kid I collected the Sweet Valley and Babysitters Club series.
- August 8, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- clschaan said...
haha .. what a blast from the past .. Sweet Valley High .. I had tons of them!
email@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 11:06 PM
I read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Treasure Island. firstname.lastname@example.com
- August 8, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- Nancye said...
WOW! I have always been a reader and I have read SOOO many books over my lifetime. The books that pop into my head are by Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, The Little House series, Anne of Green Gables, and the list goes on and on..... It seems like forever ago that I read Sweet Valley High! I would LOVE to be the winner! Thanks for the chance!
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net - August 8, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- Donna said...
I loved The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe.
firstname.lastname@example.com - August 8, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- Jinxy and Me said...
I loved all of the Laura Inglass Wilder books. They are fantastic!
- August 8, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- Nancy S. said...
I liked the Nancy Drew books growing up but my first grown-up book was Valley of the Dolls. Wow!
ncschools at yahoo dot com - August 8, 2010 at 11:53 PM


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