Little Red Star Quilt

My favorite quote from You’ve Got Mail is, “When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does.” Several friends have been challenged to select ten books that have stayed with them in some way. Their replies have been thoughtful, informative and eclectic, much like my friends themselves. I wasn’t surprised to see many of them mentioned books they’d read as children. Here are mine:

William Pène du Bois’ The 21 Balloons

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web

C. S. Lewis’ Narnia Chronicles

E. L. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiller

J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit

Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird

Kenneth Graham’s Wind in the Willows

I’d love to see your list.