Books and Reading - Children's books

I loved reading as I grew up. One of my fondest memories as a child was going to the library to check out books to take home and read. In fact, I sometimes go back and re-read children's books. Other times, I read ones that I either missed growing up, or ones that were not written until after I was out of school. Below I've listed some of my favorites:

Title	Author	Comments
Nancy Drew series	"Carolyn Keene"	One summer I remember checking out as many as I could (which was 8 books at a time), and sitting down to read them one right after the other. What a wonderful way to spend a summer vacation!
Hardy Boys series	Franklin W. Dixon
Trixie Belden series	"Kathryn Kenny" and "Julie Campbell"	I began reading this series after having gone through most of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series. I never made it through the entire series, because I couldn't find all of the books.
Harry Potter series	J. K. Rowling	I discovered this series after the release of the third book, Prisoner of Azkaban. What a thoroughly captivating series!
	Dr. Seuss	I've read most of the books by Dr. Seuss. My favorites were easy-readers, such as Dr. Seuss's ABC, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumb.
Miss Suzy	Miriam Young	I don't really know why this is one of my favorite books, but it is one of the earliest ones I remember having read to me, and then reading myself. Miss Suzy is a gray squirrel who gets chased out of her oak tree home by some mean red squirrels, but she finds a dollhouse and meets a band of brave toy soldiers, and they help each other.
The Face on the Milk Carton	Caroline Cooney	I discovered this when I was working at a branch library, assistant to the children's librarian. It was really interesting, and I enjoyed the sequels.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series	Betty MacDonald	Hilarious books! I still think her solutions to problems are quite entertaining and get the point across at the same time. Obviously, this is fantasy, but we all need a little fantasy now and then.
Danny Dunn series	Jay Williams
Indian in the Cupboard	Lynne Reid Banks
The Wizard of Oz	L. Frank Baum