What was the first book you ever read?

[Possessed Freak]

The first novel? The first one I can remember was Castle in the Attic.

The first book? I remember reading Seuss books on my parents' laps. Before that, probably one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Golden_Books

 

[FerrelGeek]

Some preschools books at an early age. ^_^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Jane

Yep, and Sally too.

/Old guy

 

[radhak]

Have you ever read any H.P. Lovecraft? Try these. The first two are shortish, and the third is maybe the best sci-fi story I've ever read.

http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/ca.aspx

http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx

http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx

Nice! Good reads, thanks! I had not come across this author before - cool find!

 

[Sonikku]

Curious George.

Monkey doesn't fuck around I tell you what.

 

[Perknose]

I'm so old . . .

<Ed McMahon Voice> HOW OLD ARE YOU? </Ed McMahon Voice>

My first book was the Bible. And . . . it was a first edition, autographed by the author, no less! My take? Too much violence and the plot simply wasn't believable.

 

[JEDIYoda]

War and Peace........

 

[Perknose]

War and Peace........

Little known fact.

 

[BurnItDwn]

It was either "Go Dog Go" or "Crime and Punishment", I can not remember so well as it was a very very long time ago, during the era of the battle between c64 and apple II.
I've always had a soft spot for Dostoyevsky...

 

[LittleTinGod]

Hank the CowDog series, 4th grade (I don't count children's picture books) Read Wrinkle in Time with my mom in like 3rd grade

 

[shortylickens]

Tropic of Cancer.

 

[Jeff7]

How far back are we going?


Green Eggs and Ham

Fuck off, Sam. I will not eat your expired food.





And my poor, terrifically-patient parents. I was the sort who wanted consistency and repetition. I don't know how many weeks or months I would want that read to me. The same book, over and over again. I could recite so much of it from memory, but it was just nice to see it and hear it again every day.

 

[twinrider1]

Later on, two of my favorite books were...

I had them memorized. Didn't realize it then but I drove my parents crazy with those two books.

 

[doubledeluxe]

I read my first book when I was 4. There's no way I can remember that. Luckily my parents saved them for me. They're children books in different languages. My first book in English was at age 5 I think when I started school but I'm only guessing that since my parents saved no books on English.