Do you secretly read kids books?

[motheringforme]

While I love my adult books, I often love to read books from my childhood days. I still reread the Babysitters Club as well as the Ramona books, Roald Dahl and others.

[momasana]

Oh my gosh, I still secretly read the Babysitters Club books too.... Ha ha! I thought I was the only one!

Oh, and I guess it is not a secret any more.

[AFWife]

I LOVE "kids" books for a quick read. I use reading to destress and whatnot and sometimes I'm not in the mood for a full novel.

Besides, kids books are made to be FUN!

[St. Margaret]

I read young adult and even grade school books, but I have an excellent excuse: it's research for my own YA novels I'm working on. I read all the blogs of these authors, and then I really want to go read all of their books. I got into it all when I was teaching middle school and high school English and had to have all the new best reads ready to push onto the kids, or to discuss with them because they'd ALL read Holes and Speak and etc. But it's a very fun job!

[MusicianDad]

Originally Posted by AFWife

I LOVE "kids" books for a quick read. I use reading to destress and whatnot and sometimes I'm not in the mood for a full novel.

Besides, kids books are made to be FUN!

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I've been known to read kids books just because they are usually so much more posative. And you know it's all gonna work out in the end too.

[Storm Bride]

I occasionally read one, because it's quick. There are times when I really ant to read, but know I could get sucked in easily and stay up all night, for example...a kid's book is quick enough to finish that I don't have the problem. It's not a secret, though.

[2cutiekitties]

Yes to unwind I re-read Nancy Drew, Caitlin. I am longing to revisit Sweet Valley High, but gave them all away.

I will be buying my son all the Judy Blume and Ramona books simply because I want to read them again lol.

[Princess ConsuelaB]

I absolutely read kid's books, they just feel good A Little Princess, Happy Hollisters, Ramona, Narnia etc. Plus, since we homeschool I get to introduce and read loads of them with my kids

[SAHDS]

Do I read them? Yes!

Secretly? No way.

One of the reasons is because I like to pre-read books I've never read (or can't remember well) before DD reads them (not to censor, but so I know what to expect and can be prepared for anything. Plus I like to see how she feels, what she thinks, her ideas). And the books I have read before are being re-read when I have no other reading material around.

Actually, the best book I've read in a while is Rules by Cynthia Lord. Amazing book!

This month, I've already read (copy and pasted from our book challenge):

Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Oh, and I've read my Harry Potter books more than 200 times

As for Narnia, I just read those last year for the first time. Same goes for Bridge to Terabithia. I devoured books when I was younger but some I just never got my hands on. I make up for it now.

[NinaBruja]

all the time...

sometimes i feel a bit odd hanging out in the teen section reading francesca lia block...

im also totally into the twilight series :

[Oriole]

I read them without hiding.
I teach fourth grade though, so that gives it some validity. I ask kids for suggestions and try to keep up. I don't think that books written for children are meant to keep the adults out, they give you a mental break, and many stories are very engaging.

P.S. I do secretly watch Wonder Pets. :

[Getz]

Well, I got rid of my old Babysitter Club books a long time ago, but I certainly read them long after I grew out of the appropriate age range! And, if I had some copies laying around, I would definitely read them!

I am still re-reading my old VC Andrews books. I have been reading those for over 15 years! I am not sure what their age range is, but they don't get old.

[Amila]

I have pretty much every single Sweet Valley Twins/High/University book ever printed. Sometimes I read them...I thought I was a freak!

[kirstenb]

Originally Posted by Amila

I have pretty much every single Sweet Valley Twins/High/University book ever printed. Sometimes I read them...I thought I was a freak!

I love the Sweet Valley series!

I love to read books for kids and yound adults. I don't keep it a secret though. I loved them when I was younger, and that hasn't changed just because I became an adult! I've already bought some Ramona books and some Fudge books in anticipation of when DS is older, but I know I will be reading them before that. I love anything Judy Blume. I have a ton of Nancy Drew books and will buy ones I don't have when I have extra money. I lurk a lot in the YA and kids section of the bookstore. There are some really good books written out there- why should I miss out because I'm not a kid?

[enkmom]

Yes, and it's no secret! In addition to re-reading the Little House books every year, I also still have and read all of my old Beverly Cleary, Pippi Longstocking and Nancy Drew books. When I need lift, I check out the Great Brain books, and my husband and I regularly peruse the aisles in the JUV section at both the library and bookstores. We also buy the Newberry winner each year, and make an effort to read the Rebeca Caudill winners as well.

[Thalia the Muse]

Oh, absolutely! Recently I've read or reread:

A Long Way from Chicago
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Sign of the Beaver
The Tale of Despereaux

And a couple of Junie B. Jones. OK, those I'm kind of embarrassed about ...

I agree that it's nice to know things will be OK in the end sometimes, and there's this hermetic kids' world outside of the adult one that you can enter through children's books, and that can be very appealing.

[Semi_Crunchy]

I reread the Little House books too every so often and VC Andrews too. In fact, up until the last couple years, I continued buying the newer Andrews books too. I've been less than impressed with the last few series but I love to go back and reread the others. There were a handful of books I used to read over and over again as a kid that I still like to pick up on occasion. Any Box Car Children fans out there?
And there are days I regret passing on my Ann M Martin books onto my sister...whom I don't think even read any of them!

[basmom]

Originally Posted by Oriole

P.S. I do secretly watch Wonder Pets. :

First of all- I love the Wonder Pets- as annoying as little Ming Ming is, the operetta style cracks me up! DS sang "I need a drink please, can you help me?" the other night!

Second- I absolutely read childrens' books! I found a huge box full at my parents' the other night. I read my Beverly Cleary books and Robert Newton-Peck (anyone remember the Soup books? - they are my favorites).

Oh- and I love love love the Cry of the Crow by Jean Craighead George

[meowee]

I have secretly read some young adult books.

I bought my son a couple books by Louise A. Vernon that were suggested by a homeschool history curriculum. They were so riveting I could NOT put them down. They were some of the best written books I've ever read, dramas about church history of all things.

"The Midwife's Apprentice" is a young adult book and I enjoyed it.

And I secretly reread the Little House books...

[onlyzombiecat]

I don't secretly read them. I just read them.