Tawny Scrawny Lion

Blog Challenge: 

What was your favorite book as a child? Why?

I don't remember having a specific "favorite" book when I was growing up, but I do remember being excited to share many of my favorite picture books with my own children.  One of the books we all love is Tawny Scrawny Lion, by Kathryn Jackson. 

The hungry lion eats the animals so no one wants to get close to him and be his friend.  He is always hungry and always scrawny because he has to run and run to catch his food.  Then he meets a sympathetic rabbit and his life changes.  It is a great story about friendship and overcoming differences. 

Some other books my children and I love that you might like:

Megan's favorite book

Chester the Raccoon is nervous about going to school for the first time until his mother shares the secret of the Kissing Hand with him.

Heather's favorite book

Stellaluna cannot figure out why she doesn't quite fit in with the other children in her family.  Similar to The Ugly Duckling story but with birds and bats.

Emily's favorite book

Imagine waking up and finding that things in your house and your town are out of the ordinary.  Emily loved to search for all the wacky, unusual things on each page.  

Our family favorite

Stephanie gets very frustrated when everyone at school copies her hairstyles, even the teachers!

Another family favorite

Blue Kangaroo is Lily's best friend.  Then she gets excited about new toys and forgets about him.  Would Lily even notice if he was gone?

Our favorite line:  Goo goo, boo gangaloo!

Series favorite

Nate the Great solves mysteries in his neighborhood with the help of his dog, Sludge, and a stack of pancakes.  These are beginning chapter books.