Top 5 Tuesday // Books From Your Childhood

Top 5 Tuesday is a fun weekly tag created by Bionic Book Worm and now hosted by the lovely Meeghan Reads. 

This week’s topic is your top 5 books from your childhood! This was super easy for me because I’ve been an avid reader since I was 5. The hardest part was narrowing down to only 5! I decided to only include books I loved from the ages of 5-10! At age 11, I pretty much went straight from chapter books to young adult books.

1. The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin

This was probably my favorite series. I read them constantly. This was my favorite one from the series because it’s the one we find out that Stacy has diabetes. This was super important to me as a child because I also had an invisible illness and I felt so so good reading that representation. 

 

2. Cam Jansen Mysteries by David A. Adler

I thought photographic memory was SO cool as a kid! I also just really enjoyed the mysteries!

 

 

 

3. Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park 

Who didn’t love Junie B. Jones? (The B stands for Beatrice!) I remember the very first chapter book I read in one sitting was a JBJ book and I remember being so excited and proud of myself. 

 

 

4. Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

The #1 reason why I loved these books so much is because they made me laugh so hard. My niece was reading them not too long ago, and I gotta say, they still hold up! 

 

 

5. Harry Potter by She Who Shall Not Be Named

Okay, I know how awful the author is now and she’s effectively ruined the series for me, but as a child I really really loved these books. I picked up my first one when I was 8 years old and it was instant love for me. This series is responsible for my love of reading. Even if I truly do not like it (or the author) now. 

Did you read any of these books as a child? Did you love them as much as I did? I’d love to hear about it below!