Revisiting Childhood Favorites

I have discovered that in many cases motherhood is a case of deja vu.

This past week I have been sorting 18 month clothes for my very long 9 month old who is almost ready for them...this sounds familiar...oh yeah, did the same thing her big sister!

But mostly I find that when I am in the toy stores or book stores I often find things that I remember from childhood. Maybe not in the exact same format, but a new version of it. While taking my favorite classics and either abridging them or turning them into easy readers horrifies me (sorry, I just cannot help it), and seeing Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Pony make me look twice, there are some things that make me stop and look again, and then smile with delight.

I am delighted to see that Winnie the Pooh is still popular, we love him.

I love that Paddington Bear is still available! As well as Madeline!

But today I had to laugh out loud.

As a child I grew up in the country and our TV and 2 channels. Not including off and snow. So it was a real treat to go into the city and have almost 2o channels! It was a treat because I would get to see Reading Rainbow! I LOVED Reading Rainbow!

We have noticed that some books that are newer have the Reading Rainbow logo on them, so I searched for it and found the book list from the newer version! While we have not read all the books, we have read quite a few, and some of our favorites are on here, so I look forward to checking out the rest!

And what does it say that one of my favorite childhood programs (and my husband's fave too) was a show about books?

What are some of your favorite picture books and read alouds?