I was excited to see AnAsmom mention What Katy Did. I thought I was the only person who ever heard of that series. Also read What Katy Did at School many times. Also loved Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Comes Back. The character is NOTHING like Disney movie version. Also, The Tripods Trilogy by John Christopher (sci-fi).I moved on to more adult books at an early age because my sisters were much older. I didn’t always understand what I was reading but I particularly remember A Stone for Danny Fisher, Catcher in the Rye, and Franny and Zooey.
I liked the tripods, too. 
I liked all John Christopher. I liked the Lotus Caves best, although I no longer own a copy so can’t re-read.
My childhood favorites were The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet, Anne of Green Gables (and sequels), Hitty (Her First Hundred Years), Ballet Shoes, and all the Henry Huggin, Beezus and Ramona, Bobsey Twins, Trixie Belden, and Nancy Drew books. I read voraciously as a kid, riding my bike to the library and filling my basket each trip. I’ve never re-read books, though. There are too many I haven’t read to waste time re-rereading. If I were going to reread a book, though, it would be Gone With the Wind which is my all-time favorite story, book or movie. (I HAVE seen the movie more than 17 times) but, obviously, not a children’s book.
For the Little House fans, I just read the story retold from the mother’s point of view and enjoyed it very much. Caroline-Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller.
Call of the Wild. Jack London. I might name my next dog Buck.
Does anyone remember the books you could order in school and they would all come one day. Teachers would pass out the little paperback. Squanto friend of the pilgrims is one I still have. And of course curious George.
I think it was the called scholastic book club. Books were a dollar or two I think. Best day of the school year when they took out that box for me. I spent countless hours reading.
Scholastic Books! (I happen to own stock in them)
Are they still around?
Oh, yes. They were the Harry Potter publishers in English everyplace except England (including the US). And yes, I think Scholastic Reading Club (as it is called now) still exists.
Scholastic Book orders still distributed in school.
Wow they saved my life when it was more than a little chaotic in the old homestead as young person.
Strange what you remember. That and lippincot books come to mind. They must have been childhood textbooks.
The school/teachers even made a small amount of money based on the total orders placed with Scholastic and in that way could purchase extra books at low/no cost. It was very exciting to be able to order a book or more so you could have it instead of only having books that had to be returned to the library.
The prices seemed much more reasonable than the brick and mortar stores.
It was like a birthday when the teacher brought the box out. All the books perfectly packed, so new and exciting. A big adventure waiting to happen.
When my children were in elementary school, some of my volunteering consisted of collecting and submitting the Scholastic orders. There were also book fairs at the schools periodically. The books were very reasonably priced.
My mom always let me order two books from the form. I would scrutinize EVERY option, and then wheedle for a couple more that I just HAD to have beyond the limit.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet,
That was the first Scholastic book I ordered-and I treasured it.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
I read this aloud in the car each year as we would drive to the inlaws either at Thanksgiving or Christmas. I did this all through ds’s schooling. Even in college. Last year was his senior year in college, and I realized later that I had I FORGOTTEN to read it as we drove the three hour drive down on Christmas Day. I was devastated. My failure is making me tear up as I type this! What a loser mom!
Ah yes…Phantom Toll Booth. It’s a terrific book. I think I’m on my fourth or fifth purchase because I have loaned it an somehow it never gets returned!
It’s actually a very witty book!
I certainly remember Scholastic Books from my youth, but my kids’ school did not do that.
I loved Nancy Drew books when I was a kid. I also loved a series called The Happy Hollisters. But my town’s library didn’t have them. I don’t know why–not literature maybe? So I had to hope I would get a book or two in the series for my birthday or Christmas. I found most of The Happy Hollisters at a flea market when my daughter was about 7 and she inhaled them. I wouldn’t reread them now–I’m sure they were written by committee and all followed a formula, but they started me on a lifelong path of reading. I think my daughter was on that path anyway, but she sure loved The Happy Hollisters.