Where can I find the name of some books I remember being erad as a child?

Question

These books are from 1985-1992. I remember very few of the names. I'm trying to find some type of listing because I would enjoy reading them to my daughters, Most of these books were read during elementary school. Are there any lists that they would be on? I found one of the books but I can't even remember the others. I don't know where to begin to search.

Answer 1

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I'd look on amazon or ebay and go to the children's book section and type in 1980's or an exact year of publication.

Also ask your local librarians. I am sure they would be happy to help.

Here are some books that were popular in that era:

The Boxcar Children Series

anything by Beverly Cleary

Otherwise known as Sheila the Great

The Magic Locket

Encyclopedia Brown series

Cam Jansen series

Amelia Bedelia series

Berenstein Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstein

Mrs. Pigglewiggle series

Charlie and the Choclate Factory

Bruno and Boots series by Gordon Korman

Ellen Tebbits

Rotten Ralph series

Frog and Toad series

Harriet the Spy series

Harry the Dirty Dog series by Gene Zion

Frances series

The Five Chinese Brothers

The Elizabeth Gail series by Stahl

The Shoe books by NOel Streatfield

Garfield books

Charlie Brown books

Clifford the Big Red Dog books

Me and the Terrible Two by Conford

Answer 2

Your best bet is to contact the elementary school. They may have records--or a teacher who was there at the time. Or they may be able to put you in touch with a former teacher.

Failing that, try the school board--sometimes they provide lists of books for teachers to use--and are likely to have kept those records.

Answer 3

Great question. As a child, I read and read and read. I read so much that I did little else outside school. But, I too don't recall many of the books or authors. I am guessing but I suggest contacting the National Archives. They may be able to help you, and come to think of it me!

Answer 4

Why not ask us? Give as much info on each book as you can remember and then we might be able to track them down. I specialise in these questions being a children's librarian who loves to surf the Net in search of obscure children's book information. I am not the only one.

Source(s): Experience

Answer 5

You can look on e-bay under childrens books and scroll through to see if you recognize any of the names, and you can try the same thing at amazon.com or barns and noble.

Answer 6

Go to the children's section of the library. We still have those, you know.

Your tax dollars pay for librarians to help you, too.

Answer 7

about halfway down this page there is a list of award winning children's books from that general time period.. hope it helps...

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade80.html#book

Source(s): http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade80.html#book