Favorite Children’s Books: Part Three

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I’ve asked friend and fellow blogger Aunty Uta about her favorite children’s books.  Aunty Uta grew up in Germany during World War II.  I find her personal perspective on something as universally applicable as children’s books during such a tumultuous time fascinating.  Aunty Uta immigrated to Australia with her husband Peter in 1959. There, they raised four children.  They have eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Aunty Uta just turned eighty.

1) Do you have a favorite book from childhood? Feel free to mention more than one.

Fairy Tales, Fables, Robinson Crusoe, Struwwelpeter, Max and Moritz.

2) Who did you read with as a child?

Well, anyone who happened to be around may have volunteered: Father, mother, aunts, uncles, older cousins, grandmother.  I particularly loved reading with my little brother, Bodo.

3) Tell us about him.

Bodo and I shared a love of scary stories, especially illustrated fairy tale…

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Auntie, Sister. Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Mother and Wife of German Descent I've lived in Australia since 1959 together with my husband Peter. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I started blogging because I wanted to publish some of my childhood memories. I am blogging now also some of my other memories. I like to publish some photos too as well as a little bit of a diary from the present time. Occasionally I publish a story with a bit of fiction in it. Peter, my husband, is publishing some of his stories under berlioz1935.wordpress.com

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4 thoughts on “Favorite Children’s Books: Part Three”

  1. It’s a joy to read about your childhood memories of reading and discovering the world with your family. The first time I read, it’s with my reading tutor. All of the sudden, I just know how to read and of the best exciting feeling. I was in first grade and still have that smile on my face when I remember it. I like fairy takes and adventure stories as a kid but what me company when I was sick in the hospital being sickly were super hero comics! Have a blessed week. God bless you and your family.

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    1. Dear IT, I thank you very much for your input.
      With me, I think learning to read was a more gradual kind of process. But once I was able to read, I wanted to read more and more. 🙂
      I think when our eldest daughter was in hospital, books would have played a big part in her life too. 🙂
      God bless you and your family too and have a very good week!
      Love, Aunty Uta

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  2. Tom Sawyer’s books and Robinson Crusoe featured large in my reading as did Indian and Cowboy books by Karl May. Karl May was criticised after his death for having written racists books. I never thought they were racist. I loved the adventures.

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    1. Hi Gerard, you probably would remember Winnetou. He was a very noble Indian chief. A wonderful creation by Karl May.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnetou

      It says in Wikipedia: ” . . . . The stories, indeed, were so popular that Nazi Germany did not ban them despite the heroic treatment of “colored” races; . . . . ”

      I loved Winnetou! Read all the books when I was about 12 or 13. 🙂

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