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Which children's books give you a lump in your throat?

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Orinoco · 03/05/2006 20:42

I've just been reading "Can't you sleep, Little Bear" to dd's and I nearly cried! Silly sentimental moment about giving your children the moon!

What innocuous(sp!) children's books have had you blubbing?

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throckenholt · 04/05/2006 08:02

Floss by Kim Hargreaves upsets DH - he makes me read it when the kids ask for it.

Clown, Rabbit and Bear by Tony Maddox upsets me - my kids don't realise it but it is all about the death of the grandmother.

Oblomov · 04/05/2006 00:31

Guess how much I love you.
Charlotte's Web
I like it when...

suzywong · 04/05/2006 00:28

I'm going to get that book today

don't joke about the rocking to sleep in the nursing home Fllyjonk, Sad

SleepyJess · 04/05/2006 00:14

Aw I didn't know that about the origins of Love You Forever! My children love it (age 5, 7 and 13) and want me to read it often - although the 13 y/old doesn't ask... he just gravitates to my side when I read it to the others! Grin

DS2 who is 5 and has various special needs and developmental delay knows it by heart.. which, if you knew him, you would realise is amazing! He always wants me to read the part I have written in the cover as well.. 'To my babies, DS1, DD and DS2, who I will love forever...". :) He took it to school in his bag and the teacher read it to the class. It is getting very dogeared!

I bought one for my mum as well. It used to make me cry.. still love it, but don't cry anymore.

SJ x

Greensleeves · 04/05/2006 00:13

Has anyone ever read "Puddles in the Lane"? It's about evacuees. It made me cry. A LONG time ago. Blush

misdee · 04/05/2006 00:11

nooooooooooooo, they cant have killed off Mog! SadSad

HunKeRMunKeR · 04/05/2006 00:04

Goodnight Mister Tom and Back Home also make me sob.

soapbox · 04/05/2006 00:02

Stop it! Stop it! You are all making me howl:(:(:(

Harpsichordcarrier · 04/05/2006 00:00

Guess how much I love you?
Peepo
and that bit in Winnie the Pooh, oh you know the bit, with christopher robin

milward · 03/05/2006 23:55

Dogger as well - a great story with a happy ending :)

lionhearted · 03/05/2006 23:54

John Burningham, Granpa (with the empty chair on the last page Sad).

Greensleeves · 03/05/2006 23:33

The Birthday Present

Peepo

soapbox · 03/05/2006 23:27

Guess how much I love you!

DH and I were on honeymoon and stopped over in San Francisco after 3 weeks in Hawaii. We went into a book shop and I picked up the book. I started blubbing - really blubbing!

DH looked at me a little strangely - as in what the heck have I married - a loon!

Got to the airport later that day and discovered the flight was cancelled and we had to rebook on whatever flight we could get - cue more histionics from me and worried looks from DH.

Needless to say, one positive preggy test later and all became clearer!

However, I still only have to pick the book up and all of the emotions of just how becoming a parent changes you forever come flooding back!

All of the sanctity of life is vested in you as parents to make what you will of it - and my god that is an awsome responibility - truely awesome!

NotAnOtter · 03/05/2006 23:20

going to go through dc's bookshelf tomorrow to remind myself which ones well me up - i swear just reading this thread has me choked........

Melpomene · 03/05/2006 23:15

Another vote for 'No Matter What'. The first 5 or 6 times when I read it to dd I could hardly talk when I got to the last couple of pages because I choking back tears. The baby fox asks his Mum "What about when we're dead and gone, will you love me then, does love go on?" His Mum takes him to look out of the window at the stars and says "Look at those stars, how they shine and glow - but some of those stars died a long time ago. Still they shine in the evening skies. Love, like starlight, never dies."

I am welling up now, thinking about it...

treacletart · 03/05/2006 23:15

We got "Once there were Giants" recently and it did it for my throat good and proper. DH remains unmoved by it. I once caught him crying at "Guess How Much I Love You" - which only moves my stomach - horses for courses I guess!

rickman · 03/05/2006 23:12

Yes I did, sorry can't bear to think about it.

rummum · 03/05/2006 23:10

Rickman...did you read my post at 10:51pm about why he wrote the book...

rickman · 03/05/2006 23:10

I meant Chuckie!

(When she was first admitted to the hospital, Melinda kept a diary. Shortly before her death, the last thing she has written was a special poem for Chuckie):

My Sweet Little Chuckie ~

Though I must leave you behind me,

this poem will tell you where you always can find me.

When a gentle wind blows, that's my hand on your face.

And when the tree gives you shade, that's my sheltering embrace.

When the sun gives you freckles, that's me tickling my boy.

When the rain wets your hair, those are my tears of joy.

When the long grass enfolds you, that's me holding you tight.

When the Whippoorwill sings, that's me whispering, 'Night night.'.

NotAnOtter · 03/05/2006 23:10

yeah Freddie she is always so carefree looking and generally chatting with someone happily!

rummum · 03/05/2006 23:08

You can hear "love you forever" read by the author here...

www.robertmunsch.com/playstory.cfm?bookID=40

why can't I do links... Sad

rickman · 03/05/2006 23:07

Ooh there's a poem in one of the rugrats episodes about when Freddy's mum dies. That makes me cry, will see if I can find it.

Flamesparrow · 03/05/2006 23:03

Filyjonk - Have you seen the rugrats movie? I end up very choked up seeing the two brothers taking care of eachother :(

Freddiecat · 03/05/2006 23:03

notanotter that is so cool!

I think Alfie and Annie Rose's mum is so chilled out and have caught myself wishing I was a bit more like here.

neena28 · 03/05/2006 23:01

Haven't read the rest of the thread but I love the one that I think is called 'I forgot to say I love you', mornings are a bit mad in our house but touch wood they've never been bad enough that I have forgotton and ds probably won't notice but it would bother me soooo much if I didn't say it before i left him at school.