My Childhood: WTF?! (18 books)

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Books that seemed completely sweet and innocent when you were a child, but when you go back and reread them you wonder what was wrong with you to not see how horrifying they were.

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1		Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.34 avg rating — 1,127,183 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon 4.26 avg rating — 88,748 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Scary Stories, #1) by Alvin Schwartz 4.06 avg rating — 73,431 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 4.04 avg rating — 521,572 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The BFG by Roald Dahl 4.23 avg rating — 533,069 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 518,105 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 18,460 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 4.17 avg rating — 186,562 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) by Judi Barrett 4.18 avg rating — 142,336 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak 3.99 avg rating — 19,119 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Five Run Away Together (Famous Five, #3) by Enid Blyton 4.10 avg rating — 20,849 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) by Robin Jarvis 3.83 avg rating — 2,657 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Adventures of Park Ranger Brock Cliffhanger & His Jr. Park Rangers: Shenandoah National Park Exploration by Mark Villareal (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (World of Beatrix Potter, #13) by Beatrix Potter 4.01 avg rating — 3,003 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág 4.09 avg rating — 22,833 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy 4.07 avg rating — 5,958 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 4.39 avg rating — 1,247,941 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister 4.21 avg rating — 165,114 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 10 voters · list created February 7th, 2012 by eegee (votes) .

Tags: bizarre, children, fantasy, strange, what-were-they-thinking, wtf

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