Here's an ode to childhood -- the stories, books, fairy tales, myths, films, shows, and tall tales I loved as an awkward four-eyed kid. I often stayed up past my bed-time armed with a flashlight (then a cellphone) because I couldn't put down my book. I blame my poor eyesight and wild imagination on JK Rowling, Hans Christian Andersen, Madeleine L'Engle, Edward Eager, and all the other great children's authors.
If you can spot all the references without peeking at the list below, you win... at life.
A Wrinkle in Time
Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland
Atlantis
Babar
Beauty and the Beast
Camelot
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cinderella
Doctor Who
Dune
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Gingerbread Man
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Hansel and Gretel
Harry Potter
Hercules
Jack and the Beanstalk
James and the Giant Peach
Jungle Book
Little House on the Prairie
Little Red Riding Hood
Long Way from Chicago
Lord of the Rings
Magic By The Lake
Moby Dick
Mulan
Peter Pan
Pocahontas
Rapunzel
Red Wall series
Rumpelstilskin
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Swan Lake
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Fox and the Hound
The Giver
The Little Prince
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Princess and The Pea
The Sound of Music
The Subtle Knife
The Voyage of the Dawn Threader
The Wizard of Oz
Three Little Pigs
Troy
Where the Wild Things Are
Winnie-the-Pooh
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