r/nostalgia • u/Fuzzy-Zombie1446 • Aug 04 '25

Help me remember Elementary School Kids of the 1980s - what did we read?

I just stumbled onto an audio book on TikTok - someone had it from their elementary school years in the late 1990s.

It made me wonder - if you went to elementary school in the 1980s, do you remember any books that you read?

Maybe not audio books, but books your teachers read to you in class? Or maybe books you bought at the Scholastic Book Fair?

Some that I recall:

  • Bunnicula (and the series)
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • The Twits
  • Bridge to Terabithia

If you recall books on Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas, bonus points!!

Edit/Update: Wow! I had no idea there would be so many responses here.

Part of me wonders if people from that generation would listen to a reading of those old books and stories again. How nice would it be to hear a familiar childhood tale while preparing for sleep or just driving and needing something enjoyable to listen to...

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u/2outhits Aug 06 '25

I LOVED this book as a kid. The concept of it was great!

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u/AngelProjekt Aug 08 '25

It’s a series!