Submitted by Alain C

Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle captivated us as children, not only because it was about a talking mouse that rode a motorcycle, but also because of the spirit of adventure, humor, and morality that it exposed us to.

The Hobbit was what started it all, opening the door for J.R.R. Tolkien to create the world of Middle Earth – without it, there would be no Lord of the Rings or any of the other tales and poems. There are so many other epic things that we can also credit back to Tolkien’s creation of the Hobbit and Middle Earth, for instance, at least four Led Zepellin songs either reference or were written specifically about The Lord of the Rings.
We remember first opening The Hobbit and how it sucked us into its world full of mythical creatures, magic, and fantasy. Thank you J.R.R. Tolkien, you and your novel are truly an Epic Win.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was an Epic Win for turning any seemingly harmless brook, bridge, or foggy night into a spooky, impassable path. It inspired fear in so many of us as youth. One of our writers (at the time, a grown man) often recounts not being able to stay in the theater anytime the trailer for the ‘99 version of Sleep Hollow starring Johnny Depp came on.
It’s amazing that a story almost 190 years old can still inspire so much fear.

Submitted by m1k0t3

Open thread: Why do you love Corduroy?

Submitted by Emma C

Are You My Mother was an epic childhood story and bedtime favorite. The baby bird travels all over and sees all kinds of cool thing before finally being deposited back in his nest where he is reunited with his mother.