Totem by David Morrell. 1st or 2nd page, the cat slumped over after drinking poisoned milk. They see the baby drinking a bottle. I do not know if the baby died, I threw the book away.

Goodnight Moon, or there is a Nightmare in my Closet. I read the m pretty much daily to my children.

For me, it was Shakespeare. The first play I read is about two fourteen year Olds that kill themselves. (Romeo and Juliet). The second was a story where everyone died. (McBeth) The final was Julius Caesar. One guy talking and talking and talking.

In my senior year, we went on a field trip to watch a college frame group performing parts of different plays. It was amazing, I swear they picked the worst plays for a teenage boy.