bigmommasally Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I have just found a copy of Hollow Tree House by Enid Blyton on tinternet, this was one of my favourite books as a child and I just found it for sale so have ordered it as a late christmas present to myself What was your favourite book as a child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I had loads! All Enid Blyton. The Magic Faraway Tree All the secret seven books All the Mallory Towers Books All The Famous Five Books All The Twins At St Clairs Books. Oh Yes,just remembered, Bimbo and Topsy!! (I was really Little then though.) As I hit 11/12 Then it was Catherine Cookson The Lord and Mary Anne Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 The magic faraway tree for me I'm afraid. Oh and Mallory towers by Enid Blyton. I also liked Danny Champion of the world by Rhold Dahl. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I remember Harvey Horse....I can't remember what it was about and all I know is that it was one of those hard back books and there was a little squeaky horse on the back page, the rest of the pages had been cut around it so he stuck through right to the front. Here he is I also liked the Mr Men and Little Miss books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 When I was very little it was Chicken Licken - hence my normal avatar which will be back after Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Malory Towers The Twins at ]St claires Laura ingalls wilder (little house on the prairie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Always Enid Blyton for me - I have wonderful memories of reading her books in a tent in the rain on camping holidays in Cornwall. Other than her - Kidnapped by I think RL Stevenson - or someone similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder) The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe The Chalet School books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Enid Blyton. Everything. Especially Secret Seven. Swallows and Amazons. Mr Men. Anything by Judy Blume. All the Narnia books. Meg and Mog. Fairy stories. Aesop's fables. Far too many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Always any Enid Blyton for me - I was the family bookworm and spent all holidays trying to curl up in a chair with a book......I still love the smell of bookshops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The Country Child by Alison Uttley. I still read it to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Bookshops are the only shops where I feel happy. Not so keen on the big warehouse type ones but love the madness of Foyles, you can get genuinely lost. I forgot about Narnia books, I loved those, I might read them again. I thought the films were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Another Meg and Mog fan and the Magic Faraway Tree - I bought that for my children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The Silver Brumby series, Ponies Plot, The Black Stallion Black Beauty Misty of Chincoteague Anything by the Pullein-Thompson sisters (can you see a theme here? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Too hard to choose just one favourite! Enid Blyton Famous Five Series...still love Dorset Eric Linklater The Wind Across the Moon Eric Serraillier The Silver Sword The Worzel Gummidge Books... Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Enid for me too Still have Enchanted wood, the far away tree and the wishing chair! I also get them for all my friends children!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Enid Blyton every time my favourite story is one called Ginger Joe meets Father Christmas. it was taken from a book called "daddy, read me a bedtime story" and I still have it. Ginger Joe was a big fat ginger tom cat who has to help Father Christmas deliver all of the presents, because he is having trouble with something. we had a big fat ginger tom cat called Nipper at the time and I used to read this story to him every christmas (I was little ) I love it, its a great story there you go, another weird part of me cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The Magic Faraway tree and Mr Pink Whistle. Naughty Amelia Jane was another favorite and the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe OH loved The Magic Porridge Pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The Adventures of Sam Pig (series by Alison Uttley) Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Silver Brumbies - series Orlando the Marmalade Cat Beatrix Potter stories Adventure books by Willard Price - big series of books Lots of little hardback books called "Pixie" books - The Tale of Little Tommy Purr Tiptoes the Mischievous Kitten (still have that one upstairs) Puff and Blacko - story about 2 kittens going camping - they actually feature in a bigger book with other animals - think it's a Swiss author?? The What Katy Did stories Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House series. Oh gosh there were loads - I was an avid reader when I was young. Oooh Marigold Plain and Pearl peg dollies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Enid Blyton and the Pullein-Thompson sisters for me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Goodenss, I can remember reading & loving the Silver Brumby books,Black Beauty ........anything horsey actually. As I got older I loved Mallory Towers & St Clares too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggquisite Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Any & all Mr Men books All Enid Blyton - especially The Secret Seven series Black Beauty I could go on & on but these are the ones which immediately spring to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I'd forgotten the magic porridge pot - I had it as a ladybird book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I loved Ring of Bright Water, even though it didn't have a happy ending. I liked any books about animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrie Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Chicken Licken and Tootles the taxi- I can still recite it 'I'm Tootles the taxi I'll give you a ride, just put up your hand and jump inside etc etc I still have my copies of both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
