What was your favorite book as a child and why?

[chanadam]

What was your favorite book as a child and why?

[Mr Veritas]

Well, although it would be decidely UnPC now,my favourite book was !Little Black Sambo".I can't tell you why it was my favourite,possibly because it was the first (and only) book that I had for many years,and it might have been because it was brightly coloured(No pun intended!)
Politically Correct in 1923(when I was born) meant voting the same as your neighbours! LOL

[jake-the-peg]

:c)

I not so much that there wasn't PC then I imagine that there were still offensive words in 1923 but I guess sambo wasn't one of them.

I don't know when it started to be offensive but it obviouly was by the time "Love thy neighbour" came out.

ni66er was perjorative in the US in the 1800s but was still being used in the UK without offensive intent up to 50 years ago.

I loved reading Kipling's stories to my daughter when she was younger but I had to edit them on the fly from time to time!

[Canary42]

Sadly I don't remember the name of it, but my favourite book was about two (or possibly more) children whose Uncle used to call on them regularly and take them out for nature rambles, teaching them to observe the countryside, and telling them lots of interesting facts - it was a marvellous introduction into the intriguing world of natural history.
(We're talking about the 1950s here)

[steg]

The Count of Monte Cristo, i think you need to read it to understand why

[mccfluff]

the dark is rising sequence by susan someone, loved it and still read it occasionaly now! aside fromt hat all the usual famous five, secret 7 nacny drew, hardy boys etc etc

[tonyav]

steg, that was one of my favorites to, it is a great book.

[rinkins]

Ivor the Engine

[flicrat]

'Truth in a tale' series canary42 maybe? Had Uncle George explaining to Sally and Peter.I am looking at no 10 'Wild Animals', as I type.Also gotn 12 'Seabirds'. Think all the ones like this are written by Eric Leyland. I have others in the sries that are different.

[daymurphy]

I was hooked on the Peanuts =>P E A N U T S books by Charles Schulz.

[flicrat]

Forgot to say that my own favourite book was 'The Wind in the Willows' because I loved the bit where they were in the wild wood in the snow and then in the comfort of Badger's house. Liked happy endings I guess, as the other lovely bit was in Mole's house when Ratty takes charge and the detour ends happily for Mole.I still have -and read - my original copy given to me in 1939 when I was 2! No pictures of course. I doubt modern children would bother with it looking dull like that! I had it read to me at that age, but was devouring it myself at 5.

[Marijn]

Does anyone know what this children's book is called.....? It starts off.... This is the story of Mrs Ant, Jim, Joe, Joyce, Meg and Flo. It is probably about fifty years old. My friend would love to find out what it's called as it was her favourite book as a child.