Childrens books

[TheOtherHalf]

Talking about the Paddington Bear birthday reminded me of the books we read to our son ( now 32 ). Paddington, Captain Pugwash, Thomas the Tank Engine and his favourite, all the Mr Men series.
When I was young I was into reading Famous Five and Secret Seven.

How about the rest of you ?

[boxtops]

Famous Five, Secret Seven, anything by Enid Blyton.

[China Doll]

Anything by Roald Dahl, he was my idol when I was little.

[Sir Alec]

I used to love the Agaton Sax books, I still have them all.

[Prudie]

The Heidi and What Katy Did series. Other than that I preferred Bunty and Judy!

[MrIncredible]

My favourite book when I was younger was stig of the dump, I must have read it a 100 times as a kid! (must try and get a copy for my children!)
Also loved the mister men books and famous five.

[tonyav]

Biggles, Jennings and Sherlock Holmes.

[Tilly2]

Our local papershop used to sell abridged versions of the classics. I used to save up my pocket money and buy them when I could. The 'papershop man', Mr Edwards, would also order them for me. So, it was, Black Beauty, Heidi, Treasure Island, Little Women, Jo's Boys, Lorna Doone etc. I still have a couple of them.

Also used the library and was an avid reader of Norse, Irish, Scottish myths and legends. Also loved science experiment books. Wanted to be a scientist. Not a scientist but still an avid reader.

[Prudie]

just remembered I used to spend a lot of my pocket money on the I-spy books.

[Kiki-frog]

Enid Blyton definitely. Swallows and Amazons. Narnia books were great favourites, and still are.

[Sqad]

Grays Anatomy.
Advanced Physics C.J Smith
Physiology..Samson Wright

and then my very favourite:

Sleighride for Cutie....Hank Janson

[LoftyLottie]

Enid Blyton - Mr Saucepan Man, over and over and over and over again!!! Funny how children love to keep hearing the same stories!!!

[LoftyLottie]

Actually it was 'The Faraway Tree and 'Up the Faraway tree' - Mr Saucepan man was just the main character!!

[boxtops]

I've still got my Katy books, prudie, and Heidi - I used to read them again and again.

[commoner]

As a war baby, books were at a premium or to put it mildly unobtainale but my favourite without a doubt were the "William" books by Richmal Crompton....what a lad he was.....a pussy cat by today's standard of youth but I was just captivated by his escapades....all from the local lending library at 2d a week.....worth every penny...;-)

[boxtops]

^ and the Louisa M Alcott books - Little Women, Little Men, Good Wives, Jo's Boys

[sophie_1003]

Enid Blyton books, What Katie Did, Heidi, The Railway Children and Judy Blume books were all favourites and Little Women and Good Wives are two of my favourite books even now, I still read them every now and then.

[LoftyLottie]

I read and read and read as a child from the age of about 4 - always had my nose in a book - all the childrens classics, plus anything I could get my hands on - funnily enough I don't read much these days.

[boxtops]

I forgot the Railway Children - but I must admit when I first read it, the significance of the father being in prison didn't strike me.

[LoftyLottie]

I loved Heidi. And Jane Eyre has remained a favourite. I have read it over and over again.

[gness]

My parents couldn`t see the point of reading and never bought me a book. I loved to read. During dinner I would read the small print on the salt container keeping dry on the radiator just to read something.
I don`t know how I did it but I not only joined the local [three miles away] library but I enrolled both my parents as soon as I was old enough. I must have forged their signatures! Each week I could borrow FIVE books on those tickets. Bliss. Enid Blyton, Just William books. What Katy Did. Anything i could get my hands on. I now live surrounded by books as did my children.