General Chat

Mine was Malory Towers that i still have and Milly Molly Mandy.The very first book i read by myself was Little Red Riding Hood.Of course we had the Janet and John books at school.

Like Rose I loved the Chalet School books - still like to read one occasionally. Also read lots of Enid Blyton - school stories, famous five etc. - there was one about a dog called Scamp that I particularly loved. I enjoyed the Nancy Drew mysteries and the horse books by the Pullein Thompsons or some similar name.

When I was a bit younger Noddy was a favourite.

I too read all the mallory towers books...over and over as i remember, another i loved was I think called "The Silver Sword" by Ian Serralier{sp}??

It was about 3 children from Poland left to fend for themselves during the 2nd world war and their journey/escape to Switzerland to safety..... I think the main charecter was called Jan and then there was a younger boy and girl that he befriended... I loved it and read it quite a few times.....


Nicky

I forgot Mallory Towers, yes read those too.

I had also forgotten Mallory Towers I enjoyed them.
I recently bought 2 Janet and John books for my granddaughters. Here we go, and off to play. Think they were for myself really lol.

Read dozens of times was Heidi - a small red bound book.

A leather bound Hans Cristian Anderson read also may times, still have both and many others mentioned here nearly sixty years on.

I was hoping the grand daughters would take them, but they have their own choices.

Just william Rachel Crompton

Billy Bunter

early SF

I did read some Just William, likewise Biggles.

I also used to like the Rupert books, bought some when the Grandchildren were young but none of them took to them so they are all in the cupboard.

Anything and everything I could get my hands on!

Enid Blyton - Famous Five, also the series with 4 children and a parrot, I liked those better. 'Jill' pony books, 'Susan' books by Jane Shaw (borrowed from sister), adventure series by Willard Price which was about 2 brothers collecting animals for a zoo, Heidi, and loads more. My favourite book was by Eric Linklater, called 'The Wind on the Moon' - brilliant!

LITTLE WOMEN. When i was a young girl we did not have tv's in every home 1959. so on a night my dear mum would build up the fire. my sister only being 4 years old sat on her knee while i sat at her feet. she read to us till it was time for bed. OLIVER TWIST/ DAVID COPPERFIELD/ LITTLE WOMEN was my fav book. I now read cathrine cookson's books got most of them over 100. some are looking a little worse for wear but i never get fed up of reading them. christine

Sheila, was that the Secret Seven series?

A Childs Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson :-)

The Borrowers - Mary Norton.

hi
The Enid Blyton books with four children and a parrtot were the adventure series The Island of Adventure. The Sea of Adventure, The Ship of Adventure, The Valley of Adventure, The River of Adventure I think there was another one as well but I cant think of the name. I loved all of Enid Blytons books and I still read them every now and again

When I was 13 discovered 'The Silver Sword' by Ian Serallier really loved this book and was disappointed that my Son when assigned to read it When at School did not have the same enthusiasm as I did for it.
Also in my Teens Read 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' which I have read a number of times.
When I was younger favourite Books were 'The Secret Garden', The Man in The Iron Mask,' The Black Tulip', Also The 'Narnia Books.and Black Beauty, and Heidi.

Picture Books I loved where 'The Red Balloon' , 'The Water Babies' Peter Rabbit', 'Little Black Sambo' Barbar the Elephant and the Dr Suess Books.
My all time favourite though was 'Ferdinand the Bull'

Jeanette, you're right of course, I didn't think there was a parrot in the secret seven!! Was the other one The Castle of adventure? I read all those too but had forgotten them.

my favorite childhood books the *rain on the wind*
its a really good insite to old irish village life

AnnieGlos Yes it is the Castle of adventure I was trying to remember it last night it was driving me mad! You have saved me from a trip to the loft!

There was also 'Mountain of Adventure' :-)

I also remember (vaguely) from a very young age, a book/books about 3 pirates - Roderick the Red, Benjamin the Blue and Gregory(?) the Green, can't remember the author or the stories though!

I loved all the Enid Blyton books, i also remember a bookI loved called A Gift from Winklesea and also Stig of the Dump. We learned to read with Peter and Jane books at School. They had a dog, I cant think of its name!

My Daughter enjoyed all the books of Apple tree farm in the early 1990s and my Son could recite all the books in the Hairy Mc Clarey from Donaldsons Dairy series

Teresa :-)