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The children’s book you remember best

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MawtheMerrier Tue 22-Mar-22 09:36:25

There are so many wonderful children’s books these days, from The Gruffalo to Amelia Fang, Gangsta Granny to Alex Rider.
But is there one book which made a special impact on you as a child?
For me it will always be Charlotte’s Web. It was read to me when I had Scarlet Fever , maybe not the ideal choice as I cried and cried, but for me a story I will never forget.

pascal30 Wed 18-Dec-24 15:05:44

Famous Five
Secret Seven
When we were young
Winnie the Pooh

gulligranny Wed 18-Dec-24 14:38:03

The Wind In The Willows, I still have my original copy bought for me by my uncle when I was 8 - 79 now.

I re-read it every now and again, such a wonderful tale.

Shelflife Fri 15-Nov-24 18:03:12

The Secret garden ( I loved Dickon!)
Black Beauty
All Enid Blyton books.

Navyandpeach Fri 15-Nov-24 17:48:56

The Princess Tina annuals

Sparklefizz Fri 15-Nov-24 17:44:19

LittleCupCake

Heidi was my favourite book of all time as a child. Just loved the story.

Oh me too!! Absolutely loved Heidi.

Esmay Fri 15-Nov-24 17:39:58

A bookaholic from an early age :
I was attracted by the illustrations and
I liked The Water Babies , Milly Molly Mandy , Noddy progressing to the Famous Five then Ballet Shoes , Swallows and Amazons , Wizard Of Oz , Pollyanna , Heidi anything horsey ...those Jill books - can't recall the author .
My mother used to borrow historical romances from the library and I was addicted to them by age ten and it was the end of reading books written for children .

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Hogie Tue 12-Nov-24 22:08:07

Famous Five books were just the best! Enid Blyton wasn’t considered literature at my school so I was always in trouble for reading them but she fostered my love of books.

jbalian Wed 11-Sept-24 13:50:11

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I loved a book I read as a teenager in the early 70s, so probably written in the 1950s. It was about a young woman who (I think) inherited a antiques/curiosity shop full of stuff from the far east. She added to her stock by polishing stones from a nearby beach (I think it was called Broomieknowes?), but then the man who owned the beach wanted to knock down her shop and the other small shops in the town to build a department store. She suggested an alternative of joining the shops together. I really enjoyed it, but I can't remember the name or the author and chatgpt is absolute pants at this sort of thing! Can anyone help?

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LittleCupCake Wed 04-Sept-24 19:48:58

Heidi was my favourite book of all time as a child. Just loved the story.

jbalian Wed 04-Sept-24 16:46:36

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I loved a book I read as a teenager in the early 70s, so probably written in the 1950s. It was about a young woman who (I think) inherited a antiques/curiosity shop full of stuff from the far east. She added to her stock by polishing stones from a nearby beach (I think it was called Broomieknowes?), but then the man who owned the beach wanted to knock down her shop and the other small shops in the town to build a department store. She suggested an alternative of joining the shops together. I really enjoyed it, but I can't remember the name or the author and chatgpt is absolute pants at this sort of thing! Can anyone help?

Lilymae Wed 12-Jun-24 20:11:23

Famous Five
Secret Seven
Little women
Treasure Island
Robinson Crusoe

NotSpaghetti Sat 18-May-24 07:43:17

Reported!
(Oh no, not again!)

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Maggiemaybe Thu 16-May-24 15:10:59

I’ve just been nearly crying with laughter browsing through Just William, while DGS5 was choosing his books in the local library. So funny, so very un-PC. I’m surprised they haven’t fallen foul to the censor - I did get some of the books from a charity shop once and they, and I, were looked at askance by all our DGSs’ parents. Even though they themselves loved them as bedtime stories back in the day. I’ve kept them, I’ll try again. smile They’re so much better written than the Wimpy Kid books the boys all enjoy.

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Truffle43 Sat 20-Apr-24 18:27:25

Mine was the Count of Monte Cristo. I read it over several times absolutely loved it.

Labradora Sat 20-Apr-24 11:46:16

Faraway Tree for me too. I think that that's the one with the drink that can taste like anything you wanted it to? I probably hoped that I could live on something that tasted like liquid maltesers 24/7 !!!

NotSpaghetti Sat 20-Apr-24 09:21:38

I loved Alan Garner's books too -especially Wierdstone. That would probably be my "one book".

I loved the crossover between real life and the "other" world. I still do.

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Whiff Fri 05-Apr-24 06:28:01

Nancy Drew books . When went to high school my English teacher was made on Dickens so read all his from 11/12 until 16. First one was Tale of 2 cities which was my favourite. But we got through the rest . This was late 60's into early 70's.

NannyWren Fri 29-Mar-24 16:50:02

Georgesgran

The Faraway Tree Series rings a bell for me. Enid Blyton, so I think names and events have been changed.

That was a book I really enjoyed as a young child.

Primrose53 Wed 13-Mar-24 16:20:28

I think the first book that I ever read by myself was a children’s version of Oliver Twist. I loved it and read it cover to cover one cold winter afternoon. My aunt was staying with us and we sat by the fire and I read it to her.