The children’s book you remember best

FannyCornforth

As a very little girl, the Little Grey Rabbit books by Alison Uttley.
The illustrations are perfection.
This was the first one that I read

I'm the same Fanny, I adored Alison Uttley's books.
I bought myself an early Christmas present,"Christmas at the Rose and Crown".It had been published in 1952 and originally cost 4/6 pence. I'm not telling what I paid for it.
I love the illustrations as well and often wonder if they gave Gill Barklem her ideas for the Bramley Hedge books.
My other long time favourites were the Naughty Little Sister books especially when she was with Bad Harry.

Famous Five for me, oh the freedom!

FannyCornforth

It’s worth mentioning that the Little Grey Rabbit illustrations were by Margaret Tarrant

Tempest, not Tarrant, sorry

It’s worth mentioning that the Little Grey Rabbit illustrations were by Margaret Tarrant

Don’t know what happened there! Never mind.

Oops, forgot the pic:

Funnily enough I was talking about this one with a sibling the other day - dug it out and re-read it only yesterday! Nobody else ever seems to have heard of it, but it’s a really cracking read.
Published in the 50s but doesn’t really seem dated.
Also very funny in places, it’s a detective/action/adventure story of two ordinary boys who go in quest of a valuable item lost 40 years previously. Partly set in the Essex marshes.

A few years ago I found this copy on abebooks, having passed the dog-eared original to my brother.
It would have made a brilliant film.

I infinitely preferred it to ‘A Madcap Brownie’ - listed on the jacket under ‘Girls’ Fiction’ - which was once a birthday present I’d completely forgotten about until seeing in print on the jacket.

I loved the Faraway Tree with Silky and Moonface. I can’t wait to read it to the grandchildren when they are older.

I think that mine would be Treasure Island as, although Blind Pugh and the black spot scared the living daylights out of me, I thought that the idea of sailing to a tropical island with a treasure map was romantic.
Today’s child has such a wealth of books to choose from and my grandchildren keep me up to date with children’s authors.

FannyCornforth

As a very little girl, the Little Grey Rabbit books by Alison Uttley.
The illustrations are perfection.
This was the first one that I read

I loved those books too, FannyCornforth. I have always remembered a line from one of the books
"What a bedful of bunnies!" and there they all were with their little heads on the pillow. Wonderful illustrations.

Cue for Treason! Longed to be Kit dashing round the country with the acting troupe and madly in love with Peter, my hero.
It's torture just naming one Maw.

Shinamae

I have heard of it but not read it so I just looked up the synopsis of it and it’s had me in tears…?

It’s a three packets of Kleenex book/film (although the impact of the book was greater)
I might hesitate to read it to my grandchildren these days because of the potential fall-out!

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

For me it was "The Twelve and the Genii" by Pauline Clarke. The story is about twelve toy soldiers that are discovered by a boy in the house previously lived in by the Bronte family. The soldiers come to life and have various adventures. This was read to us at school one chapter at a time at the end of the school day and has always stayed with me. I managed to buy a copy on Amazon a few years ago and re-read it. It brought back so many memories. I'm keeping it for my 9 year old GD to read eventually.

In the last term of the last year this was read to our class by Mrs Ruth Stott ( my best teacher ever, I’d love it if she was on here).
I read it to ‘my kids’ a few yesterday ago, and it has aged so well.
A classic

Oh, I see you said one book.
I’ve got one for every stage of childhood!

I used to be addicted to those sweet valley high books

As a very little girl, the Little Grey Rabbit books by Alison Uttley.
The illustrations are perfection.
This was the first one that I read

I have heard of it but not read it so I just looked up the synopsis of it and it’s had me in tears…?

Oh that’s lovely.
Have you seen the film?
It makes DH cry.
So many children’s books…
I’ll be back with pictures Maw