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Can anyone remember a book from my childhood?

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bytheMoonlight · 12/11/2011 21:39

It's just the image I remember. Of a stuffed horse/donkey sitting down sort of floppy.

I can remember the image and am sure I loved the story but cannot remember it

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 21:01

Bobbin is the name of the stuffed horse in the link! Grin

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MumblingAndBloodyRagDoll · 13/11/2011 20:41

A "bobbin"??? What do you mean a Bobbin???

You said it was a stuffed DONKEY and nowhere did you mention a flipping BOBBIN!!

Angry Grin

I demand further explanation!

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 20:08

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=Land+of+Pleasant+Dreams+bobbin&hl=en&tbo=1&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=cuSZl447eWMdKM:&imgrefurl=www.comfortkraft.com/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_info%26products_id%3D62961&docid=C9R4aTVtMyZ09M&imgurl=www.comfortkraft.com/images/M3212.gif&w=300&h=386&ei=aCPATvCeKIaX8QP-tvSkBA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=437&sig=103262488449829116120&page=1&tbnh=151&tbnw=112&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=40&ty=105" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is the horse I was trying to describe

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 20:04

theyoungvistor it must have been a picture of a bobbin I remember! Sorry for all the misinformation .. somehow we got there in the end! Smile

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theyoungvisiter · 13/11/2011 19:28

Well ok it's got a horse. But it's a rocking horse! I demand a recount. Or something :o

theyoungvisiter · 13/11/2011 19:26

But - but - it's not even got a horse on it! Let alone a floppy jointed one!! (Feels irrationally cheated, :o)

IsItMeOr · 13/11/2011 14:22

You mean that's actually it?! I'm irrationally excited here Grin! Obviously we all like a good puzzle (and a good book).

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 14:05

Oh well done IsItMe!!! Thank you Thanks Wine

Thank you everyone for looking Smile

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Blatherrinserepeat · 13/11/2011 13:59

Was it "The boy who wanted the moon" Here? It came with a toy horse called Bobbin...

IsItMeOr · 13/11/2011 13:38

Okay, to try and rule out Enid Blyton, you can find her full bibliography on Wikipedia, and try Abebooks to find them and hope there's a picture of the cover.

I wondered about Tales of the Toys as a possibility? Not floppy horse though.

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 13:33

I'm 30 Mumbling

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MumblingAndBloodyRagDoll · 13/11/2011 13:14

Can I ask how old you are? It makes a difference with searches as to the books that were around then.

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 11:46

I think I remember they were a toy range as well .. did I have the this horse as a cuddly toy? I may have

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bytheMoonlight · 13/11/2011 11:32

No that's not it either Makingchanges

Oh well, hopefully I'll find it in a charity shop or old bookshop one day >

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BertieBotts · 13/11/2011 09:51

Ooh, it could be! Although one of the pages says it's 115 pages long and the one I remember was a picture book. Could be a mistake though!

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bytheMoonlight · 12/11/2011 23:57

Is this it Bertie?

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bytheMoonlight · 12/11/2011 23:34

No it's not neddy mynaughtylittlesister.

Hmm .. trying to think if I know that book Bertie

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mynaughtylittlesister · 12/11/2011 23:33

Is it this?

www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/author/covers/neddy-the-little-donkey.jpg

BertieBotts · 12/11/2011 23:21

The skin horse? What was the skin horse? In the velveteen rabbit? I think. Not that one?

Nobody ever remembers my favourite childhood book which was about a sheepdog puppy who was a bit rubbish and his mum told him not to worry because she loved him "just the way you are" :) NB it's not Just The Way You Are or Guess How Much I Love You. Or the one with the bears.

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bytheMoonlight · 12/11/2011 23:19

And I'm sure he was like a greyish/blue colour.

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bytheMoonlight · 12/11/2011 23:18

Yes I am sure there was visible stitches and a patch. It was a very cutesy donkey. Like the sort that couldn't bear it's own weight to stand properly hence the flopping.

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MumblingAndBloodyRagDoll · 12/11/2011 23:17

Oh! You said he is jointed further up thread! Sorry...I am over keen!

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bytheMoonlight · 12/11/2011 23:15

I went through vast amounts of books as a child thanks to my mum's love of reading. I can remember many of them and the stories - I can even remember the night Mr Meddle stuck his teeth together with glue and my mum laughing so hard she actually cried!

But with this particular book all I can remember is how I felt when I looked at it, which is probably why all I can remember is the image and the feel of the book.

Sorry for being no help whatsoever

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