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Books you loved as a child and hope your children will love too.

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TheCortanaThatStoleChristmas · 16/12/2012 20:31

Inspired by another thread. Xmas Grin

I remember buying Dogger don't laugh at the title it's a lovely book! and All In One Piece before DS was born as I wanted to pass on the joy these books brought me.

He has recently read The Hobbit; Swallows and Amazons; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Treasure Island and Charlotte's Web. Books that made my childhood.

I hope he will soon find and enjoy the LOTR books, Hitchhikers Guide, Little Women, and Goodnight Mr Tom.

I feel real excitement at the thought of my DS reading lovely books and enjoying them the way I did. Got me wondering what I might have missed though, are there other books that are wonderful for children and deserve to go on a "Books Every Child Should Read" list?

What were your favorite childhood books, and will you buy/pass them on for your children?

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AlexReidsLonelyThisChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:37

**Robin Jarvis, sorry. Blush

starfishmummy · 16/12/2012 22:37

Swallows and amazons - in fact all of the Arthur ransome books.
Malcolm Saville Lone pine series

TheOriginalSteamingNit · 16/12/2012 22:36

Dogger is indeed a lovely book! 'then bella did something very kind' made me choked a bit when I read it to the dds!

I wish they'd liked Antonia forest, but they didn't.

TheSurgeonsMate · 16/12/2012 22:35

mcpheast I didn't have the giant jam sandwich when I was small, but dd has it and enjoys it. I think it's genius, I've put it away so she can enjoy it again when she's a bit older.

AlexReidsLonelyThisChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:35

Oh and The Whitby Witches series too. I loved it and most of the Robert Jarvis stuff.

AlexReidsLonelyThisChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:33

The Family at One End Street,
Sparkle you have made my day, I adored that book and you have reminded me of it. Thank you.

I loved What Katy Did, Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, The Little Princess and so many more.

Pleasenomorepeppa · 16/12/2012 22:33

Dorrie The Little Witch.

MincePiesAndBaileys · 16/12/2012 22:32

My naughty little sister
Enid blythe books
The worst witch
So many more. Still have them on my parents bookcase Grin

MacaroniAndWalnut · 16/12/2012 22:31

Over sea under stone

MacaroniAndWalnut · 16/12/2012 22:29

Can this thread be moved so it doesn't disappear?. I want to write them down for when dc are older

Pendipidy · 16/12/2012 22:29

lots already mentioned but also ...
the children of cherry tree farm!

MmmnoodlesoupIsDueXmasEve · 16/12/2012 22:29

Oh yes, the bear and moon one was lovely. My dad is digging out all my old books for dc in the attic :)

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TheCortanaThatStoleChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:26

Jill Muphey also wrote about bears Spider about a bear that went to the moon in a box! The Peace at Last is the large family though.

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spiderlight · 16/12/2012 22:24

The elephant one might be Peace at Last by Jill Murphy - or was that bears?

Teahouse · 16/12/2012 22:23

Alan Garner (Wierdstone series) and Susan Cooper (Dark is Rising)... Fantastic British fantasy based on ancient myth; perfect and still read them.

I loved John Wyndham too...Day of the Triffids but think I was quite an advanced reader.

When I was really young it was the Famous Five, Swallows and Amazons etc...wouldn't recommend them though

MmmnoodlesoupIsDueXmasEve · 16/12/2012 22:22

Yes that's the one Cortana

Ah can't wait to read books to my boy!

spiderlight · 16/12/2012 22:22

I've just read the three Faraway Tree books to DS and he cried at the end because there weren't any more. I read several of the Moomins books to him when he was a tiny tiny baby and it might be time to read them properly with him. I'm also looking forward to reading 'The Little Grey Men' with him in a few years - absolutely wonderful book.

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TheCortanaThatStoleChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:18

mmmmmmmmnoodlesoup What were the books with the elephant family? It was the large family perhaps? All in one piece, Jill Murphey?

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TheCortanaThatStoleChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:17

Sorry that was in response to Ninja.

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TheCortanaThatStoleChristmas · 16/12/2012 22:17

DS has a very big mix. From school he tends to bring home newer titles such as the David Walliams books. From me he has inherited many books that were before my time, never mind his. From DP he is into Sci-Fi fiction, Black Library titles mostly.

DS has decided he either wants to be an author or a professional graffiti artist so we try to give him as many books as possible, thank goodness for second hand shops.

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theoldtrout01876 · 16/12/2012 22:16

The faraway tree. Plus Enid blytons book of fairies

I got the faraway tree for the Dd's ( who aint that keen ) but the book of fairies is not easy to find. Costs a fortune basically

FunnysFuckingFreezing · 16/12/2012 22:16

I have a 7yo boy who so far has been unimpressed with most Roald Dahl, Gobolino the Witches Cat, The Little Wooden Horse. I have yet to try him with Joan Aitken. But I was a girl and he is a boy so chances are he will never like what I loved Sad

Pleasenomorepeppa · 16/12/2012 22:15

Same here ninja. I think it's because my parents & grandparents gave them to me & I loved to read. I still re-read loads of my childhood books. I've just finished The Little House On The Prairie series & am reading The Box Of Delights to get me Christmassy!

MmmnoodlesoupIsDueXmasEve · 16/12/2012 22:11

Too young to remember what titles were: What were the books with the elephant family? The mum couldn't sleep and ended up in the car in the garage.

Also, loved the one with the man who ended up cooking a giant jacket potato in his house after a fire and everyone came and had some.

Loved mog books and Not Now Bernard