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your favourite ever kids book

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thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 05/07/2006 20:15

Our Twitchy - It is the BEST kids book ever. very funny, brings a tear to your eye, has a lovely message, beautifully illustrated. just fantastic. bet you can't beat it.

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SoMuchToBits · 07/07/2006 17:43

Yes, loved MMM when I was a kid. Don't know if its too girly for ds though..

cupcakes · 07/07/2006 17:42

Am really enjoying reading Milly Molly Mandy (the same dogeared copies my parents read to me) to dd at bedtimes. She is 3 and adores them. Last night Uncle made a nest in the oak tree for her.
My favourite is when she gets her new bedroom in the boxroom they used to store the jam.
Bliss.

LemonTart · 07/07/2006 17:41

Room on the Broom (with my 2 yr old)
Cat in the Hat (love those tweetle beetles..)
The Faraway stories (with my 5 yr old)

Alan · 07/07/2006 17:39

atm mine love
down by the cool of the pool
the gruffalo

but they like all books it seems and dr who magazines

Tommy · 07/07/2006 15:50

dunno DDG - DS1 still only 4. The only one I could think that he might like is the first one but I keep remembering the pig butchering part - we're vegetarians!!!

DumbledoresGirl · 07/07/2006 15:38

Tommy

At what age are you going to do that then?

saadia · 07/07/2006 15:16

The Snail and the Whale - beautifully written and illustrated with a heartwarming message.

Tommy · 07/07/2006 15:09

DDG - love them too. In fact, I bought a set when I was pregnant with DS1 so that I culd read them to him!!!

iamapieceofcheesecake · 07/07/2006 15:09

The Velvetine Rabbit (used to make me cry!)
The Hungry Caterpillar
And does anyone remember the one about the postman? It had real letters in it.

KBear · 07/07/2006 15:04

Peepo - for 0-2

Magic Faraway Tree for age 7ish up

I read a fantastic book to DS once about a boy on a train on a journey who stopped to pick up people, like a woman with no food for her baby and a child with no water and it was wonderful but also made me sad but I can't remember what it was called so not much point telling you!

ComeOVeneer · 07/07/2006 15:03

From my childhood it was def. Charlotte's web and for my dd it is currently the Hairy Maclary books.

sheepgomeep · 07/07/2006 14:57

Famous five and secret seven books
The faraway tree
Brer rabbit

older more teenage books
louise lawrence books

DumbledoresGirl · 07/07/2006 14:21

When I was a child, my favourite books were the Laura Ingalls Wilder series. I re-read them endlessly.

Tommy · 07/07/2006 14:20

I loved Miss Happiness and Miss Flower too! and The Didakoi - written by the same person I think -Rumer Godden IIRC

For little children I am also a fan of the Tiger who came to tea - bought it recently for DS2 but I don't think he likes it as much as I do

SoMuchToBits · 07/07/2006 14:19

Depends on the child's age. For ds age 5 our favourites are The snail and the whale (by Julia "gruffalo" Donaldson), Blue kangaroo books by Emma Chichester Clarke, and Little RedTrain books by Benjamin Blathwayt.

My own favourites from when I was an older child were Over Sea,Under Stone series by Susan Cooper (agree with you Dior) and the Earthsea books by Ursula K LeGuin.

Iklboo · 07/07/2006 14:14

Bogwoppit. I love that book so much I bought a copy in an ebay bidding war!

EmmyLou · 07/07/2006 14:11

The Baby Who Wouldn't go to Bed - Helen Cooper

The Tiger Who Came to Tea (ditto niceglasses comments)

Peepo - Janet and Alan Alberg. Great rhythm and fascinating pics for young ones to see how grandpa lived during the war.

For older ones, Mary Plain are great to read aloud, and Noggin the Nog. Narnia etc etc.

Will have to see if I can think of one overall favourite but I fear it might be futile and result in guilt for those left out...

robinpud · 06/07/2006 19:46

Isabel's noisy tummy- David McKee

southeastastra · 06/07/2006 19:34

the tiger that came to tea too!

sobernow · 06/07/2006 19:33

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spursmum · 06/07/2006 19:30

Still has to be The Hungry Caterpillar.It's a classic! Ds loves it too now. And his personal favourite is 'Pants'.
Must admit that it makes me giggle when I read it to him.

SherlockLGJ · 06/07/2006 19:26

My favourite read alouds...............

Shaggy dog and the terrible itch, and Room on the Broom.

Californifrau · 06/07/2006 19:24

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nailpolish · 06/07/2006 09:52

i actually remember thinking "i cant wait to finish this book again so i can start to read it again!"

Flamesparrow · 06/07/2006 09:51

For reading aloud... The Gruffalo

for story... Milo and the Magical Stone

For DD... I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed

For me... Hunphrey's Corner