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Which children's books do you STILL read and enjoy?

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Swizzler · 11/04/2007 19:10

Am re-reading Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence and yes, it is still good

So which children's books did you enjoy as a child and still read - read for your own pleasure, that is, not read to your DCs.

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RustyBear · 11/04/2007 21:48

I still read lots from my childhood;
Monica Edwards
The borrowers
Antonia Forest
The 'Moorland Mousie' books
Arthur Ransome
The Witch Family by Eleanor Estes
The land of Green Ginger
Carbonel
Half Magic, The Time Garden & others by Edward Eager

One series, not from my childhood, but DD's, which I particularly love is The Mennyms, by Sylvia Waugh - anyone else read these?

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:48

yeah, that's brilliant too, Katymac

wish could remember the one I mean!

anyone remember the one with Alec and Red, the horse? The Red Stallion? beautifully written books.

Loopymumsy · 11/04/2007 21:47

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makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:47

annoyingly new versions have Jo, Beth and Frannie (and cousin Rick), lol

Katymac · 11/04/2007 21:47

Well what's my Island one then?

IdrisTheDragon · 11/04/2007 21:46

Enid Blyton - St Clares and Malory Towers especially. And I loved the Family at Red Roofs (bought it on ebay not too long ago).

The Trebizon books - Anne Digby

LedodgyCheapEasterEggsAreASin · 11/04/2007 21:46

OOh brilliant will order them tommorrow. I can't wait to read about Mr saucepan head, Moonface and topsy turvy land again.

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:46

and all the Katy books?

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:46

oooh, yes, Swizzler - and rememver Mistletoe Farm? Same kids when they got their own farm? remember Jane and her unruly hair?

KathyMCMLXXII · 11/04/2007 21:45

Oh yes Janeite, and the dinosaurs coming to life.... and Mabel going invisible.

IdrisTheDragon · 11/04/2007 21:45

Ooh - excellent thread .

Chalet School, anything else by Elinor Brent-Dyer
Abbey books - Elsie Oxenham
Noel Streatfeild - I still have an urge to be a ballet dancer (still unfulfilled)
Anne of Green Gables et al
Antonia Forest (so glad that Girls Gone By have been republishing them ).

And many others too .

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:45

Ledogy - have read Faraway Tree and Enchanted Wood to dd (4 and 3/4) and she loves them. just started Wishing Chair.

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Swizzler · 11/04/2007 21:44

Ooh, the Circus books - Mr Galliano's Circus, Circus Days Again. And what about the Children of Cherry Tree Farm? Don't re-read those as often tho - don't think Enid Blyton wears as well IYSWIM

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LedodgyCheapEasterEggsAreASin · 11/04/2007 21:44

*faraway

LedodgyCheapEasterEggsAreASin · 11/04/2007 21:44

I'm dying to read the Enchanbted Wood and the Magic Farawt tree again do you rekcon a four year old would enjoy them?

janeite · 11/04/2007 21:44

Thanks Kathy!

Thought of another - "The Enchanted Castle" - E. Nesbit? The ugly-wugglies scared me though!

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Swizzler · 11/04/2007 21:43

Haven't read Victory - must look it up

Loved the Gemma stories - think all mine got lost somewhere

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kks · 11/04/2007 21:42

The Secret Seven, oh i love it. I read the books again when i was pregnant last year, my sister thought it was funny and said i was nesting

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:41

oooh, no - will buy them under guise of pressie for dd!

remember Mr Galliano's Circus? I SO wanted to be Carlotta!

margoandjerry · 11/04/2007 21:39

Marches back to say:

Anyone remember the Kerry Caravan? Or the Animal Family? loved those.

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:38

I first read it on school trip to Brittany and it was so good couldn't put it down, despite puking every 15 mins due to motion sickness, lol.

margoandjerry · 11/04/2007 21:37

oh my god. Makkapakka. I loved Family at Red Roofs. God. Am off to Amazon right here, right now.

marches off smiley

makkapakka · 11/04/2007 21:34

no! won't have White Boots being renamed!

wasn't Island Of Adventures of anything....

Litte White Hoirse - oh, I LOVE that book with lovely Loveday. must find it to read to dd.

NorksBride · 11/04/2007 21:29

Tom's Midnight Garden. There's no coincidence that we now have a Hatty in the family!

Recently discovered a pile of Thelwell books and spent an evening chuckling over those.

Can't wait for DCs to be old enough so I can read them all my Christine Pullein-Thompson novels.

I am intrigued by Ballet Shoes & The Little White Horse - haven't read either, but will now seek them out!

nallydoolally · 11/04/2007 21:28

Tom's Midnight Garden