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His Dark Materials has been voted best children's book in 70 years: agree or disagree?

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compo · 22/06/2007 11:37

I would have gone with The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe myself.

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Marina · 22/06/2007 12:03

Snuggling up with Ulysses and Cloud Atlas chez moi dino

dinosaur · 22/06/2007 12:02

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Marina · 22/06/2007 12:02

at the Silmarillion. Once tried, never forgotten, eeek
I was right with C S Lewis on that one and I do like LOTR and The Hobbit

Enid · 22/06/2007 12:01

ME TOO FOXY

I cannot get my head around it

they are totally banned here (not that dd1 knows they exist yet)

Marina · 22/06/2007 12:01

We don't have to though Enid, we can keep carpet-bombing our children with Eizabeth Goudge and Antonia Forest

Enid · 22/06/2007 12:01

the first book is brilliant but again the second two are pretty turgid

has he tried teh silmarillion (sp)

foxinsocks · 22/06/2007 12:00

for enid

I am boycotting those books. I know, I'm a total sourpuss because I bet dd would love them but I hate the whole marketing thing. Really pisses me off.

dinosaur · 22/06/2007 12:00

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Enid · 22/06/2007 11:55

and what do we have now

bloomin Jordan

Marina · 22/06/2007 11:54

Where was the vote compo?
HDM is a masterpiece but so many other writers would vie with Philip Pullman, as others have said: Philippa Pearce, Lucy M Boston, Rosemary Sutcliff (if we are talking sombre fiction for older children The Eagle of the Ninth is up there in my top ten), Diana Wynne Jones, Catherine Storr, Penelope Lively, Alison Uttley, Michael Morpurgo....

foxinsocks · 22/06/2007 11:54

oh I positively ADORE Tom's Midnight Garden. Was absolutely magical for me when I read it as a child. Completely opened my mind.

Enid · 22/06/2007 11:53

ok I may dig it out for dd1 (she wont be able to read it but I read them to her)

Wisteria · 22/06/2007 11:53

I bought the PP trilogy for myself on recommendation from my friend who has no dcs. My dcs haven't read them yet, but I love them just not sure why they've had to change the name for the film ??

dinosaur · 22/06/2007 11:52

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Enid · 22/06/2007 11:52

yes

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NerdMagnet · 22/06/2007 11:51

Oh yes, I meant Susan Cooper, not Susan Hill.

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compo · 22/06/2007 11:50

I'm loving that no one has mentioned JK Rowling yet
bet the last book is going to win all the awards for the next 50 years...

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sassy · 22/06/2007 11:50

OOh and Susan Cooper, Over Sea UNder Stone etc.
Marvellous.

Enid · 22/06/2007 11:50

how old was he dino

dinosaur · 22/06/2007 11:49

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NerdMagnet · 22/06/2007 11:49

I love His Dark Materials, but Dianna Wynne Jones, Susan Hill and Joan Aiken did it for me as a child.

sassy · 22/06/2007 11:48

Ooh Joan Aitken - Wolves of W Chase, Black Hearts in B, and my personal fave Midnight is a PLace. Such superb, atmospheric books.

sassy · 22/06/2007 11:47

Tom's Midnight Garden -ooh, lovely.

The Little White Horse? Goodnight Mister Tom? When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit?

Enid · 22/06/2007 11:47

and what about The Owl Service

reread that the other day it is a MASTERCLASS in kdis writing