Reading Children's Books as an Adult

I just read this to my 9yo - my first time as well as hers and it was definitely worth it

There's a wonderful little book by Katherine Rundell ' Why you should read children's books even though you are old and wise'.
I love children's literature.

I read / re-read children's books all the time (im 58, no children).

To add to your list:
Carrie's War
The Children of Green Knowe
Little House on The Prairie
The Little White Horse
The Silver Sword
Tom's Midnight Garden
The Warden's Niece
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

I reread Josephine (Swedish writer), Alice in Wonderland, What Katy Did and I’d love to reread the Bullerby children books only my childhood ones have gone and they’re for silly prices on Amazon.

Love the Wind in the Willows and have been promising myself a re-read for a while.

I need to replace my copies of The Chronicles of Narnia as they need a re-read

The Hobbit is a must

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and the Owl Service by Alan Garner - I need to read more of his work

The Box of Delights - John Masefield

E Nesbits Treasure Seekers, Five Children and It, Hardings Luck

Harry Potter

Swallows and Amazons and Coot Club by Arthur Ransome are the only two I've read by hi but he wrote plenty

If you are a horsey person then Ruby Ferguson is good

The Punchbowl Farm books by Monica Edwards are good

Monica Dickens (Dickens Great Granddaughter) has also written a lot of books some of which which were made into the Follyfoot Farm TV series. I've not read any of her other books

I was not much of a fan of Enid Blyton as I was too much into horsey books but I have read the Ship of Adventure which I remember as being a very good read

And to quote other PPs a good book is a good book

I first read this as an adult and loved it, also the two sequels.

Good point I haven't read that book since childhood I think I'm putting that on my list for this year!

If you have an Audible subscription The Secret Garden and Wind in the Williows are available “for free” at the moment. I’ve listened to The Secret Garden and it was hilarious! All the “learning to speak Yorkshire”. And the Christian Science line of “get those children out in the fresh air and they will be cured.” The animals, birds and plants are described beautifully.

I also loved When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbir. Has anyone read that recently? Last time I read it I was 10, I may get it again!

I read Anne of Green Gables every few years and I still love it.

The Prince and the Pauper
The Secret Garden
Ballet Shoes
The Little Princess
Pollyanna

I've got treasure Island on my list to read this year as I never read that as a child

All the books you've listed would be great choices

I regularly reread children's books that I enjoyed in my childhood
I also often read the books that my children are reading and enjoying. It gives us something to talk about together.

Absolutely nothing wrong with reading children's books.

I always have a mix of books on the go and feel completely unapologetic about reading whatever I like and feel like in that moment

Of course! I reread Narnia, Harry Potter, the. DArk is Rising series, I love them. I heard Ali Smith too this morning. IV' e never read Charlotte's web, but I shall now.
CS Lewis himself said he never made any distinction between adult and children's stories, and there is Tolkien's book 'on Fairy Tales'.
A good book is a good book, so enjoy!

A good book is a good book. Of course the themes may be less adult but that doesn’t make something not worth reading. I’m constantly reading books my DS are bought (they’re 9 and 13) and have thoroughly enjoyed (in the last few years) things like Percy Jackson, Murder Most Unladylike and The Swifts.

I was listening to Radio 4 this morning and Ali Smith spoke so eloquently about Charlotte’s Web that I’m planning on re-reading it.