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Children's books you still love..

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SereneGoose · 12/10/2026 16:23

Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series...

It's still as magical and relevant today, 50 years later..

What's yours?

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FancyPantsThatArentThatFancy · 12/10/2026 19:23

Aw yes, it is ❤️I’ve never seen the original cover before, our copy’s was long gone 🤣

ElsieJay · 12/10/2026 18:56

FancyPantsThatArentThatFancy · 12/10/2026 18:02

There’s one from the 50s that’s out of print called The Three Elizabeths, I’d love to read that again.

Is this the one ?

No luck on World of Books site, but it’s currently up for sale on E bay.

Children's books you still love..
Sheeppig · 12/10/2026 18:48

Tallisker · 12/10/2026 18:27

The Country Child
Cobbler’s Dream
Mandy
101 Dalmatians
The Silver Brumby
Winnie the Pooh/House at Pooh Corner/When We Were Very Young/Now We Are Six

Was Mandy the one about the girl who created a garden? I can remember the cover of that library book so well.
101 Dalmatians is such a wonderful book- a real adventure story.
I still reread the Moomin books and the Little House series.

roslyn80 · 12/10/2026 18:46

The Magic Faraway Tree books
The Wishing Chair
Milly Molly Mandy
My naughty little sister
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Marianne Dreams
The Mallory Towers books
Secret Seven
Famous Five
Nancy Drew
The Silver Sword
I read a lot as a child

ImWearingPantaloons · 12/10/2026 18:37

Good night Mr Tom.

Guaranteed tears.

queenofnorthsheen · 12/10/2026 18:37

Alice in wonderland and my daughter’s favourite, Dogger, by Shirley Hughes 😍

Sadcafe · 12/10/2026 18:36

The dark is rising too, also love rereading swallows and amazons series

Tallisker · 12/10/2026 18:27

The Country Child
Cobbler’s Dream
Mandy
101 Dalmatians
The Silver Brumby
Winnie the Pooh/House at Pooh Corner/When We Were Very Young/Now We Are Six

AnneElliott · 12/10/2026 18:22

I’ve also kept Hairy McClary series who were given to DS as a child.

AnneElliott · 12/10/2026 18:22

Chalet school
Drina Ballerina

3beesinmybonnet · 12/10/2026 18:20

Several of those already mentioned, but my favourites are the Jill series by Ruby Ferguson.

RomanMum · 12/10/2026 18:13

I love rereading children’s books, proper comfort reads. Some favourites:

Charlotte Sometimes
Over Sea, Under Stone (some day I’ll get round to reading the whole series)
Alice in Wonderland
Cue for Treason

And some lesser known ones:
The Clue in the Castle (one of my favourites)
Chowry
Pam’s Patrol
Children of the Stones

Basically mainly classics, fantasy/folk horror or mid-20th century schoolgirl stories 😊

Betterbeingdead · 12/10/2026 18:06

Does anyone else remember Slimtails triplets ?.

Betterbeingdead · 12/10/2026 18:05

Elinor Brent Dyer the chalet school series
The railway children

rumerx · 12/10/2026 18:05

Saddler’s Wells Ballet books by Lorna Hill

SubmarineDream · 12/10/2026 18:04

Also The Dark is Rising and like PP I also re read it in December.
So many others though:
Children of Green Knowe
The Country Child
The Stolen Lake (my favourite of the Dido Twite books)
The Narnia books

FancyPantsThatArentThatFancy · 12/10/2026 18:02

There’s one from the 50s that’s out of print called The Three Elizabeths, I’d love to read that again.

Betterbeingdead · 12/10/2026 18:02

The silver sword
Little women
Anne of Green Gables
Stig of the dump
Black Beauty

Raiderofthelostbattenburg · 12/10/2026 18:01

Hatty65 · 12/10/2026 17:51

This is mine too. And I read the (actual) Dark is Rising book most years in December.

I also still love 'The Little White Horse' by Elizabeth Goudge, anything by Diana Wynne Jones and anything by Joan Aiken.

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Oh yes, I reread the Chrestomanci books not long ago and they’re still enchanting. I used to love Joan Aiken as a child, but haven’t revisited - maybe I should.

EBearhug · 12/10/2026 18:01

I was going to say the Dark is Rising before I opened the thread.

I'm currently working through the Lone Pine books, which I'm enjoying. Diana Wynne Jones is always fun. John Marsden's Tomorrow books.

rumerx · 12/10/2026 18:01

Anne of Green Gables

Hatty65 · 12/10/2026 17:52

I've found my people here!

Hatty65 · 12/10/2026 17:51

SereneGoose · 12/10/2026 16:23

Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series...

It's still as magical and relevant today, 50 years later..

What's yours?

This is mine too. And I read the (actual) Dark is Rising book most years in December.

I also still love 'The Little White Horse' by Elizabeth Goudge, anything by Diana Wynne Jones and anything by Joan Aiken.

FancyPantsThatArentThatFancy · 12/10/2026 17:51

Ballet Shoes is still wonderful.

I thought I’d feel the same about Thursdays Chiid but it just annoyed me. Margaret’s benefactor was never revealed nor the reason why they suddenly stopped supporting her from afar and how convenient the Beresfords were actually rich poshoes….

GrillaMilla · 12/10/2026 17:44

The Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Secret Garden
Charlotte's Web