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Favouite childhood books...memories!!

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spykid · 19/04/2005 18:22

To continue and broaden the theme.....
\Charlie and choc foctory, and Great glass elevator.
Mallory Towers
The first role a dice books, can't remember what they were called, fantasy fiction type jobby.

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HappyDaddy · 19/04/2005 22:27

Grimble - can't remember who wrote it.
Help, I'm a prisoner in a toothpaste factory - can't remember who wrote that either.

Dahlia · 19/04/2005 22:18

A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Lovely.

ambrosia · 19/04/2005 22:18

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Dahlia · 19/04/2005 22:17

Ooh boobie, what did we do?

boobie · 19/04/2005 22:16

Milly Molly Mandy.

Dahlia · 19/04/2005 22:16

Oh god, I am going dewy eyed - what gems - What Katy Did, I just loved that. And The Swish of the curtain - fantastic, read it over and over. Kaansmum - god almighty - I loved the Jill books too! Susan Pyke, how horrid was she?? And Martin, that lovely man who taught her to ride. And the gymkhana where she won loads? God, they were the best..... I also loved the 'Ginny at Finmory' series of horsy books, did you read those???

boobie · 19/04/2005 22:16

Milly Molly Mandy.

Dahlia · 19/04/2005 22:16

Oh god, I am going dewy eyed - what gems - What Katy Did, I just loved that. And The Swish of the curtain - fantastic, read it over and over. Kaansmum - god almighty - I loved the Jill books too! Susan Pyke, how horrid was she?? And Martin, that lovely man who taught her to ride. And the gymkhana where she won loads? God, they were the best..... I also loved the 'Ginny at Finmory' series of horsy books, did you read those???

boobie · 19/04/2005 22:16

Milly Molly Mandy.

Judd · 19/04/2005 22:13

Yes - loved the "Jill" books
Also a series of books about ballet by Lorna Hill - "Veronica at the Wells" etc.
All the Noel Streatfield books - "The Vicarage Family", "Ballet Shoes for Anna"
Also The Chalet School books and Trebizon books

When I was younger, I loved My Naughty Little Sister books and can't wait to buy them for DD!

ambrosia · 19/04/2005 22:11

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Evesmama · 19/04/2005 22:08

freckle juice

kaansmum · 19/04/2005 22:07

Oh, without a doubt the Jill and her Ponies books by Ruby Furgeson - anyone remember them? There were about 8 books in total as I remember. They were all about Jill and her adventures with her two ponies Black Boy and Rapide. They were fab and I read them all about a hundred times over. If I still had them now I swear I'd read them all again too!

sestius · 19/04/2005 19:29

Swish of the Curtain was wonderful - glamour and romance and a hero called Nigel. Just like the Archers really. I still love and collect Geoffrey Trease - The Crown of Violet was one of those life-changing books, it gave me the courage to choose Latin and Greek in the face of opposition.

Doddle · 19/04/2005 19:06

I loved the Swish of the Curtain, absolutely my favourite, used to dream longingly of putting on glamorous real plays. Also loved, A Wizard of Earthsea, E Nesbitt books, and just about anything really!!!!

essbee · 19/04/2005 18:54

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coldtea · 19/04/2005 18:50

Magic faraway tree, The wishing chair, anything by Enid Blyton. The twits, The bfg, James & the giant peach anything by Roald Dahl.

SoupDragon · 19/04/2005 18:45

I can still remember the excitemtn of finding a new copy of Dr Doolittle in the library.

SoupDragon · 19/04/2005 18:45

Oh yes, Dr Doolittle

snafu · 19/04/2005 18:44

The Swish Of The Curtain - pleeeease tell me I'm not alone in loving that book?

SoupDragon · 19/04/2005 18:44

Magic Faraway Tree, Famous Five, Mallory Towers/St Clairs, all the Narnia books....

chipmonkey · 19/04/2005 18:42

Fantastic Mr Fox
The Cat in the Hat
Famous Five, Secret Seven
Little House on the Prairie and all the others
What Katy Did
Emily of New Moon
Pollyanna
Winnie the Pooh
Alice in Wonderland (but preferred Through the looking Glass)
Mary Poppins
Dr Doolittle
Why don't they write such good books for the Grown-ups?

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spykid · 19/04/2005 18:41

bugger you remembered it before me!! good call
have you been rifling through my bookcase!!!!1

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Dahlia · 19/04/2005 18:38

The lion, the witch and the wardrobe???

MarsLady · 19/04/2005 18:35

Wept buckets through Charlotte's Web! Gosh, will have to give this some thought!