I'm rereading the Swish of the Curtain for first time in 25 years, childhood books you have reread as an adult?

Oh God Edam 'Daddy, my Daddy' gets me every time - and I get mocked too, have these people no heart?

Ooooh, Pennington!

I loved Eagle of the Ninth as a child. I recently re-read the Pennington books - made me feel like a teenager. I often re- read the Jennings books - they still make me laugh out loud. When I was about twelve, I avidly read all the Gerald Durrell books, and quite fancy reading them again - not sure if they're still in print though.

Ahh Black Beauty gets me every time and I love Peter Pan! Haven't thought of Anne of Green Gables in years and years must dig that out from the library!! Ah yes would love to read Just William and Swallows and Amazons. On holiday recently read the Mollory Towers series...yes it was a wet rainy holiday.

Oh this thread is making me so nostalgic I may have to log onto Amazon!

I read The Railway Children when I discovered my old copy last time I stayed with my sister. She took the piss out of me getting a trifle teary-eyed at the old gentleman finding the prisoner's family. Had to hide myself away to deal with "Daddy, my Daddy" without a carping audience!

Have also dipped in to Malory Towers. Blimey, the amount of bullying that goes on and is presented as a Jolly Good Thing Too. Was quite shocked at the change in attitudes. I really fell for it the first time.

One of the things I'll miss, having a ds and not a dd, is reading things like Ballet Shoes - suspect ds might not be terribly interested (although I'll give it a go). Have tried the Wishing Chair and Faraway Tree but he's not into them atm. But will try again in a while (keep hoping it's being six that's the problem, not being male).

oh and have just been reminded by the other thread on books you must read - To Kill A Mocking Bird

I re-read the Eagle of the Ninth recently, and read Tom's Midnight Garden for the first time, both superb, but can't get DS (aged 9) to look at either of them.
We've been reading the William books together, and they seem very adult in the humour and language, but I know I devoured them while at Primary school. William is so much nicer than Horrid Henry. and DS loves them, though he doesn't understand halfthe words.
I also tried to re-read "Amazon Adventure" I loved the whole series (about two boys and their father who go out collecting wild animalsfor zoos),but now they seem totally horrible. Racist, Imperialist, Cruel to animals etc.

My mum still has our Anne of Green Gables books, and admits to a guilty read now and then (though they're ostensibly being kept for 'when the DGCs are visiting' - yeah, mum!).

I'm reading The Faraway Tree to DD1, and we've got her The Wishing Chair for Christmas, and my ILs have got her a box set of Roald Dahl, so that's what I'll be revisiting Can't wait till she's ready for Noel Streatfield, as I loved all those when I was young.

I'm re-reading Moonfleet at the moment. What strikes me is how unlikely it is that ds1 or ds2 will read it even though they are avid readers. Paragraphs used to be so much longer and far less perseverance is required for Alex Rider.

such a comfort thing isnt it! I reread the antonia forest marlowe books and anne of green gables books for the nostalgia plus cynthia voight tillerman series and Toms Midnight Garden - classic