I have always loved books since I was little and really like buying books for my 3 dc that I enjoyed growing up with, from Peepo, The Railway Children to Alison Uttleys Stories for Christmas, The magic Farraway Tree and back to Judy Blume’s collection...
However there a few that I remember enjoying reading and little bits of characters and detail but not enough to google find and wondered if anyone else could remember them...
I was born in 1980 but reckon there is a good chance a few could have been printed before I was born and we got given 2nd hand!)
First one, very folky, about the land and particularly the trees, there was two children, a boy and a girl, think they were either raised by nature or were half tree (definitely think this could be a very trippy 1970 book!!!) There was a big oak tree that came to life and was a guardian to them and offered words of wisdom...
2nd, I have very vague memories of this! These were collectible stories and quite thin, short, more pictures than words. There were a lot of magical characters, all different personalities but I can’t think what form they took, I seem to remember they all lived in the same house but most of the stories took part in the garden where there was a wishing well...
I remember the end of one particular books of the characters had down something naughty and they punished him and taught him a lesson by making wait outside the window while they all ate cake!
Third, I think my mum bought it for me for us driving down south to go on holiday when I was around 14/15 there was 4 books one for each sister in the family, each sister had their own personality and obviously the books tackled their own individual issues/creaks growing up, I had the Phoebe sister book and she got caught up a girl that led her astray and then got caught shop lifting
4th (LOVED this book) was reminded of it after watching Little Fires Everywhere as the story running through it was VERY similar! Story about a teenager living out of a suitcase as her mum never wanted to settle down and they moved about a lot, The story mostly centred on how unhappy she was as could never settle, make friends as she was always up rooted. Turns out she was stolen when she was a baby and the reason they were always in the run was that she had been stolen as a baby. Don’t remember the name of the girl in the story but do remember she had really cool style and I was very envious of her exciting life, getting piercings and being allowed to die her hair pink!!
Can anyone remember any of these?