Favourite Author or Book as a child?

[ChristineCagney11]

Ok I'll start, I was a big fan of The Faraway Tree, lots of other Enid Blyton stuff Famous five, wishing chair but that was my favourite, then on to Jack London.
Have fond memories of The 🐅 Tiger that came to tea also.
Mr men books anyone?

Me too. I still love it now and have it on audible to listen to over and over again. My 17yo dd loves it too.

I also loved Noel Streatfield, especially White Boots. And All About The Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.

I too loved everything Enid Blyton wrote but also enjoyed The lion, the witch and the wardrobe enough to read the series again as an adult. Ooh and Winnie the pooh!

I had forgotten about Noel streatfield loved them too- particuarly the ice skating one, can't remember what it was called

So many:

Yes to Enid Blyton
Noel Streatfield
Monica Edwards
Malcolm Saville
Geoffrey Trease
Narnia series
Elizabeth Goudge

And others... Can't pick a favourite.

And yy to Malory Towers and the Chalet School books.

I liked the Naughtiest Girl in the school series as well. And also the Faraway Tree series when I was a bit younger.

Oh yes, Narnia, of course!

And Heidi!

I also liked Pollyanna!

I absolutely loved Enid Blyton too, especially the Faraway Tree, Malory Towers and the Adventure series. But my all time favourite book was The Wind on the Moon by Eric Linklater.

Ah, yes! Anne of Green Gables. I especially liked Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island.

Loved the Secret Island series by Enid Blyton too.

"White Boots" is the original name, but I think it's been re-released as "Skating Shoes".

And yes, Winnie the Pooh. Also loved Paddington

The Mr Men were great. I loved Mr Bounce!

The Jill pony books by Ruby Ferguson, they're currently being rereleased so reading them again.

Ballet Shoes, Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty

KM Peyton

Yes I'm sure it was white boots when I read it.
When I was a younger child I loved Winnie the Pooh and my naughty little sister too. Also the family from one end street.
Also I was a teen when the first Harry Potter books were released and loved them.

I am the cheese was also great. All the Famous Five, the wishing chair series, The chronicles of Narnia,

I also loved E Nesbit and Charlotte Sometimes.

I love the Butterfly Lion by Micheal Morpurgo it is so beautifully written. Butterflies only have short lives. They flower and flutter for only a few glorious weeks then they die.

I also loved Eva Ibbotson, Journey to the River Sea and the Star of Kazan.

Does any remember Moondial by Helen Cresswell? About a girl who goes back in time?

Yes to all Enid Blyton - Loved Famous Five the most, but also Faraway Tree.

Yes Yes to Frances Hodgson Burnett - the Little Princess is my favourite but loved The Secret Garden too and also Little Lord Fauntleroy.

My all time favourite book as a young child was The Ordinary Princess by MM Kaye. I absolutely loved it, and still do.

I loved Little Women, Ballet shoes, The Painted garden, the Jennings books, Twins at St Clares, Mallory towers. A little Princess, Milly molly mandy, the Family from one end street , loved the little Ladybird books on all sorts of subjects (still do !) Stig of the Dump. I have tried so hard to remember a book from school days and all I can recall is a passage about a girl going back to boarding school by bus on a sunday night. It stuck with me as it was such a beautiful . wistful description of the evening and the feeling of sadness at going back to school but the beauty of
nature surrounding her on her journey. Wish I knew what it was !

Also all the What Katy did books .

Enid Blyton - Famous Five, Mallory Towers, St Clares
What Katy Did
Anne of Green Gables
Heidi
Judy Blume

My Mum also passed on a book called Jill & Judy which I read several times.

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The Faraway Trilogy, The Famous Five, The Secret Island, The Rockingdown Mystery...all Blyton.

The Secret Garden

A Christmas Carol

Sweet Valley High

Oh, and the Jinny at Finmory series by Patricia Leitch.

@ILIWYS
Never heard of The Wind On The Moon but love the name I'm going to look it up

Jacqueline Wilson!

As a small child Dogger and Sally's Secret were my favourites.

Then A Little Princess. Anything by Enid Blyton, especially The Faraway Tree books. Gobbolino. Beatrix Potter. Anything by Noel Streatfeild.

Then Harry Potter.

My favourite of all time ever is Ballet Shoes. I think I'm on my 3rd copy because I read them to death.

There are hundreds and hundreds of books I love. Which is why I have so many bookcases

Someone else who loved dogger! Anytime I mention it to anyone they have never heard of it!