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?

Oooh, and Goodnight, Mr Tom.
Deenie.
Mandy by Julie Andrews.
Carbonel.
The Dancing Pony.
Follyfoot.
Granny Was A Buffer Girl.

The memories!

@paddingtonstares - I'd forgotten about Mistletoe Farm, I loved that one (and think there was a sequel). I think one of the cousins had nightmares about a fire and slept next to a noisy boiler or something. And there was a stroppy pony called Bodie I might have to find a copy.

I also loved all the St Clare's books - they all had to know how to make a proper fire in the grate and share their tuck boxes!

If you a Mallory Towers fan, then you must watch the Mallory Towers series on iplayer. I absolutely loved it (and can’t understand why it wasn’t shown on BBC 1 on a Sunday evening).

.Mallory towers

Lots of favourites already mentioned, but can I add to the mix (all books currently sitting on my bookshelf)
Topsy and Tim
Teddy Robinson
Milly Molly Mandy
All Mary - Gwynedd Rae
Gobbolina the Witches Cat
Grey Owl (not strictly childrens book, but I found them fascinating)

I think there were about 3 in total in that series

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - I know this is still around today, but it’s the book I probably got most out from the mobile library as a child.

Goodnight Mr Tom is one that I read as an adult, having been urged to do so by my daughter. It's upsetting but it's a great book.

DD also persuaded me to read the His Dark Materials trilogy - don't think it was around when I was a kid, but my goodness, what a read!

She also loved the Harry Potter books and Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson, as well as all of my old favourites!

I love reading kids books even now. In fact, I'm feeling rather tempted to take to my bed with a book right now!

The owl who was afraid of the dark was another of my favourites growing up!

There was also a book called Daisy, about a teenage girl with a feckless father. She goes to live with a prickly but ultimately kindly aunt after he gets run over.

I adored it, but can find no trace of it anywhere.

Enid Blyton - especially the Adventure series, snd the Adventurous Four.

The Chronicles of Narnia - especially The Magicians Nephew.

The Jill pony books, the horse books by Hazel M Peel, also the Three Jays pony books by Pat Smythe.

Swallows and Amazons, Peter Duck, We didn't mean to go to sea and Secret Water by Arthur Ransome.

B flight ( Bruce Carter) - about a young lad who runs away and joins the RFC in the First World War ( my son loved this book too)

Elidor by Alan Garner - very good story but can still scare me now...

So many to choose from. When I was really little I loved dogger and the my naughty little sister series

The books I read until they fell apart were 101 dalmations, ballet shoes, the sadlers wells series and white boots.

Also loved mallory towers, st clares, naughtiest girl in the school, trebizon, anything by judy blume, babysitters club, famous five, secret seven

And Clever Polly and the stupid Wolf, I loved that.

Just remembered two more, both read in ‘Fourth year juniors’, but I subsequently purchased myself.

Dolphin Crossing
Machine Gunners

Both books set in WWII.

Awww the Jill pony books were my absolute favourites too 😊

Mine were
The Jill pony books
The owl who was afraid of the dark ( little plop )
The secret 7
Follyfoot
And I quite liked blubber by Judy Blume

And Clever Polly and the stupid Wolf, I loved that.

Funnily enough, I never heard of this one until about 5 years ago.

You can join me and @Mumwantingtogetitright book club- lots of the same ones on our lists.

Paula Danziger
Marilyn Kaye
Judy Blume
Beverley Cleary
Roald Dahl
Astrid Lindgren

Swallows and Amazons
Little House on the Prairie
The four storey mistake
Chalet School
The Swish of the Curtain
But also lots of the books and authors already mentioned

@WinterCarlisle
Ruby Ferguson! Thanks for the nudge, heading to Facebook as I type 😁

I'm going to add the 'Green Knowe' books by Lucy M. Boston. The house was based on a real place, the Manor at Hemingford Grey - you can visit it, and I'd love to go one day.

Also Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.

Lovely thread 😊
Here's mine. I was an avid reader as a child

Enid Blyton, everything
Tove Janson, Moomin ❤️
C S Lewis, although The Last Battle left me absolutely distraught 😭
Paddington Bear
Winnie the Pooh
Rupert Bear
My Friend Mr Leakey
Roald Dal ( sp)
Heidi
Little Women
What Katy Did
Duncton Wood
Just William
I need to revisit all these!!!

Same. Which is weird. Surely its a classic?

I'm reading this thread and say "oh yes. Love this" to myself about nearly every book mentioned. I read so much as a child but struggle to concentrate these days

I've just remembered another set of books I loved when I was quite little - the Milly-Molly- Mandy series. I have no idea who wrote them though but I loved them and always wanted a striped dress like the main character had in the illustrations.

Alan Garner
Magic

@ShirleyJackson
Is it saving Ce Ce ?
It's on this thread
Oh I hope I've solved a mystery 😆

www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21873649-solved-young-girl-lives-in-the-south-goes-to-live-with-aunt-eccentric