to ask what your favourite children's/adults books of all time are?

[SundayBea]

I am wanting some inspiration for myself and for the DC. Children's and adults books of any age and genre, fiction and non fiction. Basically what I am asking is if there are books that are great enough to be hands down your childhood favourites / your DC favourites / your own favourites then please pass on your recommendations. Thank you

[TheTartOfAsgard]

Adults - Anything by Harlen Coben, mark Billingham, Karin Slaughter, linwood Barclay and mo hayder. Also love the Hannibal letter series by Thomas Harris.

11yo ds is reading Lord of the flies and 12yo dd is reading the deathnote series.

When younger I loved Malory towers and st Claire's series, Amelia Jane series (named dd after it) babysitters club, point horror and Paula Danziger.

[Donge13]

Children..the far away tree
The narnia books

Adults... The binding chair
Flowers in the attic

[LauraChant]

The Children of Green Knowe
The Dark is Rising
The King of the Copper Mountain
The Hobbit

[Keeptrudging]

Child: The Tree Who Sat Down trilogy
Teenager: The Gormenghast Trilogy
Adult: The Woman Warrior

[WellThankYouAJPTaylor]

One that I've always enjoyed, but weirdly, forget that I enjoy until I then pick one up again and remember why I love it: PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster stories.
Just been reading them in the bath, sniggering away, and the water went tepid because I didn't want to stop. Just wonderful.

[TinklyLittleLaugh]

Kids: The Earthsea Trilogy, Ursula Le Guin.

Adults: Skallagrigg, William Horwood.

[Gatehouse77]

Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown
The Ogre Downstairs by Diana Wynne Jones
Harry Potter
Ballet Shoes
Good Omens
Discworld series (DH liked these, I didn't)

[Gatehouse77]

The Midnight Kittens by Dodie Smith

Book I liked but they didn't...

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
The Endless Steppe
Harriet the Spy

[colander1]

Antonia Forest - Marlow series (starts with Autumn Term) for children
Margaret Atwood e.g handmaid's tale, blind assassin etc as an adult.
Plus too many more to mention!

[misskatamari]

My absolute favourite adult books is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It's a super fun nerdy, adventure, romance, 80s nostalgia novel, which is often described as willy wonka meets the Matrix. I've listened to the audiobook about 8 times and it's awesome (read by Wil Wheaton, who does an amazing job of it).

[MrsSnufkin]

Some fantastic choices!

My daughter loves The Gruffalo, Peepo, The Tiger that Came to Tea and the Meg and Mog books. Dogger by Shirley Hughes is lovely too.

For older children I recommend The Dark is Rising Sequence, The Earthsea Trilogy and ANYTHING by Joan Aiken (especially the entire Wolves of Willoughby Chase Sequence) - she is fantastic and an obvious influence on Neil Gaiman (who is a great choice for teens).

[Missdread]

For children aged about 6 onwards, you MUST read the fabulous How to Train Your Dragon books, by Cressida Cowell. They are superb, hilarious, witty, exciting and so well written. I love them as much as my kids! There are about 12 in the series and they are so gripping!

[Binkybix]

So many but yes to the Rats of Nimh and also War Horse! I also loved the Black Stallion and Jill books.

[Voteforpedr0]

Not now Bernard by David mckee
Heidi by Johannesburg spyri
Anything by David Peltzer

[Voteforpedr0]

Heidi by Johanna even it was definitely not by a south African city

[Juanbablo]

I loved to read Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl as a child.

As a teen I really liked The Bell Jar and The Wasp Factory.

I enjoy reading John Grisham, Sophie Hannah and Emma Donoghue.

[AugustaFinkNottle]

Ballet shoes, Narnia books, Antonia Forest books, Swish of the Curtain, My Family and Other Animals.

[NecklessMumster]

Another vote for 'I capture the castle '

[Mousefinkle]

When I was a child my favourites were can't you sleep little bear, burglar Bill, the BFG, anything Jacqueline Wilson and I love, love, loved my encyclopedia.

My DC like Meg and mog, dinosaurs/aliens love underpants, anything by Julia Donaldson, we're going on a bear hunt and the funny bones books.

Adult books:
My favourites are on the road, Maggie Cassidy and dharma burns by Jack Kerouac. The fall by Albert Camus. Anything George Orwell. And the Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller.

[Mousefinkle]

I really like reading the tiger who came to tea, it's always a joy to read. Peepo was their favourite until the age of three. Not now Bernard makes me sad .

[Mousefinkle]

Oh god I forgot the mog books! Mog the cat. Makes me laugh. The illustrations are brilliant. Sorry, can you tell I'm a passionate reader? . Mein kampf is an interesting read also, if you're big on nazi Germany as I am. Ahem, as you were.

[annandale]

Lots of my favourites on here which is making my heart feel full.

For children, Molesworth, though perhaps it is just too old now as ds didn't get it 😞
All but a few and Midnight is a place and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
White Boots by noel streatfeild

The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A Caro
Mansfield Park
Bleak House
The happy prisoner by Monica dickens
Murder must advertise by Dorothy Sayers
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
Everything by C V Wedgwood

[Grilledaubergines]

Dr Seuss 'Oh the places you'll Go'