to ask you for favourite novel as a child?

[grapeswithseeds]

For me it was probably The Famous 5 series, I love adventure!

I loved The Indian in the cupboard. I still have my copy somewhere and it is absolutely battered having been dropped in the bath a couple of times. There's a photo of me sat on the toilet asleep with it in my hands!

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe - loved it.

Just remembered the Punchbowl Farm series by Monica Edwards and a series set on the Long Mynd by Malcolm Saville (?) Not sure if that's the right name but I loved those books.

I adored Lois Duncan as a child, her novel 'Summer of Fear' was one of my all time favourite books and started a life long love of horror and suspense novels.

I also loved the Wishing Chair books by Enid Blyton.

There was a book called 'Shine' by Jill Paton Walsh (also called 'The Green Book') which I always remembered, and it was about the planet earth dying and people being picked to go to another planet to colonise it. I recently re purchased it to read to my own children, as well as 'Summer of Fear', because I enjoyed them so much as a child.

When I was older I enjoyed the Judy Blume books, though they were a bit naughty and I hid them from my Mum!

I also had a large fully illustrated book by Hans Christian Anderson which was lovely (I still have it) which I used to read for hours.

Oh, and the 'Girls at St Claire's' series by Enid Blyton!

@grapeswithseeds I liked little grey men partly because the author "BB" was very mysterious. ....pre Internet. ...and it was a cracking adventure. .gnomes go in search of their lost brother up river.

A lot of the ones already mentioned.
Jill books
Narnia series
Nancy Drew
Anne of GG
And Flambards

ALL the pony stories, especially the Jill books, all the Pullein-Thompson sisters books and Ginny. Sigh

Duncton wood

Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr -read this again as an adult
Stig of the Dump by Clive King - this too.
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Many on here...especially a little princess but have to also add

The family from one end street
The box of delights (re-read it every Christmas)
The weird stone of brisingham

Plus from my parents bookshelves - Georgette Heyer regency romances and John Wyndham Sci-fi

Gosh I'd forgotten about the Jills gymkhana books and the Sue Barton series too.

Oh yes - the Jill books and all the Pullein-Thompson sisters' books. Loved those.

@ivfdreaming

Duncton wood

Oh I love that book - still got it on my shelves

Five Run Away Together until I was 8 or 9, then A Little Princess until I was 11, then The Dark Is Rising.

Black beauty anna sewell
the magic faraway tree books enid blyton
the hobbit

Susan cooper - silver on the tree

I second Malcolm Saville Lone Pine series. I used to write to him and he always wrore back.

I loved The 39 Steps! Enjoyed anything by Enid Blyton, particularly The Faraway Tree and The Famous Five. Also loved Heidi and the "What Katy Did" books. I was an avid reader (still am when I get time!) and would read literally anything later on aged around 8 or 9 I would enjoy Harry Potter and Jane Eyre.

The Silver Brumby series and Mallory Towers series.

Back Home by Michelle Magorian was my absolute favourite, followed closely by Goodnight Mr Tom.
The Anne of Green Gables series - especially Anne of Ingleside
Anything by Frances Hodgsen Burnett - especially Little Lord Fauntleroy (!)
The Wells ballet book series - Veronica at the Wells and Ella at the Wells in particular
All Judy Blume
Lots of Enid Blyton

@Arrivederla

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe - loved it.

Just remembered the Punchbowl Farm series by Monica Edwards and a series set on the Long Mynd by Malcolm Saville (?) Not sure if that's the right name but I loved those books.

That's the Lone Pine series, starting with Mystery at Witchend.

Carrie’s War
What Katy Did (and Did Next)
All the Famous Five but I disliked secret seven!
Chalet School
Malory Towers
St Clare’s
The Railway Children
Adrian Mole and sequels (I was a young adult at the time of the tv series but had read the books as a teenager
Narnia but especially the one with Diggory - the first one in the series I think.

Jill book fans , I loved the one where she impersonated someone called Amanda and they ended up calling her ' 'JillAmanada' !
She had so many adventures with her ponies and her mum wasn't super rich either, which was nice! Made me think I could have a horse one day , but I never did! Great books.

I like the Malory Towers and St Clare’s books. As I got older, Judy Blume books and sweet valley high

@iklboo - I loved Bogwoppit too! My aunt and uncle used to live down the lane from Ursula Moray Williams and myself and my sister were lucky enough to get invited around for tea a couple of times. She was the loveliest woman - she would put out a huge spread for us and set games up in her garden. Happy memories!