To ask what your favourite children's book is/was

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The book or books that bring back comforting and happy memories.

Mine are Magic Faraway Tree, Mallory Towers and St Clares, all by Enid Blyton.

What are yours?

The Three Golliwogs was my 70's childhood first favourite. It was different times. Followed by Ballet Shoes and then the Chalet School series.

Paddington - as a young child

Point Horror books as a tween/teen

What Katy Did
Amelia Jane
The Enchanted Wood
My Naughty Little Sister

Just looked it up and it was based on a book called Marianne Dreams?

The Wind in The Willows
Olga Da Polga
Paddington stories

The William Books by Richmal Crompton
Little Women
St Claire’s and Malory Towers
The Adventure books by Enid Blyton (The Island of Adventure etc etc)
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

I can’t remember the title but I loved the story of a teddy bear that accidentally got thrown out with the rubbish & his adventures. I read it over & over.

101 Dalmations by Dodie Smith

Mary Poppins by PL Travers

Jackie Won A Pony by Judith Berrisford and all the rest of them

The pony books by the Pullein-Thompson sisters

Enid Blyton's Famous Five series

At various points through childhood:
Puddle lane series
Faraway tree
Wishing chair
Famous five
Secret seven
(There's an Enid blyton theme emerging)
Carrie's war
Goodnight Mr Tom
Ballet shoes - loved this
Harry potter series
Babysitters club

I'm surprised how many times I've seen the babysitters club referenced in this thread, noone i knew at school read this series! My sister had the subscription box so I used to stand over her until she'd read the latest one

My eldest DC is 4 and is really interested in books, I'm excited for him for all the literature he gets to read for the first time

A Little Princess - oh how I hated that headteacher!

@SunshineLollipopsAndRainbows was it Teddy Robinson?

Does anyone remember the Teddy Robinson books? Short stories about a teddy bear who had a liking for purple dresses (among other things), and his owner, Debra.

I had these in a boxed set when I was about 5 or 6, but no one else seems to have heard of them.

Cross post!!

Richard Scarry books, including What Do People All Day? I liked hunting for Lowley Worm on each page

Oh my goodness, how about that for a cross post @AntarcticTern?!

Tom's Midnight Garden.
Milly Molly Mandy.

Judy Blume
Norma Klien
Famous five
Secret seven
Whe hitler stole pink rabbit
What Katy did
Little women
Catherine cooksons Mary Ann books

@DanielRicciardosSmile

Oscar Wilde’s “ The Little Prince”. So hauntingly beautiful.

Roald Dahl
Babysitter club
R l stine

Jinny at Finmory (Patricia Leitch)
Judy Blume - Tiger Eyes was a favourite
Sweet Valley High
Anything by Enid Blyton

Loved most of those already mentioned, I’ve skimmed so sorry if it’s been mentioned , Charlotte’s Web

All Judy Blume's books were great for me, also and the 'Sweet Valley High' collection, it was cheesy. I was fantasising about living in the US.

The worst witch
Mrs pepper pot
Bed time storie for (insert age)

Sorry I was thinking of The Selfish Giant - such a beautiful story.