if you were a child in the 80's, what was your favourite book?

[IamAnIAMSgirl]

Hello all
I have been reserving library books to read to DS that I enjoyed as a child.

I was wondering if you would be so kind to re-jog my memory of more book by letting me know your favourite stories if you were a primary school child in this era.

Many thanks!

[RedOnHerHedd]

Oh yes, the Narnia books!

[PartiallyStars]

A Little Princess
The Children of Green Knowe
All the Famous Five books
All the Narnia books

[WhispersOfWickedness]

Gumble's yard
Paddington
Jennings

[PartiallyStars]

Oh, also the Carbonel books, A Wrinkle in Time, The King of the Copper Mountains, and the Magic Faraway Tree.

[scrivette]

A Little Princess
Famous Five
Secret Seven

[Horopu]

One hundred million francs.

[LifeBeginsNow]

The Magic Faraway Tree. I'm looking forward to reading that one to my DS when he's here!

[anotherbusymum14]

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branstawm and my Naughty Little Sister books. I also remember some journals we used to read about a Jabberwocky?

[LittleHouseOnTheShelf]

Nearly all of those mentioned, plus swallows and Saxons and Nancy Drew and the swish if the curtain.

[hippiedays]

I was just going to post The Faraway Tree but I've been beaten to it. I adored that book.

Also mostly anything by Enid Blyton - The Secret Seven, The Famous Five, Malory Towers, The Naughtiest Girl, The Five Find Outers..........

[FlumptyDumpty]

Charlotte's Web
Carrie's War
Moondial

[mumsywoo78]

Meg and mog books
Miffy books
Ladybird books shopping with mother

[HopperBusTicket]

I loved Enid Blyton but I've avoided introducing them to my son because it's all so sexist. I don't know if I'm being a bit OTT though.

[TheCountessofFitzdotterel]

A Traveller In Time

[shouldwestayorshouldwego]

Hopper I think that Enid Blyton was to an extent a writer for her time. Have you tried the Helen Moss adventure island books? They are more contemporary but similar themes.

[Hygellig]

I used to love 'I am David'. I can still remember the plot in great detail as I read it so many times, whereas I sometimes forget recent books.

I also used to like all the Judy Blume books, the Animals of Farthing Wood, Danny the Champion of the World and Matilda, the Five Children and It books, the Little House on the Prarie books, any Enid Blyton (despite it being un-PC), and Anne of Green Gables amongst others.

[Heatherbell1978]

Anything by Enid Blyton but mostly Mallory Towers and St Clare's books oh and the Faraway Tree. Roald Dahl. The Drina ballet books I loved too. The Demon Headmaster. Wish I could remember them all...!

[DoItTooJulia]

The flowers in the attic books (!)
Nancy Drew
Trebizon
The chalet school
Judy Blume

[IndigoApple]

The Peppermint Pig

[Elisheva]

The Willard Price Adventure series.
Freckle Juice, and one in the same series about a kipper (!).
Little House books
Enid Blyton then Judy Blume then Paula Danziger.
Ramona Quimby series
My Naughty Little sister

[thatsn0tmyname]

Enid Blyton, Judy Bloom, Roald Dahl, the Adrian Mole series, the Sweet Valley High series plus a random called The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown which they made into a mini series starting Sarah Greene.

[thatsn0tmyname]

Judy Blume!

[Middleoftheroad]

Moondial
Stig ot The Dump
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler
Charlotte's Web
All Roald Dahl
All Judy Blume

[goldfinch01]

Another vote for the Faraway Tree. Also Just William and Brer Rabbit.

[Middleoftheroad]

I'll also second (third, fourth and fifth)
Sweet Valley High
And all Virginia Andrews