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!

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Anything Roald Dahl, really, or Enid Blyton - especially the Magic Wishing Chair stories and Mystery series

Bfg etc, Anne of green gables, ballet shoes, Nancy Drew and sweet valley high, judy Blume, marmalade Atkins, ramona books.

Teddy Robinson
gobbelino the Witches Cat
dolphin Crossing
machine Gunners - Robert Westall
Owl Service - Alan Garner
Paddington Bear books

Not sure what age your ds is. Some of thevabove books would suit older primary age kids, some younger.

The what katie did books. (can't believe no one's mentioned them yet!)

Little princess

Narnia

Secret garden

Anything Enid Blyton or Dahl.

Tom's Midnight Garden
Carrie's War

Charlotte's Web. I actually fell down the stairs reading it cos I couldn't put it down

There's a really good book that our teacher read out loud to us. Can't remember what it was called but it was about a guide dog. The whole year 5 class were engaged listening to it.

Watership Down!

I remember reading The Indian In The Cupboard - it was quite long but I felt so proud once I'd finished it!

I loved the Indian in the cupboard. I'm fairly sure they nicked that idea when they made night in the museum.

Any Eva Ibbotson - Which witch my fave
Any Penelope Lively - revenge of Samuel stokes
Alan Garner - the owl service ,
Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Biggles - ( first crush ! )
Chalet school stories
Bobsy twins
Swallows and Amazons
Agatha Christie

Toms Midnight Garden and A Pattern Of Roses

One of my favourites was Woof by Allan Ahlberg. I think he did a book of poetry about being at primary school too, that was quite funny IIRC.

The fudge stories by Judy Blume
The enchanted wood series
Little house on the prairie series
Goodnight mr Tom and back home by Michelle magorian

Charlotte Sometimes

Anne of Green Gables. Marianne Dreams scared the crap out of me.

AWrinkle In Time, anything by Diana Wynne-Jones (especially Howl's Moving Castle and Archer's Goon), Lord of the Rings.

Magic faraway tree
Charlottes web
Sweet valley high books
Judy blume books

The Hodgeheg

Shouldwe - thank you for the recommendation. The Mystery of the Whistling Caves is now in my Amazon basket. My son may be a bit young for it but I can read it first and it will keep.

the naughtiest girl in the school

The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor....Enid Blyton

The famous five series

Black beauty

Secret seven

Gobbelino the witch's cat- Ursula Moray Williams
Carbonel -Barbara Sleigh
The country child- Alison Utterley
Teddy Robinson- Joan Robinson

There was a book called Beaver Towers and Escape to Beaver Towers that I loved, don't think they are still in print otherwise would get them for dd.

I loved The Famous Five.
All the Dick King Smith Books.
Toms Midnight Garden is coming to mind.