Favourite children's books if you were born circa 1979

[recklessgran]

I've come up with the idea of giving one of my DD's a bundle of her favourite childhood books as part of her Christmas present so that she can read them again with her 3 year old over the coming years. I know this will mean a lot to her. The problem is that I'm struggling to think of enough of them. So far I've got the Velveteen Rabbit, Grandfather Gregory and the Brambly Hedge seasons books. I would really appreciate any help as I am struggling to remember which of the books we had belonged to which era given that I had 5 DD's spread out over 16 years. TIA

What a lovely idea!

The Lucy and Tom books by Shirley Hughes. Very similar to the Alfie books. They have a Lucy and Tom’s Christmas which is my favourite Christmas book ever (although my own DDs don’t really like it , they let me read it to them sometimes to humour me ).

Ballet Shoes series
Narnia series

Brambly Hedge seasons

These are all books I picked up from childhood home to give to dd

Can't believe nobody has mentioned Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. The original version, not the film tie in. I used to LOVE this book. I got it out on repeat from the Library.

Obviously Stig of the Dump too, Secret Seven and Famous Five. The Enid Blyton Fairy book - remember that there was a story about ribbons being made from rainbows and stardust.

Oh Lord...I was born in 1980 and went on a mission when I found out I was pregnant to get my favourite childhood books so...

The water babies...picture book is blue hard back I can pm a pic if needed
The Tiger who came to Tea
Mog the forgetful Cat
Meg and Mog
Puff the Magic dragon
Dogger
Mr Gumpy's motor car (I have 2 but they are in dds toon and I can't remember the other one)
Where the Wild Thing are
Beatrix Potter
Thomas the Tank Engine..the little hard back books
Winnie the Pooh

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Mrs Pepperpot
Magic Faraway Tree
The Borrowers

Mallory Towers and Trebizon

Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

great idea btw

THe weirdstone of brisingamen by Alan Garner

Omg! The King of the Copper Mountains!!!!

I'd forgotten about that completely!

What an amazing thread, I'm going to order loads for DS.

If anyone ever finds a book called Phoebe & the Hot Water Bottles, please let me know! It was my absolute favourite (even though Phoebe was read as Pobby in my brain at the time) and I have looked everywhere.

Other favourites have all been listed I think, other than all the little Ladybird hardback fairytales with gorgeous illustrations. We gave all mine to my old primary school when I was a teenager and the kids DREW on them! 🥺

Orlando the Marmalade cat
Diary of a church mouse by Graham Oakley

Orlando the marmalade cat
Moonin books
Little Grey Rabbit

Ooh, forgot Brambly Hedge books...

I'm a 1976 baby and this thread is bringing up so many happy memories, what a lovely idea for a gift. Other favourites of mine were In the Night Kitchen and Maggie Scraggle.

By the way, having attempted to share my favourite ‘older kids’ books like joan aikens joan lingards and jean ure, i’d scratch my alan garner suggestion just there and say stick to books your daughter might read to her children, so only go up to age 7 or 8. Older kids do not always appreciate our dated gems of literature

Anno’s journey

I was born in 79
The hungry caterpillar
Leo the lop
The snow man
Peter Rabbit
The Chronicles of Narnia
Richard Scarry books
Peanuts / Charlie Brown / Snoopy
Danger mouse books (I had them with tapes, my very favourite was the exploding custard one)
Fungus the bogeyman
Beatrix Potter
Enid Blyton
Andy Pandy
Ladybird books
Flower fairy's
Black beauty
Bramble hedge
Strawberry shortcake
Victoria Plum

I have some beautiful kids poetry books from when I was a kid but they are in the kids rooms so I can't check the titles

Etsy has a good selection of 1970's & 1980's children's books

Meal one

Almost all have already been mentioned apart from

Ant and Bee

Ant and Bee go shopping was my favourite I think, and enjoyed my all my DC.

Milly Molly Mandy ( all of them)
Anne of Green Gables
Emily of New Moon

Just remembered the Puddle Lane books! Loved them too.

Did everyone else have the reading books at school with the Yellowhats, Redhats and Bluehats?

Someone’s already mentioned all the Winnie the Pooh books haven’t they? What about the Wombles?

Lighthouse keepers lunch, avocado baby..