What was you favourite book when you were a child?

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Mine was The Faraway Tree series.

According to my parents I used to force them to read the same book over and over again when I was little - and I'd correct them if they tried to skip bits. It was called The Dragon of the Blue Mountain (or something like that) - does anyone else remember it/know where I might get it as my old book mysteriously disappeared... I had loads of other favourites as I got older, including most of the books already mentioned in this thread! (yes, I was a bookworm too - still am!)

Good idea Roosmoo! See you there?!?...

Little White Horse...fab that this is named by so many. Can't wait for dd to be old enough to read it. Also relieved to see that lots of others re-read childrens' books. Christine Pullein Thompson. The Singing Tree. Malcolm Saville. The House of Sixty Fathers. I am David. The Silver Sword. Moondial. The Himself books (about an Irish terrier).

Oh, forgot one of my all time favourites: Violet Needham.

Charlotte's Web and the Little House on the Prairie series.

funny bones when really wee (now dds favourite!) and goosebumps stuff when older

I used to love Mrs Pepperpot and The Borrowers..

Mrs Pepperpot was just great!

Thanks for reminding me!

sounds interesting kleggie - I'm a bit envious of you studes, actually - I would love to go back and study literature again - I'm sure I'd be that much more erudite and dedicated as a mature student!!!!

Another Moomin fan here.

I really liked the Chrysalids by John Wyndham because I was a sad sci fi freak.

jura - Was it part of this trilogy by Peter Dickinson?

I had these as a child - forgotten all about them 'til you mentioned them - did enjoy them, but not my favourites!!!

aaah moomins - didn't understand a word but so what! and The Rescuers series, esp Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines. I was just telling DH about Heartsease the other day, we were discussing life after the oil runs out. Professor Branestawm anybody? (unreadable as an adult I find unfortunately) and thanks for mentioning I am David (far from unreadable).

i did have homework at primary school - at the age of five I had to find a picture of a duck and bring it in. I thought it was hard

does anyone else remember Come Back Lucy?

I loved it - and my mother didnt want me to read it because she thought I would be scared! She never had any faith in me

Oh yes the Moomins and the Borrowers . Brilliant.

Lord of the Rings
Day of the Triffids
Where the Wild things are
The Golden Sleepy Book (always felt sorry for Will)

My brother's was The Tiger who came to tea which he bouht for DS along with Where the Wild things are - nashing emoticon -

charlottes web
lion,witch and wardrobe

All of the below, plus, Mrs pepperpots something. A story about a boy getting a soup pot stuck on his head ( made me wee) and a book called something along the lines of, The lion who wouldn't wear galsses, or The lion who couldn't see, or......... no idea, still remeber the pictures though, a huge pile of glasses in all shades an styles.

I always hated Where the Wild Things Are. whats the attraction?

The wolves of willoughby chase
The Island of Adventure (enid blyton)
Children of the new forest
Swallows and Amazons

Mine was Dear Mili by Wilhelm Grimm... its lovely.
...also liked what katy did (its what i'm named after... mum came to regret this )