Anything Secret Seven - I loved those books and am now sharing them with another generation!

Because I was an only child who longed to be part of a big family, my favourite book was "The Bell Family" by Noel Streatfield about 4 children of a poor vicar in the East End of London. One daughter was a talented ballet dancer and as my Mum and Dad couldn't afford ballet lessons for me I lived my dream vicariously through her. I also enjoyed the American books about a family of two sets of twins called "The Bobsey Twins". The twins were called Bert and Nan and the younger ones were Freddie and Flossie. My two cats are now called Freddie and Flossie in their honour! I recently found a Bobsey Twin book in a second hand shop and on reading it I found it horribly moral and self righteous but as I child I relished them.

Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

M for Mischief by Richard Parker was my favourite ever children's book. The story of a magic oven. That is as much as I can remember about the book, but I can remember reading it so many times. It was funny so I always read it either when I was poorly or feeling sad and it always cheered me up and made me feel better. Its funny but as an adult I always tend to go for books that are lighthearted and are a good laugh out loud kind of a book. As I thought it was called M for magic I've had to search through Google to find its proper title and the author‘s name and it would appear I'm not the only one to have sought out this book from childhood memories. It dates back to the 60‘s and there are 6 used copies available on Amazon for £1.50 - very tempted to buy one.

The stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, exciting and adventure.

Every Christmas and birthdays I received a Famous Five and Secret Seven book and I loved them! These books gave me my love of reading which has followed me into adulthood and even now I read about three books a month. I am proud to say that this love of reading has been passed on to my children and my five beautiful grandchildren as well. No better gift to give them than a new book of any genre.

As a young child, my favourite book was Ned the Lonely Donkey, a Ladybird book by Noel Barr. I wept buckets over that book and to be honest, I still tear up if see a donkey with a particularly sad face. Although the story had a happy ending - lonely donkey makes friends with lonely boy - it was the dreadful pain of his loneliness that tore my guts out. Even though I knew it had a happy ending, I would torture myself anew each time I re-read it. When I was a bit older, my mother threatened to put Black Beauty on the back of the fire she was so fed up of my snivelling. It's not as if I was a horsey child - in my working class home the nearest I ever got to mounting a steed was sitting at the end of the banisters with one of my brother's old ties for reins.

I loved The Naughtiest girl in the School by Enid Blyton

loved the Famous Five books but also loved the Paddington books which I discovered when I was about 10

I was taught to read before I started school by my beloved Grandma who we lived with. She used the Noddy books by Enid Blyton. At primary school we couldn't afford many books so I frequented the local library. 60 years later I can still remember the thrill I got when I found a Famous Five or Secret Seven book that I hadn't read. My daughter recently gave me all the Famous Five stories for my Kindle but I'm struggling. They are so dated. Times have really changed

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome was my favourite, I loved the pirate sisters!

favourites were What Katy Did and What Katy Did Next. Also Little Women and Jo's Boys. I realise now that I needed to know if the authors followed on with a sequel with the same ideas that I had!

The Emperor's New Clothes was my favourite, l'm afraid l can not explain why though

i loved the magic faraway books by Enid Blyton, Ahhh, moonface!

has to be Enid Blyton for me loved the secret seven and the mallory towers series read them again and again as a child,

I loved the Enid Blyton Famous Five books when I was young, and also the Roald Dahl classics.

james and the giant peach

The Chalet School books written by Elinor Brent-Dyer, great books that I still read now from time to time

I loved Treasure Island when I was little

Has to be Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, such a wonderful and witty story.

The Family From One End Street conjured up a colourful world.

Charlotte's Web by E B White

I loved the Famous Five books from Enid Blyton.

Anything about ponies as I knew it was very unlikely that I would ever have my own pony (unless my Great Uncle Albert won the Pools! ).

I had a lovely edition of The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley when I was very young - but have no idea what happened to it

As well as Enid Blyton when I was very young I loved books by Malcolm Saville and trekked over the Lond Mynd and Stiperstones where his books were set when I was older.

'Wish For a Pony' by Monica Edwards was a favourite. DD2 is called after one of the characters in the book.
I enjoyed books by Lorna Hill, particularly the 'Marjorie & Co' series set in Northumberland.
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And of course, What Katy Did, Alice and Heidi amongst other classics.

I just can't pick a favourite!

Long Mynd of course!