We're giving away more than a THOUSAND pounds worth of children's books!

My Granddaughter, who is 4, loves The Puffin Book of Five- Minute Stories.
She chooses which story I will read to her even though she has heard them all many times before. We snuggle up and find something new in each story every time. My favourite story is the 3 Billy Goats Gruff because I can use silly voices and make her giggle.

The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett

Mr Gallianos Circus by Enid Blyton. I received as a prize in Primary School and read it many times. I still have it 53 years later - still in its dust jacket!

Goodnight, Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar of course!

The Complete Book of Farmyard Tales by Usborne - my two year old reads it over and over again - has the added attraction of finding a hiding baby duck on every page - recommend it

Love You Forever

Charlottes web, enjoyed reading it as a teacher and to my children. cannot wait until grandchildren are old enough to appreciate story

I love reading the gruffalo with my son.

Our favourite will always be 'Where the Wild Things Are' ! It's been a but hijacked by the film but the book has wonderful illustrations and clear no nonsense text ..it has been a favourite of all children and all of four grandchildren, although we're looking forward to reading some of the others on your list!

The Hungry Crocodile. Reading this to my grandchildren I could see that they were both scared and delighted. Wonderful!

The Tiger That Came To Tea. Even in my adulthood I am still as intrigued as I was when I was 5 as to the hidden meanings of the book...

A book my English teacher used to read to the class - The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. We could hardly wait for her next lesson to once again be engrossed in that magical story.

"Anything by Enid Blyton", the best children's author of all time, bar none.
So prolific also, 500 books in all , what an achievement eh !

I loved "The Secret of Pooduck Island" by Alfred Noyes. He also wrote the famous poem, "The Highwayman". Pooduck Island is off the coast of Maine and is haunted by the famous Indian chief Squando. I had a red canoe, like an indian canoe, and I called it Squando. We had great adventures on the River Trent, perhaps not so romantic as Pooduck Island but I had a lovely chidhood, nevertheless.

Well, it has to be The Bobsey Twins, of course! hence the Gransnet name ...

Room on the Broom, I love this book and so do my two 5 year old granddaughters.

My grandchildren love a story that my daughter was read in primary school.. Burglar Bill but the Ahlbergs.. In fact they are both suckers for any of the Ahlbergs books (like my girls were) and Richard Scary.

My favourite used to be Rupert the Bear but can't seem to get them into it. hey love all the flaps to open on many hardback books, but my girls had a slot book, Ted and Dolly's Magic Carpet Ride...talk about blast from the past? Does anyone else remember this book?

Val

Winnie the Pooh. And now all the family has identities from the book, I'm Eeyore.....

Mog the Forgetful Cat

Peace at Last. My girls loved it and now they are enjoying reading to their children. A real modern day classic.

The Famous Five!

Has to to be the BFG by Roald Dahl

I loved The Hobbit at school. I read it to my son 24 year old son when he was 8 and I'm now reading it to my 7 year old daughter, any opportunity!

My favourite children's book has to be The Ship That Flew by Hilda Lewis. I remembered reading this as a child and tracked it down to read to my own children. When my grandchildren are a little older, I shall be able to read it to the too. Very imaginative and enjoyable.