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

toms midnight garden, loved the idea of slipping into the past and experiencing another world.

I loved reading the 'Alfie' books by Shirley Hughes to my children, almost as much as they loved hearing them.

The Velveteen Rabbit for cosy cuddle reads with my children, and Struelpeter which was their favourite.

Ballet Shoes by Noel Steatfeild

Elmer's Day, we used to read it at bedtime so that gd could say goodnight to Elmer. It made that the end of the bedtime routine.

It has got to be 'Charlotte's Web' by E. B. White. This beautifully written book deals with issues that children will encounter in their young lives and
gently, through clever characterisation, readers will lose themselves in the story.

Heidi. I loved it as a child and still I remember almost word for word!

The Wishing Tree by Enid Blyton

Treasure Island

My favourite book was Meg and mog.

The Lorax - Dr Seuss. My grandson is two and a half but he loves this book. Like many Dr Seuss books, it has a lovely rhythm, which makes it easy to read. It also very engagingly tells a story that, as children get older, will lead them to think about the importance of looking after the earth and all its creatures.

Where the Wild Things Are
so many layers of meaning

My favourite book and one I remember reading over and over again was a book called The Patchwork Quilt, I think it was by an American author. The story was told by a grandmother to her granddaughter telling stories related to her life and remembered through each patch of fabric in the quilt. The story has remained etched in my memory over 40 years later.

I was always at the local library as a child and one day picked up "Molly Becomes a Librarian" (can't remember the author) and decided I wanted to become one too. I DID become a librarian, married a librarian and my daughter is now a school librarian working in a primary school! If I won these, they would go to my grandchildren and to the school library to share with other children.

There were not many books in my home as a child but I did learn to read early and read anything I could lay my hands on. I loved Heidi, Little women and Little House on the Prairie. Now I like to read any of the Julie Donaldson books to my granddaughter.

I have been trying to remember a book I was given as a school prize on leaving primary school about the lives of famous women. It was about women like Florence Nightingale, Amy Johnson and Helen Keller. At 11 it was the first book I owned and I found it very inspirational.

Loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when I read it out to my class many years ago

I'm with Grannyactivist on The Velveteen Rabbit. My daughter had a part of this read out at her wedding; if you've read it you'll understand why.

As my vote isn't the original one for that book I don't wish to be included in the draw, just to endorse GA's choice.

Rupert Bear, who started life in the Daily Express, but later was published in Annuals.

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

One of the best books ever, especially for reading aloud.
So empowering for small people as well as stimulating and beautifully illustrated.

Brilliant at defusing the sort of situation when you might want to send someone to bed without any supper as well as helping children make sense of their behaviour.

When We Were Very Young by AA Milne, closely followed by Little Women.

Favourite children's book: 'Outside Over There', by Maurice Sendak. Encourages a wee one's imaginative development.

The Jolly Postman, love reading this with my granddaughter. She loves to read the letters in the book while I read the story.

As a younger child, Dr Seuss's Fox in Socks. I loved the tongue twisters in it, and it was a gift for me from a family friend when I had my tonsils out.

When I was a bit older, it was A Little Princess, and Jack and Jill (Louisa May Alcott). I also loved the mysteries - Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden series.

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo

My favourites were the magic tree and the wishing chairgby enid blyton classic stories that stand the test of time