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

I used to love the Enid Blyton books and it's hard to pick a favourite as I read them all loads of times - maybe The Magic Faraway Tree. As an adult I've really enjoyed the Harry Potter series and have read them a few times each too - old habits die hard and all that! Will be keeping my fingers crossed hoping for some luck now as reading to the kids or having them read aloud is something I love to do, and it's great to be able to pass on my love of books to my grandson and nieces and nephews.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Both of my daughters loved it and now my grandchildren are enjoying it too.

At the moment it had to be 'The Snail on the Tail of a Whale' by Julia Donaldson.

Now on grandchild number four I can still summon up enthusiasm and energy when reading this wonderfully written (and illustrated) book.

Definitely Heidi although Seven Little Australians comes a close second.

That should read "My" favourites.

Mine favourites were "The Silver Sword" and The Secret Garden"
I read a lot when I was young, Famous Five. Biggles and various other other entertaining stuff. School stories and girls and ponies. I was never really properly pointed in the direction of really good children's stories when I was younger.

I was late in getting around to reading books like The Secret Garden and the Silver Sword both of which I still love. In my later teens I discovered the Just William books.

My children were avid book fans and adored being read to. Shirley Hughes Alfie books, Judith Kerr and Mog the Cat books and the wonderful "The Tiger who came to tea." These are favourites of mine and my Daughter and now her two yr old son who loves looking at books and being read to.

Children's stories have improved greatly since the 1950s. Now stories are written about ordinary children living in ordinary families.
So many of the writers of children's stories during the 1950s seemed to write about families who were well off, they had a family cook or a friendly gardener, went to boarding schools and had amazing adventures in the holidays.
Writers now seem to have got to grips with what many children's lives are really like and now deal with many difficult family issues.
It must easier for children to engage with books whose stories reflect their lives.

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

The Tale of Peter Rabbit.. loved all of them but this was my favourite..

The BFG WAS A FAVOURITE BUT MY GRANDAUGHTER LOVES ABIGAIL

Tom's Midnight Garden [although I think I probably read it as an adult ]. Visited Ely Cathedral for the first time this year.

Little Women - no contest!

Mine is The Lion, Witch and the wardrobe

I love Guess How Much I Love You.

My favourite was/is Fungus the Bogeyman, it has always been a go to book for this family, I remember my sister being bought it when we were children and I loved it right from the first time I saw the cover.

the famous five

The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley was my favourite childhood book, it took me faraway into a lovely place of wonder

Heidi

The Secret Seven seriesby Enid Blyton, amazing part of my childhood which formedmy love of reading.

As a child books were not plentiful in our house, because money was tight But What Katie Did was my favourite.

all the famous five books and the secret seven books fantastic

The Biggles books.

Wind in the willows

My favorite picture book is The Legend of Dust Bunnies, a Fairy's Tale.
It is a refreshingly lighthearted story about a very important and serious topic: Being Yourself. Watch a book preview https://animoto.com/play/2XcG5elgmuLcEw0PtrqX6Q/
The Legend of Dust Bunnies will open your eyes to a world of dirt and dust that you never knew could be so magical and fun! Did you know that Dust Fairies come into our homes at night and spread dust, spider webs, and even spit crumbs into the carpet? They do! It’s true! Well, not all fairies. Artie is different. He doesn’t like messes, and he doesn’t fit in. At first, Artie is lonely and unsure of what to do, but then he decides that he’s going to take matters into his own hands. When given lemons you're supposed to make lemonade, right? This story does one better, it turns DUST into DUST BUNNIES. The Legend of Dust Bunnies is his delightful story about how and why a misfit Dust Fairy turns dust into (super-cute and cuddly) dust bunnies and the joyful aftermath that follows.

My children loved Eric Carle's The very hungry caterpillar and my childhood favourite was Enid Blyton's Mallory Towers series.