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

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 01-Dec-14 10:58:24

One of our very favourite features is our annual round up of the best children's books of the year

This year we've featured you over 30 fantastic books for children of all ages, from babies and preschoolers - to young adults and teens. Great ideas for Christmas shopping. AND three lucky gransnetters get to win the lot...each set is worth over £350 and is sure to keep the family (and the wider family and the neighbours' kids...) happy for a very long time.

Full details on the page

To enter the draw - which will be made at midday on Tuesday 16 December - all you have to do is answer one simple question.

What's your favourite children's book of all time?

Maybe it's one that you loved as a child. One that you read to your own children. Or one that you read with your grandchildren. Old, new, classic or little-known...we look forward to compiling a list of gransnetters all-time favourites.

nannyfran Tue 02-Dec-14 14:03:39

Winnie the Pooh, my Dad used to read it to me and do the different voices for all the characters. It was also a real hit with classes in school when I read it to them.

GrannyCaz1 Tue 02-Dec-14 15:19:54

Machine Gunners brilliant book and my children enjoy it also

annsixty Tue 02-Dec-14 15:51:23

I know they have been mentioned many times but it just makes me feel better at having loved Enid's Blyton's Famous Five books. I don't mind admitting reading and enjoying books which are frowned on now.

annsixty Tue 02-Dec-14 15:52:44

Only Enid,blush

granh1 Tue 02-Dec-14 18:37:57

The only books we had in the house when I was a child were 'Romany' books. My favourite was Out with Romany by Meadow and Stream (by George Bramwell Evans). We lived in the countryside and I spent a lot of my childhood outdoor, so this book really interested me and was very relevant to my experience of childhood.

Eleanorre Tue 02-Dec-14 18:43:39

Children of the new forest I loved it .

greenfinger5 Tue 02-Dec-14 19:40:52

That's a toughy! Enid Blyton - The Faraway Tree

mymy Tue 02-Dec-14 20:21:36

The three pigs was always my favourite

Isis1981uk Tue 02-Dec-14 20:32:50

I loved Carrie's War by Nina Bawdon, it brings back memories of my mum reading it to me.

jenn Tue 02-Dec-14 20:40:51

Ring of Brightwater by Gavin Maxwell, read it at school and have never forgotten it. When I was in my 30's I stayed in Knoydart in Scotland and it was as just as he had described, stunning!!

rosesarered Tue 02-Dec-14 20:46:46

My favourite book to read to my children and grandchildren is always The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, there are several books [3?] in the set and are just lovely, plus adventurous and exciting.

annodomini Tue 02-Dec-14 21:08:12

AA Milne - Winnie the Pooh is great for reading aloud and my children enjoyed these books before they branched out and read for themselves.

headsy12 Tue 02-Dec-14 21:09:15

James and the Giant Peach

eddie494 Tue 02-Dec-14 21:30:04

Professor Branestawm - looking forward to seeing it on TV soon!

Mads Tue 02-Dec-14 23:17:50

Mallory Towers books by Enid Blyton. I always wished school was just like in the stories which were such fun but of course I never had a 'midnight feast' which always seemed magical.

vidd Tue 02-Dec-14 23:32:38

Malory towers by Enid Blyton

etheltbags1 Wed 03-Dec-14 09:25:32

My fave book of all time has to be Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.
It conjurs up life in the countryside where everyone knew their place and despite it being written from a horses point of view which realistic kids of today might find strange, I just loved it.
I also learned a lot about life, about social inequality which was rife in the 1800s, also it illustrated morality to a certain extent and after all that's what a good book does.

pattieb Wed 03-Dec-14 14:35:24

My Favourite book was The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Sooo looking forward to sharing it with my Grandson

Angiej Wed 03-Dec-14 15:27:07

As a child my favourite book was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the book I really like reading to my children today is Were Going On A Bear Hunt.

willow5 Wed 03-Dec-14 15:32:54

As a child my favorite book was 'the Musicians of Brenem, by the Brothers Grimm
It was about a donkey, a dog, a cat and a cock, who were all about to be killed by their owners, but encouraged by the donkey decided to become run away and become musicians. On their way they came across a robbers house, and by creating horrendous 'music' ( braying, barking etc etc) at the window, frightened the robbers away.
The animals took over the house, and despite the robbers attempt to regain it (the animals repeated their musical efforts) they decided to live there together forever.
I still have the origional book, and have read it to my children and my granddaughter who have also enjoyed it

bluebubblerose Wed 03-Dec-14 15:35:47

the night before Christmas x

TracyKNixon Wed 03-Dec-14 15:40:15

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

nodrog Wed 03-Dec-14 15:56:11

Treasure Island

badgermum Wed 03-Dec-14 15:57:37

We're going on a bear hunt is the favourite in our family, it gets read over and over again with fantastic rhyme and the chance to do some elaborate noises, it's always a winner

andywedge Wed 03-Dec-14 16:20:31

Lost & Found by Oliver Jeffers