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The children’s book you remember best
(479 Posts)There are so many wonderful children’s books these days, from The Gruffalo to Amelia Fang, Gangsta Granny to Alex Rider.
But is there one book which made a special impact on you as a child?
For me it will always be Charlotte’s Web. It was read to me when I had Scarlet Fever , maybe not the ideal choice as I cried and cried, but for me a story I will never forget.
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FannyCornforth
As a very little girl, the Little Grey Rabbit books by Alison Uttley.
The illustrations are perfection.
This was the first one that I read
They were mine too. I spent rather a lot of money on a very old copy of" Christmas at the Rose and Crown." I loved the idea of having a stream in your room to get washed.
When a little older "My naughty Little sister", by Dorothy Edwards because I didn't have one. I have a set I still read to the grand Children.
Heidi
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Famous Five
Swallows and Amazons
The Lone Pine books by Malcolm Saville (Years later I walked across the Long Mynd and the Stiperstones).
The Marjorie books by Lorna Hill
Wish for a Pony by Monica Edwards
Any Pony books by Josephine Pullein-Thompson
Any books about boarding schools!
I loved all Enid Blyton books, Little Women and Black Beauty which I read through veils of tears in parts, I was a constant at our Public Library they must have been fed up with me. Another book I really liked was A Pattern of Islands but unfortunately can’t author also The Taming of Patricia, about Rhodesia, again don’t know the author.
Books have been my saviour at times, to read the greatest gift,
The Family from One End Street.
I've just bought new copies for my grand-daughter.
Afke's Ten - a lovely story of a Dutch family with 10 children.
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Magic Wishing Chair for me. Interestingly, my GC didn't take to it at all. No contest with their Harry Potter (which I have never read).
Swiss Family Robinson. We went to stay with my maternal g’ma one summer and I finished the books I had taken with me. Above the bed I found a shelf of books that had been my dad’s. I started Swiss Family Robinson one year and finished it the next.
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I adored all the William books. There were several that had belonged to my father at my granny’s house. I now have most of them, rather dog-eared now. I re-read them now and then and still find them very funny.
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I loved Lorna Hill's ballet books - A Dream Of Sadler's Wells, and all the following ones . I longed to have ballet lessons - never happened, but I made sure my daughter had them! She loved her dancing classes.
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak: Max's rebellious sail to the land of the Wild Things, with their zany costumes and rumpus-causing ways, was an early lesson in embracing individuality and the power of dreams.
"Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White: Wilbur the pig's unlikely friendship with Charlotte the spider, woven with wit and poignancy, taught me about loyalty, selflessness, and the beauty of life's fleeting moments.
"The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis: Stepping through the wardrobe into Narnia, a land of talking animals, epic battles, and a never-ending winter, fueled my childhood wanderlust and sparked a lifelong love of fantasy.
These books, and countless others, left an indelible mark on my childhood. They nurtured my curiosity, fostered my empathy, and opened doors to endless possibilities. As I revisit them now, I'm reminded of the timeless power of stories to shape who we become.
I didn't have one favorite when I was at school, I loved all of Enid Blytons Famous Five and Secret Seven, I went to the library every saturday morning for a book...
Trisha57
For me it was "The Twelve and the Genii" by Pauline Clarke. The story is about twelve toy soldiers that are discovered by a boy in the house previously lived in by the Bronte family. The soldiers come to life and have various adventures. This was read to us at school one chapter at a time at the end of the school day and has always stayed with me. I managed to buy a copy on Amazon a few years ago and re-read it. It brought back so many memories. I'm keeping it for my 9 year old GD to read eventually.
Good choice! I knew Cecil Lesley who illustrated many of Pauline Clarke’s books.
Pauline also wrote the James the Policeman books which CL illustrated. I have them all because they are based on my older brother and his two friends who pretended they were policemen in the village and were always out jotting down Reg. nos.
I think the first book that I ever read by myself was a children’s version of Oliver Twist. I loved it and read it cover to cover one cold winter afternoon. My aunt was staying with us and we sat by the fire and I read it to her.
Georgesgran
The Faraway Tree Series rings a bell for me. Enid Blyton, so I think names and events have been changed.
That was a book I really enjoyed as a young child.
Nancy Drew books . When went to high school my English teacher was made on Dickens so read all his from 11/12 until 16. First one was Tale of 2 cities which was my favourite. But we got through the rest . This was late 60's into early 70's.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I liked this book because the 3 goats, small, medium, and large had to travel across a bridge that had a mean troll living underneath it. He let the first two smaller ones go across the bridge thinking the big one would be a better meal for him, but when the big Billy goat gruff came along he met his match and was bucked away by the goat horns, never to bother anyone again. The troll was an ugly and bitter bully, and Reminded me of my mean stepfather. I often imagined someone coming along and saving us from him so that we could have a nice normal life after he was gone. Unfortunately this did not happen. I also was born in January, the sign of the goat. I felt a connection.
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