Your fav author from childhood

Black Beauty too was one of my favourites. The first book not the sequel so much.

No-one else for Tove Jannson ?

Am I the only Non Blyton reader?

I also read mostly from the local library but the books I owned I read and reread.

I still have my original Borrowers book.

A book called No Going back, with characters, Tamsin, Nerissa, Roger and Meryon I think.
Just tired to google it but no joy finding the author.

It’s funny isn’t it, we had a school library book every week, and books from the town library, so must have read hundreds of books, and yet we all seem to remember Enid Blyton most of all.

felice a book I mentioned earlier called Wish for a Pony had characters called Tamsin and Clarissa (Rissa). It was by Monica Edwards.

Monica Edwards wrote many books, some called the Punchbowl Farm series too felice.
One was called No Entry - could it be that?

I read a lot of them

felice

Cargo of Horses
Cargo of Horses
by Monica Edwards
4.20 · 40 Ratings · published 1951 · 5 editions
When Tamzin discovers that horses are being shipped to the continent for the meat market, she enlists the help of Jim Decks and his friends to rescue the horses. She, Rissa, Meryon and Roger then have to solve the problem of what to do with all the horses afterwards

There was also a boy called Dickon I think.

Enid Blyton for sure, I loved The Faraway Tree and Moonface was my favourite character.

NotSpaghetti, I didn`t mention Georgette Heyer bec ause I was thinking of what I read as a younger child. I was introduced to Georgette Heyer by our English teacher when I was 14, I got hooked, and read every one by the time I was 16, also loved the Louisa M Alcott books, which I discovered aged 11.

Anyone remember "The Naughtiest Girl" series by Enid Blyton? One of my favourites, read it over and over again as a child .

I'm currently reading The Naughtiest Girl series to my granddaughter Opal and we're both enjoying it. Timeless stories.

The Blue Door Theatre books by Rosemary Brown. The Queen Elizabeth story by Rosemary Sutcliff and the Cherry Ames Nurse books by Helen Wells. Also the Heidi books by Johanna Spyri.

Enjoy Chewbacca, precious times with our grandchildren , and yes, as you say, timeless.

Another BIG Enid Blyton fan here I think I must have read every book she wrote loved them allThe magic faraway tree with Pinkie moon face saucepan man oh she really opened up my imagination and my love of reading ... then all the various adventure series and then all the boarding schools ones
I did read others including Noel Streatfield Lorna Hill the just William and all the Louisa m Alcott but Enid was by far my favourite She wrote in such a readable way and I really lived in her stories I still have many of her books upstairs in my attic rooms

That is so true Sara65 I remember the mobile library coming to school and the village and loved it. Must have read so many books but favourite was Enid Blyton Magic Faraway Tree, Famous Five, Heidi and Black Beauty.

I loved all Enid Blytons books. They must have been fed up of me at the local library, enjoyed Heidi, Little Women, Black Beauty, one book, A Pattern of The Islands, made me want to travel, never marry, but I did at 19. I loved Charles Dickens, how he described everything and his use of the English language, but I kept quiet about it lest my friends poked fun, I so wanted to fit in. That love of reading has never abated.

Sparkling

There was a thread recently which was very sniffy about Enid Blyton, but she must have inspired a love of reading in so many children.

Thanks everyone, they are the ones I was remembering.
Alan Garners the Owl Service has sad memories for me. I worked a few shifts a week in a friends Hotel behind the bar many years ago.
A very nice man used to stay overnight on his way to work on the rigs every couple weeks.
He gave me his daughters copy of the Owl Service to read, saying he would pick it up on the way back.
He went onto the Piper Alpha platform and sadly never came back. His daughter asked me to keep the book as he used to talk about the nice woman behind the bar who was having a baby and he enjoyed having someone to chat to.
Sad.

Sara65 the next Famous Five book was always eagerly anticipated but without all the drama and publicity that went with the Harry Potter books in more recent times.

Enid Blyton for me too. I started with The Secret Seven and progressed through The famous Five, Malory Towers and The St Clares series. She inspired a life long love of books and reading. I loved Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Elinor M Brent-Dyer too.

I was a Nancy Drew mystery reader, absolutely loved all her books when I was at school. The Library was right next door to my secondary school, so often popped in during my lunch break. I am still a big reader now, its how I cope with everything that goes on.

Mallory towers treasure island biggles any Enid blyton Heidi black beauty uncle tons cabin little women what Katy did what Katy did next little women. Plus most of Dickens writings st 9! Oh and a host more wonderful children books. Memories of magical reading times!!!

Enid Blyton...especially The Famous Five!! I then remember reading a book called The Stuttering Parrot, which was a sort of kids being detective book. Can't remember who it was by!

Enid Blyton - loved her Tales of the Wishing Chair and The Faraway Tree (I think it was)- I could borrow them from the tiny library in my village.
Louisa May Alcott was also a favourite, with the Little Women series. Only thing is that though it has been made into tv series and films, the actors they have chosen never fits in with how I have always pictured them !

It was Biggles, Just William and Swallows and Amazons for me.