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Black Beauty would be my choice. I have clear memories of sitting under the dining table in floods of tears aged 7 but reading and rereading this wonderful story.

It has to be Masha by Mara Kay. The story had me hooked from page one. Her experiences at school in Russia only
strengthened her for the future.

Our teacher had his own book that he used in school, and it was about a circus the antics the children got up to. It was fantastic a very old green hard backed book
My own love was the famous five, oh I couldnt get enough of them, I still have some now. I was talking about them and he went out and bought me a pack of 5 books, with a Enjoy your only young once, Which I thought was lovely

I loved reading the Water Babies as a child a book that still entrances me today

I'd love to say The Iliad by Homer but seriously it was Richmal Crompton's William series (and I've only just realised that Richmal was a woman), so very funny and apt during that period of time and just a little more non-PC than Enid Blyton's Famous Five series.
Later on I used to love reading The Hungry Caterpillar to my children, and sneaking a read of the Harry Potter series

Heidi was my favorite as a child. I loved the character, and the story of her going to live with her grandfather in the mountains. She had great spirit and I wanted to be like her so much.

I read Jane Eyre from an early age and adored the romance of it. It is still my favourite book.

I loved Enid Blyton's Famous Five stories - still do!

The Faraway Tree series (Enid Blyton), because the stories transported me to another world. And amazingly, they are my grandson's favourites as well, with no input from me! So good old Enid Blyton, politically correct or not - still captivating young minds!

my favourite book as a child was the enchanted wood by enid blyton my dad would sit and read it to me every bedtime and its one of my most happiest moments.

Yes “telly “ The secret garden was the first book that got me hooked into reading .... I remember it so well ....
Imagination took you to “ another world “
Those were the days when a Christmas present of a book,was a marvellous present ....

Black Beauty. I won it at primary school and loved it.

Black Beauty was my favourite and I just bought another copy to enjoy

The Secret Garden. I love how Mary and Dickon bring both the garden and Colin back to feeling alive.

The Witch of Redesdale by Winifred Finlay. Probably the start of my fascination for thrillers!

I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a child. I always imagined being able to eat as much sweets and chocolate as you could without being told off!!

I loved the Malory Towers books and literally couldn't put them down whatever I was meant to be doing! I was a day pupil at a boarding school and loved to read about boarding school life, it seemed such fun!

I loved "The Water Babies" by Charles Kingsley. I was about 6 and I cried. I've just ordered it to read again. It was magical.

My favourite childhood book was The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley. It was given to me by my much loved grandmother and read to me by my father who always explained to me the moral lessons for life outlined throughout the story. These have stayed with me over my 72 years. Good old Mrs Do as you would be done by!!

The Far Away Tree was my favourite (by Enid Blyton), it just seemed so exciting (but also, sometimes a bit scary), to be able to climb a tree and be in a different land each time.
I liked the rest of the series as well, but it he Far Away Tree was definitely my favourite

The Bobbsey twins when I was younger, it was family life with adventure

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs because it was the only book I was allowed to bring with me from Australia.

I absolutely loved reading as a child (still do) and it was a real escape for me. Adored all Enid Blyton stories especially Magic Faraway Tree & Wishing Chair. But my all time favourite book is The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

I used to the Heidi books. Her adv

The Heidi books.
Her adventures seemed a world away from anything I ever did growing up.