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NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 11-May-20 12:37:29

To celebrate Thomas the Tank Engine's 75th anniversary, we're giving away a fantastic bundle of goodies worth over £100 to one lucky winner. Five runners-up will also win a copy of Thomas' Big Journey: Book with toy engine and giant track.

More details on the prize can be found HERE and T&Cs HERE. We will pick a winner after 11am on 11th June.

To enter simply tell us... Which story do you love reading to your grandchildren and why?

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Kelgc Tue 12-May-20 06:11:36

The Gruffalo - great writing and great message.

kristanybryn Tue 12-May-20 00:58:22

I love reading Little Matchstick Girl to my children because it was my favourite story when I was young

Magsd Mon 11-May-20 23:59:14

I love reading we’re all going on a bear hunt with my little grandson he gets so excited awe I really miss him at the moment

hutchy73 Mon 11-May-20 23:29:25

The gruffalo - such a lovely story

kathcake Mon 11-May-20 22:28:04

The Tiger Came to Tea as they love it

gd Mon 11-May-20 21:44:45

The Gruffalo - it's so well written.

cat1992 Mon 11-May-20 21:24:56

I love reading The Three Little Pigs as they pretend to huff and puff and blow the houses down!

cat1992 Mon 11-May-20 21:22:56

I love reading the three little pigs because they pretended to huff and puff and blow the houses down !

rubysong Mon 11-May-20 21:01:58

The snail and the whale, (or is it the whale and the snail?). My DGD currently has a thing about crabs and we love looking for all the things in the lovely illustrations.

Maggiemaybe Mon 11-May-20 20:47:01

Oh, so many favourites over the years, but they’ve all at some stage liked the Alfie books by Shirley Hughes. The frontrunner has been Alfie Gets in First, where Alfie locks himself in the house. Shirley Hughes’ illustrations are adorable.

Blondiescot Mon 11-May-20 20:31:35

The Gruffalo is a favourite with my two-year-old grandson, as as the Mog books. He even has a Mog soft toy to cuddle up with.

dani4 Mon 11-May-20 20:19:56

My little grandchildren love The Tiger Who Came to Tea and they can't wait for me to read it to them again!

Morgie52 Mon 11-May-20 20:01:00

Room on the Broom, my grandchildren love it!

irenepeppie Mon 11-May-20 19:54:12

the secret garden give excitement and anticipation to all ages

helenclare Mon 11-May-20 19:53:48

Chicken Lickin as it was a favourite of our sons, so now their children are reading it along with us as we speak. It also always makes us laugh, can't wait to get reading to them all again.

Sarandy Mon 11-May-20 19:44:39

I love to read ‘The hungry caterpillar’ to my granddaughter because she loves all creatures and it has such a nice story to it

Angelwings Mon 11-May-20 19:42:04

Guess how much I love you - because it’s such a lovely tale, even after many readings.

katieraven1990 Mon 11-May-20 19:42:02

I love reading Thomas as it is a childhood classic

live7 Mon 11-May-20 19:39:51

Kippers bear. We read it to our 3 children and still have the battered well read copy. My husband and I almost know it off by heart and love how it rhymes, the illustrations and how you can put expression in the telling of it.

volcanopete Mon 11-May-20 19:39:14

The BFG by Roald Dahl because it reminds me when our own children were little.

Cazzy28 Mon 11-May-20 19:35:16

I want a cat by Tony Ross
I read it to my children 30+ years ago and now my grandchildren love it!

Lunaleo14 Mon 11-May-20 19:19:00

The twins love Bing Bunny stories and they honestly love Thomas , all the different engines!

Jacks10 Mon 11-May-20 19:15:42

All my grandchildren have adored The Faraway Tree and The Magic Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton, the now vilified children's author! All her books were so enjoyed by my grandchildren but these two were demanded again and again.

grandMattie Mon 11-May-20 19:15:12

“Who’s in the loo”. It appeals to children’s scatalogical humour!

Wendyfaint Mon 11-May-20 19:12:08

I love to read "Guess how much I love you" - and I love it when they add their own bit 'to asda, the sea and the moon and back" lovely memories