Childhood Books

Maid Marian · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: Childhood Books

What did you read as a child?

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Crazychick · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

I used to read all the disney books and wind in the willows when i was younger

julie · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject:

I was a big fan of the Secret Seven and the Mallory Towers stories by Enid Blyton

Pam7 · Top Member Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Posts: 792 Status: Offline

ANYTHING from Enid Blyton I devoured. Also Mary Elwyn Patchet books...used to write books about life in the outback of Australia etc.

sam · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

I loved The Famous 5 (blame that on my dad, he got me into them), Charlottes Web,
The Jill Barklem books about the mice in the hedgerow,
Watership Down,
Some of the Roald Dhal books,
The Meg and Mog books

I'm sure that there are others, but I can't think of them off hand

Maid Marian · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject:

I was brought up on Enid Blyton, my favourites being Mallory Towers, The Famous Five, the Naughtiest Girl and The Wishing Chair

I also liked the Three Investigators series by Alfred Hitchcock

Little Women was another favourite - now that did make me cry in parts

Oooh, I'll definitely be coming back as I think of more books that I read when I was younger

sam · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject:

There's another I thought of while putting Becky to bed and that was My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry.

Some of the books I read growing up or was read to when I was little will be read to Becky as she grows up

frys_red_jacket · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject:

i read lots of books growing up but my fav was bimbo and topsy by enid blyton

Maureenl · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Anything by Enid Blyton

harper20 · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject:

Enid Blyton was my favourite childhood author too

devilwoman · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

I loved the Mallory towers books, still do

Tigerfan · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

Enid Blyton books!

I think I read all of the Famous Five books, Amelia Jane books (I think she was called) and also the Wishing Chair. Memories...ahhhh!

My favourite young book was called The Weather Cat. I kept the book for years, but now it's lost - I've searched the net for the same book, but no joy yet :no:

Tigerfan · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:

The Enchanted Wood was another of my faves.

I should go to my mom's loft - I bet they're all up there still as I never gave a book away!