The greatest children’s book ever written.
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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- Odawa
It's all pretty subjective - my favourite book when I was really young was a thing called The Pirate's Tale, written by a kid, really weirdly illustrated and they all die at the end. It isn't in print any more. Then the Moomin books. Then The Hobbit and The Changes series by Peter Dickinson.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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- Manchester
Well that's my day ruined, can not remember the name of my favourite book from when I was a kid and now will be spending the whole day banging my head against the wall trying to remember the title, I can see the cover illustration in my head!
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
How about this modern selection?
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
My favourite was "The Children of Green Knowe" by Lucy Boston.
Boris Bajic
Guest
My own childhood was too long ago. I think we read heiroglyphs and entrails back then. My children (when small) liked these:
Where the Wild Things Are.
Various Dr. Seuss titles.
A Jez Albourough series of stories about a boy and his teddy and a real bear in the woods ("It's dark and horrible in there"). The bear ends up with their Blueberry Pie.
Where the Wild Things Are.
Various Dr. Seuss titles.
A Jez Albourough series of stories about a boy and his teddy and a real bear in the woods ("It's dark and horrible in there"). The bear ends up with their Blueberry Pie.
Over The Hill
Guru
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- Ridden off into the sunset
My fave as a kid was Enid Blyton's Secret Island.
With my kids I loved reading ..
With my kids I loved reading ..
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
The Rev Awdrey's Railway series.
I still have the set, bar the most recent Christopher Awdrey books, and occasionally read them.
Only read Harry Potter once, that says something, not sure what though.
Most of my childhood was spent reading non-fiction books on trucks and tractors, engineering, and science.
I still have the set, bar the most recent Christopher Awdrey books, and occasionally read them.
Only read Harry Potter once, that says something, not sure what though.
Most of my childhood was spent reading non-fiction books on trucks and tractors, engineering, and science.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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- Northumberland
AA Milne.... 'Now we are six', which I got for my birthday when I was 6 just before we set off on holiday.
I would have said 'The House at Pooh Corner' and 'Winnie-th-Pooh' which were part of the set but I left them at my aunty's house in Bristol on the way back from Devon before I'd read them and she never posted them back. I don't hold grudges.... Finally bought them for my two when they were small.
I would have said 'The House at Pooh Corner' and 'Winnie-th-Pooh' which were part of the set but I left them at my aunty's house in Bristol on the way back from Devon before I'd read them and she never posted them back. I don't hold grudges.... Finally bought them for my two when they were small.
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
I loved Enid Blyton as a kid. I must've read most of her stuff, and that's going some. She wrote absolutely loads 
Probably read every pony book going too
Probably read every pony book going too
BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
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- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
PETER PAN
She wrote one book, she just did it loads of times.I loved Enid Blyton as a kid. I must've read most of her stuff, and that's going some. She wrote absolutely loads
