The greatest children’s book ever written.

[Flying_Monkey]

The Rev Awdrey's Railway series.
I still have the set, bar the most recent Christopher Awdrey books, and occasionally read them.

I still have all the originals too.

 

[EltonFrog]

She wrote one book, she just did it loads of times.

This is probably true, and I read and enjoyed everyone of them.

 

[swansonj]

The Rev Awdrey's Railway series.
I still have the set, bar the most recent Christopher Awdrey books, and occasionally read them.

My family mock me for the fact that there are two scenes that still reduce me to tears if I attempt to read them out loud: one is Scarloey limping home with a broken front spring because passengers must come first, the other is Lord Harry redeeming himself by carrying the rescuers to the stranded climbers in the teeth of a gale above half-way station on SnowdonCuldee fell.

 

[Dayvo]

First

Then

Both are responsible for my need for travel and adventure.

 

[Davidc]

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George hadn't brewed up his marvellous medicine when I was a child, but I laughed uncontrollably for half an hour when my children had a copy and I made up for the literary deficit of my own childhood by reading it.

Does WitW get a mention ?

Loved it as a child, love it now, and enjoyed the recent film.

Then there was Alice in Wonderland, and of course Through The Looking Glass, which I read and re-read as a child. Again, I enjoyed the recent film of that.

 

[Brains]

I thought the Swallows and Amazons books were the best; they caught my imagination and for years I was obsessed with the idea of boating around on Windermere. Maybe that's why nowadays when I do go I always hire a skiff and go for a row around Belle Island.

+1

 

[Beebo]

My family mock me for the fact that there are two scenes that still reduce me to tears if I attempt to read them out loud: one is Scarloey limping home with a broken front spring because passengers must come first, the other is Lord Harry redeeming himself by carrying the rescuers to the stranded climbers in the teeth of a gale above half-way station on SnowdonCuldee fell.

Henry was my favourite, I remember being very angry that the fat controller saw fit to brick Henry up inside a tunnel just because he refused to come out when it was raining. It seemed a bit harsh to me, surely a simple "MTFU Henry" would have sufficed.

 

[mickle]

Green Eggs and Ham.

 

[Globalti]

Twaddle.

 

[goo_mason]

'The Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business' - very scatalogical but my daughter loved it.
'Dr Dog' - how could you not love a book containing the line "'Never scratch your bum then suck your thumb', said Dr Dog"
'Mummy Laid an Egg' - hilarious sex-education book for young kids. The illustrations are excellent!
She also really loved all the Roald Dahl classics, the Mr Gum books and the Dr Seuss books.

My favourites as a young kid were the 'Professor Branestawn' books and the 'Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators' series.

 

[Arch]

Does WitW get a mention ?

One of my all time favourites.

Also, Winnie the Pooh, but it has to be the books, properly, no Disney muck.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

 

[Night Train]

Henry was my favourite, I remember being very angry that the fat controller saw fit to brick Henry up inside a tunnel just because he refused to come out when it was raining. It seemed a bit harsh to me, surely a simple "MTFU Henry" would have sufficed.

Edward was my favorite. Older and with a decent work ethic. He got on with the job and didn't moan and winge, nor play tricks, like the others.

Toby is next favorite, for similar reasons.

Then Mavis, an early bit of 'skirt' for a young boy into trains!

 

[mickle]

[QUOTE 2462811, member: 259"]Oh. Do you like green eggs and ham?[/quote]
I do not like Green Eggs and Ham..

 

[Rob3rt]

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!

Nope still not got it............... bastard!