funrun Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 Robin klein was mine Half way across the galaxy and turn left very fun Quote
frger Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 "The secret garden" "Alone on earth" "The most loved on the earth" by Marin Preda Quote
libri vermis Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 The Black Stallion series The Anne of Green Gables series A Wrinkle in Time And Dr. Seuss, of course. Quote
Nollaig Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 A Wrinkle In Time was a great book, I must read it again. Quote
libri vermis Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 A Wrinkle In Time was a great book, I must read it again. It is. In fact, I still have that one. Quote
Nollaig Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Yeah I saw it in my room at my parent's house over the weekend. Should have brought it back home with me really. Quote
BookJumper Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 A Wrinkle In Time was a great book, I must read it again. It's interesting you should say that, I was tempted by this several times recently but always managed to resiste its charms... Quote
Nollaig Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Oh it's brilliant Giulia. I love any book with a dab of physics, no matter how makey-uppy it is. Plus, mine had a cover with this awesome centaur with wings for arms on it. Quote
BookJumper Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Oh it's brilliant Giulia. I love any book with a dab of physics, no matter how makey-uppy it is. Plus, mine had a cover with this awesome centaur with wings for arms on it.The edition I saw was the selfsame one with the awesome centaur on it, and the very reason I was unsure was that I was having a hard time locating the sequels in similar-looking/sized editions! That said, I do enjoy makey-uppy physics (it makes my head spin in a good way) so I might just have to get it anyhow... ! Quote
Nollaig Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I've never read the sequels, I must admit I know next to nothing about them. Quote
libri vermis Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I've never read the sequels, I must admit I know next to nothing about them. I have, but the only one I remember is A Swiftly Tilting Planet. (I believe that was the name.) The sequels didn't impress me as much as the first. Quote
Julia Posted November 1, 2009 Posted November 1, 2009 My favourite children books? Well, of course there is Enid Blyton and her Malory Towers. Then I really loved Astrid Lindgren and here books about the children of Noisy Village. One of my favourite children authors isn't known in England I think. It's Annik Saxegaard (also known as Berte Bratt), a norwegian author who wrote a lot of books for teen girls. Quote
MarvellousMedicine Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 My favourite books when I was young are: The Redwall books by Brian Jacques. This is a sad story, actually. As I grew older, I felt that the stories were getting sillier and sillier... but I recently flicked through the first one, and think it was more a case of me getting less and less silly as I hit my teens! I am unashamedly a "big kid" and still read children's books. I really appreciate a well-written imaginative one - the only comparable adult genre in terms of inventiveness is prob'ly good horror - so part of the acid test for me is whether I can still re-read them as an adult and enjoy the characters and writing. Redwall was just what I needed when I was ten, but sadly didn't pass the test of time. The Little Vampire books. I still have very tatty copies of the first one and The Little Vampire in Love knocking around, and I can still enjoy reading them in the bath from time to time. The nostalgia is great and I still find the books very atmospheric. I'd love to buy the series but think they're out of print Green Smoke by Rosemary Manning. Fantastically imaginative with memorable characters. This one recently came back in print. Quote
Eryk Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Socks By Bevely Cleary Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Quote
Mexicola Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Some of mine were: The Babysitters Club - Ann M. Martin. My Naughty Little Sister - Dorothy Edwards. Dilly the Dinosaur - Tony Bradman. Roald Dahl's books. Stig of the Dump - Clive King. Milly Molly Mandy - Joyce Lankester Brisley. Quote
Scarlette Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I read very few English books as a child. Except for the Goosebumps series, all the books I read were in Afrikaans (my mother tongue). I loved reading detective stories, though. My favourites were similar to the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series. Quote
Lucybird Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Some of mine were: My Naughty Little Sister - Dorothy Edwards. I loved My Naughty Little Sister. I barely remember them now but I read them several times Quote
tomwilson001 Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 There are many good books for children like fairy tails, jungle books and many more..have you read mallory tower books...thats really good book and you should read it.. Quote
Nollaig Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Another favourite of mine was The Caribbean Jewels Mystery by Joyce Stengel - about a 14 year old girl on a cruise who meets a boy and gets caught up with him in the search for a missing silver statue surrounded by legends and superstitions. Quote
aquarius91 Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 What books do you remember reading as a child? My faves were: Enid Blyton: The Enchanted Wood, The magic faraway tree and The folk of the faraway tree Michael Morpurgo- Kensuke's Kingdom All of Roald Dahl's books All of Jacqueline Wilson's books, e.g. The Lottie project, Bed and breakfast star, Suitcase kid, Double act. There the only ones that really stick out in my mind..will add if I come up with anymore. Quote
chesilbeach Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Some of my favourites were almost anything by Enid Blyton and the Chalet School series. There's actually a thread for this in the Childrens/Young Adult genre board - click here Quote
Kell Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 That's OK - I've now merged the two threads. Quote
wolfsbane Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Hiya All of Roald Dahl Malory Towers A Little Princess The Secret Garden Peter Rabbit Quote
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