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Friday, 7 January 2011

Childrens Books from Long Ago

One of my favourite books as a child was A Christmas Card by Paul Theroux. I remeber buying it WHSmiths with my Mum and we were looking getting the other one in the display called London Snow but the cover was damaged. It is only until know that I have got round to ordering it. Unfortunately it's out of print now but I have managed to get it very easily from Amazon.


                                                                                                   
 

Images courtesy of http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

This then got me thinking about other books I enjoyed as a child. Here are some of my favourites . . . do you remember any of these?

 
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Lastly the illustrations by Jill Barklem in the Brambly Hedge series are amazing, so much detail and imagination. Beautiful!
 
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What are your favourite children's books?
Posted by Rebecca at 21:18

6 comments:

  1. Eden Angel7 January 2011 at 22:19

    I loved reading when I was little. It's strange that I haven't read the ones you mentioned (I might have read Tom's Midnight Garden, I can't remember) since I always had my nose in a book.
    I loved The Worst Witch and Judy Blume defines my early teen years. Right now I'm reading uni books. Not entertaining at all :(

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  2. Eden Angel7 January 2011 at 22:27

    Oh one more! I was addicted to the Point Horror and Point Thriller books, especially The Babysitter ones by R.L. Stine. And do you remember Goosebumps?
    I only remember books from when I was 10+. I can't remember the ones from when I was younger than that.
    x

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  3. Grammatical8 January 2011 at 09:56

    Was all about 'The Tiger who came to Tea'!

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  4. Rebecca8 January 2011 at 10:44

    I rememeber the Worst Witch but not the others - I guess it depends on our ages. The other ones I remeber when I was little were Peep Po, Richard Scary books, Cat in The Hat? and Mr majeeka? Not sure of the spelling . . .

    Will have to have a look at the others you've both mentioned. Thanks for commenting!

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  5. Sarah11 February 2011 at 13:03

    Oh, wow! I havn't thought about the Faraway Tree for like YEARS... and of course the Babysitters Club, Point horror, Judy Blume..!

    I put a link to your blog on the side of mine Becky, hope that's cool with you! xx

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  6. Rebecca16 February 2011 at 15:42

    Hi Sarah that's great, thank you! Will do the same too if I haven't already : )

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