Do any of you still read children's books

I think some the books that affected me most were ones I read between 9 - 11. One of my favourites was called The Midnight Fox by Betsy Buyers, there were lots of small notions in that I still occasionally think of. One small one was where the main character needed help but knew any adult would ask too many questions and wouldn't understand anyway so he used to muse that he wished there was a word you could use 3 times in your life where if said to another person they would understand how desperate you were and have to help you or do as you say without asking questions, they'd just have to trust your judgement 100%. I'd have used my three goes long ago but still when I've been desperate I think of it and when I've seen other people desperate and need my help it's come into my mind too and I've been more inclined to just help and shut up with my own advice or thoughts on how they should do something.

Id love to reread some of those books from those years but I'd be afraid they wouldn't live up to my epic memories of them. I'd hate to burst that bubble.

Alisha Dead User wrote: »

My 70 something parents devoured them, along with their children and grandchildren.

Jesus.

Ruu wrote: »

Yeah, have a set of Puddle Lane books.

They're a blast from the past.

Would read Animal Farm fairly regularly. Always amazes me how such a simple story on the surface can be so much more.

The secret of the Nimh was great. My grandmother used to get me the books of David the gnome. They were fantastic they had mythological stories in them, geographical and cultural facts from around the world and cool articles. The best books I read as a kid are the ones that didn't try to patronise kids.

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I read Danny The Champion of the World again recently, I was always a huge fan of Dahl as a young reader.

His two autobiographies 'Boy' and 'Gong Solo' are also fascinating reads, they guy lived an amazing life. A child of Norwegian immigrants in Wales who was schooled in Repton, worked for Shell in Africa before joining the RAF as a fighter pilot in WW2.

His book "The Story Of Henry Sugar" always struck me as one of his weirder ones.

I love young adult fiction.
Had to read some for work, now I read it for pleasure. I discovered I love the dystopian genre, never thought I would !
I really enjoyed Patrick Ness's trilogy and a couple of other titles by him. I just read Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner, and before that Teeth, by Hannah Moskowitz.

I love John Green's nerdy characters, and The Universe vs Alex Wood type of characters. Nice touch of humour in these books too.

I think To Kill A Mockingbird is overrated, I find the writing convoluted and hard work. Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is more moving and more accessible imo.
I like simplicity.

Edit : any suggestions ?

cloud493 wrote: »

Enid Blyton books are still great to read, even if they're a teeny bit racist.

And xenophobic and sexiest. Was never really a fan of Blyton, but absolutely love Roald Dahl.

I made sure that my eldest got an interest in books by reading her all of his stuff. She's now mad about Harry Potter and Tolkien.

I'm might suggest she reads Animal Farm next and see will she enjoy Orwell as much as I do. 1984 is still one of my favourite books.

I read children's books all the time. It helps being a teacher because there are always books around!

I love Harry Potter, they're my favourite books ever. I also read the Percy Jackson books, all Roald Dahl and Jacqueline Wilson. I read the Hunger Games too.

I refused to let my mum throw out/donate any of our old books when she was having the house done up. That would be too many brilliant memories gone.

This little piggy wrote: »

Was anyone else a fan of Roger and Hal's adventure books? I think Willard Price was the author's name. I used to fancy Roger so much!

Oh, those were fun! Amazon Adventure was the first I read, and probably still my favourite, but I've read the whole series of them. Recently, someone's started writing a follow-up series for them based on Hal and Roger's kids. Actually not that bad either.

Also love Chalet School, I collect them still. Prefer St. Clares to Mallory Towers, but not so keen on her school stories. They have a much harsher feel to them than the eternally optimistic CS. Although the war books had their gritty moments.

Hounds of the Morrigan is one I've not seen around in years, but I still have. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and To Kill a Mockingbird are both lovely books, if fairly depressing. Anne of Green Gables and the rest of that series are old favourites too.