Friday, 8 March 2013

My Favourite Childhood Books

Yesterday was World Book Day, and I was tagged by DEMON PARALLEL author Roy Gill to write a blog post about my favourite childhood books – his post is here. I didn't have time to do my own post yesterday (work! Edits! General rushing around-ness!), so I thought I'd do it today.

This is just a small selection of the books I loved when I was a kid. As you can see, it's a real mix of stuff – I would read just about anything I could get my hands on (and still do!).


 











Happy World Book Day plus one, lovely blog readers! What are your favourite childhood books?
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16 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 March 2013 at 15:25

    Love it! I used to read Peter Rabbit a lot, too.
    I also read A LOT of Roald Dahl (until the covers fell off!).

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    1. Emma Pass8 March 2013 at 18:18

      Thanks for your comment, Kate! Those copies of the Flicka books are actually the second set I bought (as an adult), because I read the originals until the covers fell off too (and then until the pages fell out!).

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  2. Rachel8 March 2013 at 15:26

    My childhood favourites include Peter Rabbit too (I have 4 stuffed animal bunnies named after his sisters LOL), Nancy Drew, Animorphs, Ender's Game, anything by Mercedes Lackey, the Alanna seres by Tamora Pierce, Dune (yes I read it at 9!)...it's funny I never ended up a sci fi, fantasy or mystery writer! ;-)

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    1. Emma Pass8 March 2013 at 18:19

      Ooh, I loved Nancy Drew. And the Hardy Boys! Then I discovered Stephen King, which explains, well, everything. :oP

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  3. Anonymous8 March 2013 at 15:29

    I used to love Roald Dahl, and Dick King-Smith. I still love Diana Wynne Jones - you don't have to be a child (or have a child) to enjoy childrens books!

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    1. Emma Pass8 March 2013 at 18:20

      Absolutely not – 905 of what I read is written for kids or young adults. And Diana Wynne Jones is awesome! I recently read Enchanted Glass - a wonderful book!

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  4. JO8 March 2013 at 18:01

    Black Beauty - I read and reread till my copy fell apart. And then borrowed it from the library.

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    1. Emma Pass8 March 2013 at 18:20

      I loved that one too! My mum used to read it to me and my sister – it was just magical.

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  5. Heather8 March 2013 at 19:48

    The Little House books. I cannot tell you how much I loved them! I distinctly remember getting the full set for Christmas one year and curling up in a chair to read all day long.

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    1. Emma Pass9 March 2013 at 21:13

      I've never read those, Heather – I will have to give them a try!

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  6. Lynn Finney8 March 2013 at 19:54

    I read Famous Five and Secret Seven, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys and Black Beauty. My all time favourite is A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley which I've read time and time again, the last being a few months ago. Time travel, ghosts, history and a local setting all rolled into one. Magical.

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    1. Emma Pass9 March 2013 at 21:14

      That sounds amazing, Lynn - have added it to the TBR pile!

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  7. Anonymous9 March 2013 at 15:30

    Anyone remember The Runaways by Victor Canning? I loved that book.

    No . . .?

    Just me?

    Oh, and really interesting comment about Xbox Live . . .

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    1. Emma Pass9 March 2013 at 21:15

      Yeah, never heard of that book… :oP (The Xbox live one, not The Runaways – I have heard of that! ;))

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  8. Abi Burlingham9 March 2013 at 18:30

    Aw these are lovely, Emma. I used to love books about horses too. I love Roald Dahl now but didn't really come to know his books until I had my children. A lovely selection!

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