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My son Jack is a little bookworm. So much so that he actually received a certificate (and a £10 Waterstones voucher!) for being the best book borrower from the school library this school year! I’ve been introducing him to some of my favourite books from my childhood but thought I’d ask fellow bloggers what books they enjoyed when they were a child and why.
Becky from 3 Princesses and a Dude loved My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards (as did Tina from Mother Geek) whilst Beth from Twinderelmo loved Jacqueline Wilson books, especially Double Act as it is about twins – which she herself ended up with later in life! Karina from Mum’s The Nerd really liked Matilda by Roald Dahl (it is one of my favourites too!) and Carly from Mom of Two Little Girls also loves one of my favourites – The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton – Laura from Autumn’s Mummy also loved it too!
Kim from Brummie Gal In Cardiff couldn’t choose between Just William by Richmal Compton or The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein whilst Sally from Life Loving absolutely loves Sally’s Secret by Shirley Hughes. Vicky from Being Tilly’s Mummy also loved The Magic Faraway Tree but also mentioned The Wishing Chair series by Enid Blyton which I also really enjoyed. Another blogger Debra also mentioned The Magic Faraway Tree too, as did Charlie from Gin Fuelled Bluestocking.
Stephanie from
Pearls and Passports loved What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge, as did Emma from
Fashion Mommy. Kim from
Me, My Life and the Tardis really enjoyed Dr Seuss books as they made her want to read and she’s also encouraged her little sister to read them too. Jack really enjoys David Walliams books and it was nice to see Melanie from
Melanie’s Fab Finds mention Fing by him. Jen from
Just Average Jen mentioned Judy Blume books – I never really got into them but I know many people who really loved them!
Another mention of Roald Dahl came from Katie over at
Little Green Duck who really enjoyed how descriptive and funny The Twits were. I’d never heard of Whatever Next by Jill Murphy but Sam from
Pretty Core really enjoyed it! Lyndsay-Rose who blogs at
My Family of Roses loved The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen
and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – some great books!
Michelle from
No Such Thing As Normal enjoyed The Indian In The Cupboard series and also My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. Ayse from
Arepops mentioned The Magic Porridge Pot, one I must admit I hadn’t heard of. Mellissa from
The Diary of a Jewellery Lover mentioned an absolute
classic with Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Anisha from
Fashion and Frappes loved The Naughtiest Girl series by Enid Blyton but also mentioned the Panchatantra stories which are very old traditional stories shared in India. Michaela who blogs over at Mummy to Holly and Ivy suggested The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson, a book I had long forgotten but I really loved when I was a child! Another Roald Dahl book popped up with the suggestion of Fantastic Mr Fox from Amy at
All About a Mummy.
Tina who blogs over at
Tea Is For Tina loved Naughty Amelia Jane and Roald Dahl was mentioned once again by Sarah from
Digital Motherhood, both The Twits
and The BFG. Becky from
Here She Glows Again suggested a whole list including The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien and The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis – two classics, for sure.
The final suggestions were some more amazing books – Sarah from
Dream of Home mentioned The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and also mentioned her childhood reading habits in a post
here. Kate from
The Less-Refined Mind mentioned The Jolly Christmas Postman which is a fun festive read and Sophie from
Sophie’s Voice mentioned the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder – one I really enjoyed too!
Now I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a fantastic selection of books. I was a big fan of Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and Jacqueline Wilson books when I was younger. I must admit that I was quite surprised that no one mentioned the Harry Potter series, Malory Towers by Enid Blyton or the Trebizon by Anne Digby.
What were your favourite childhood books?
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It’s so important to try and instill a love for reading in a child. the best way to do is is encourage reading early and reading with them. Dr Seuss has always been a hit around here.
Roald Dahl and David Walliams are firm favourites in our house
My girls are bookworms too and Roald Dahl and Jeff Kinney books have been read by the quite a lot. They are now teens and are falling in love with new authors.
I have two little book worms too, the twins are huge fans of David Walliams!
What great suggestions – so many fabulous memories brought back with this post. I loved the Little House on the Prairie series, and I’d recommend anything by Lucy Maud Montgomery too – Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon, etc.
So many wonderful books to choose from. I need to take a look at the my naughty little sister collection
I used to love so many of these books as a child – my absolute favourites were from Roald Dahl x
I love Whatever Next by Jill Murphy too, it’s one of our favourites. Also love the Jolly postman at Christmas.
I’m showing my age now, but I was brought up on Winnie the Pooh and any Enid Blyton books I could get hold of
Wow! What a great list. Thank you. Well done to Jack for his voucher.
I remember reading and enjoying all of the famous Five books then I discovered James Herriot’s vet books and read quite a few of those, too. It’s shame they re not more widely read these days.
Well done to Jack for getting a voucher. I was brought up reading classic books, such as The Secret Garden, Five Children and It and the Narnia books.
i love this!
Jack, the lad :- Well Done!
We do tend to encourage children to read. I can recall reading fairy tales, Enid Blyton books, etc as a youngster. Perhaps I had a wealth of fairy tale books from a young age for some reason, perhaps gifts. I can recall as I got older how I was keen for facts, reality, practicality :- Rather than all the falseness of the fairy tales I had been read, and later read myself.
Enid Blyton Books I enjoyed, and read a number of them. We read books throughout schooling / education. Then somehow life seemed to be at a faster pace. Reading didn’t happen much. Perhaps opportunities for reading were less.
We read to the children, buy them books as gifts. Have fun watching children and Grandparents reading a book. Intergenerational reading is what I’d like to see. Books that we can enjoy together.