Favourite childhood book
Talking about reading on another thread made me think about favourite books from childhood. I still read some of them, including Anne of Green Gables, What Katy Did and also Little Women.
My boys were massive fans of Thomas the Tank when they were little and also liked a children's poetry book where they could learn the little verses and triumphantly deliver the "punchline" when I was reading the bedtime book with them. :geek:
What do your children like? Is it the same as the books you liked? What do you remember reading as a child?
Louise :?:
Oh my - I used to lurve the Faraway Tree, I learnt to read with that book with my long suffering dad! Then when my daughter came along they turned it into a really rubbish cartoon, that was nothing like the way I imagined it, so she never got into that.
I also used to love the Famous Five and Those Dreadful Children and Mallory Towers (my mum's childhood favourites) I tried both of these on my daughter but they were just a little too old fashionedly written as in ..... George felt gay etc and my girl thought it was just not for her, I did get her point, but it did seem a shame that she missed out on the stories.
As a teen I got into :o Sweet Valley High - :roll: (Don't tell anyone!!) But my daughter loves horror books, thrillers and at the moment of course she is into the Twilight books. I love it that she reads so much, except for when her light is still on when I go to bed and she 'just can't put it down'!!!
Ahh memories!
Yes, I read the Famous Five and Malory Towers too. I wanted to go to boarding school - I know why my mum got mad at me now, possibly she might have missed me! :D
Jill's Gymkhana (another word I can't spell) I loved too. I lost some during my three moves over the last few years, but read the ones I found!!
Oh dear. No wonder I took to OU courses - grown up books ;)
My mum used to read me Where The Wild things are and tell me the story of Peter and The Wolf and sing Puff The Magic Dragon and my dad read me The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings, and I do the same for my kids, though I haven't got round to Lord Of The Rings yet, when they are a bit older maybe.
: )
That reminds me!
My sister bought me a Disney story book, which had the stories with the disney style pictures. I loved that - and read that to the children too. It's still in good condition too, to think I had it when I was 8.
Ah this brings back a lot of memories. I was a Malory Towers girl too. Did anyone else read the St Clare's boarding school books as well?
Bubblegum my hat off to you re Lord of The Rings, I still haven't managed to read it.
Sparkling, the Faraway Tree was excellent, especially when the land started to move away from the top of the tree and they had to rush down the ladder through the cloud. The children in that book had a remarkably open-minded mother, who let them go off on lengthy jaunts and didn't turn a hair if Moonface and Silky popped round to the house with a message :lol: Weren't they "moral" stories as well? All the bad people got their comeuppance. If only the real world was thus ;)
Louise
Yes, too true with the "morals".
I used to read St Clare's too - I had few of those given to me.
My mother must have cleared them out quietly when I was at school one day, as I don't remember getting rid of them!
Aww what a shame about your St Clare's books, sparkling. It wasn't as good as Malory in my opinion, and I didn't much like those O'Sullivan twins but I did like Claudine the French girl :D
haha!!! You mention the twins and I can 'see' the cover on the book!
Oh dear there's lots of memories there :lol:
Did anyone read the books about the Five Find Outers: Fatty Larry Daisy Pip and Bets, plus Buster the dog AND the terrible policeman Goon?
I didn't think I had read St Clare's but Louise your post reminds me that I SO did, the twins.....Claudine....etc! Ahhh, to be a young carefree girl again, when the world was your oyster and you could accomplish anything you put your mind to!
I know I know we should still believe that now, but reading those last posts I suddenly relived the feeling that I used to have as a girl, it gets so much harder to believe that I can do anything, we are so busy DOING everything there seems no time for dreams and aspirations, maybe one day when the children have flown the nest, eh?!
I like thinking of life as a circle, with me moving round from one phase to the next without too much regret and with great optimism. It 's a great way to cope with getting older ie I am no longer a young parent, I am a matriarch ( :lol: ) and one day I will be an elder in the community (hopefully with the wisdom that implies, ho hum :? ) As for dreams, I think our dreams change, and sometimes our dreams are for our kids instead.
I never thought life would be like this in anyway shape or form at this age!
Ah well. I'm still blessed.
Yes life can take us by surprise, not to mention biting us on the b*m.
I still like escaping through books, though :)
if you could be in a film of a book, who would you be and in which book?
Jason Charles Bourne : )
I don't believe I just admitted to that !
I've not read any of the books but I've watched all the DVDs and I like them all, especially the first one as it reminds me of my youth, not that I was a highly trained secret against with amazing skills or anything but I was travelling round Europe and I met this girl who basically fed and clothed me for a while.
Or Han Solo in the first Star Wars film, smuggling things round the galaxy in a space ship : )
All sad I know..
But all the stuff of lovely fantasy and imaginary worlds!
You're always up to bright and early Bubblegum, I wish I had your energy 8-)
Louise
Jason Charles Bourne : )
I don't believe I just admitted to that !
I've not read any of the books but I've watched all the DVDs and I like them all, especially the first one as it reminds me of my youth, not that I was a highly trained secret against with amazing skills or anything but I was travelling round Europe and I met this girl who basically fed and clothed me for a while.
Or Han Solo in the first Star Wars film, smuggling things round the galaxy in a space ship : )
All sad I know..
Not sad at all!
Not sad at all!
Thanx : )
You're always up to bright and early Bubblegum, I wish I had your energy 8-) Louise
It's the only time I get any peace and quiet.. : )
I know what you mean. When I worked fulltime (pre kids) I used to get to work early for the same reason: it was the only time I got anything done :)
OOO I haven't heard of the the Trueblood ones, are they scary?
I am off to have a browse.......thanks for the tip, vickstick ;)
Not heard of Trueblood, but my daughter loves Twilight and loves reading and it might be the next series for her?! She's 14, do you think they would be good for her?
I am reading 'The Secret Life of Bees', my daughter passed it on, it is lovely easy reading which is what I needed! Apparently it has been made into a film, but I do not have the urge to watch it as the book was enough!
I have just finished 'Brida' by Paulo Coelho, I love his books, they can get quite intense, but I have read them all now and I want to marry the author!!
Hey Louise. No they're not scary at all. They are by Charlaine Harris. Check them out. If u like twilight then you'll like these, as they are aimed more at adults.
You just SO! have to watch Låt den rätte komma in it's the best vampire movie ever, not that its primarily about vampires really, more about the relationship between two people really, just very well done, tenderly, subtly and truly amazing.. really, really, really... you have to watch it.
Hi vickstick
I had a look at those books, that waitress certainly has an exciting life, the books look great fun, actually but you're right, a bit much for a teenage girl. I was wondering what sort of films you liked as well and them Bubblegum has made you a recommendation!
Hope you enjoy the cinema! I am hoping to watch a pay per view movie on Tv toight but my eldest is coming for tea so we may just end up chatting :D
I have seen the film, Vickie, it is fascinating :) A geisha tattoo, wow !!!!!
Did anyone read the Jennings books as a child? There is a Jenings Appreciation Society now on the Net and I am in it! :lol:
it seems that EVERYONE liked the Magic Faraway Tree!
I read "Flowers in the Attic" as well, Paualsgems.
I would like to see some old videos of that as well, Paula.
Hi Poppy
You are welcome, please do join us, the more the merrier! It's great how we pass on our love of reading to our children and one thing I have loved about being a parent is being able to TALK about books to them. My eldest is off to Uni to do an English Lit degree, eek!
How old is your daughter now? I bet your nearly knew her favourite books off by heart, word for word, at one time! :D
best wishes
Louise
Hi vickstick34, please will you put a pic of your tattoo on the Family Quilt, I would love to see it.
I read Memoirs of a Geisha too and loved it. I think the film was good too, but you can't beat your own imagination when there is such a descriptive book.
I am currently reading Alias Grace about Grace Marks, 16 yr old who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1800's. Its very interesting and I can't wait to go to bed each night to read what happens next!!
My favourite set of books were the 7 Chronicles of Narnia. My brother (13 years older than me) bought them for me one Christmas. I still have them, and still read them every now and then. My daughter loves them - but I bought her a set of her own, as I love mine!
My eldest loved thomas the tank engine. I still have the books! A lot have gone, as the four have enjoyed them, but my favourite ones I've kept!
I loved a lot of Enid Blyton too (I'm 46), especially The Faraway Tree and Noddy!
I have always enjoyed reading and always read so much to my children. Yet it's only my daughter (my second child, she's 15) who loves reading. She's trying to save up for a Nintendo dsi to replace her DS - but keeps buying books! She won't go to the library. She's collecting Torchwood and Dr Who books - and keeps telling me she's going to sell them on ebay. We shall see!