FabSwingers.com forum: In honour of World Book Day...

By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

...what was your favourite childhood book? And do you still read it?

Mine was The Hobbit. And yes, I still read the same copy. Its' pages are brown and musty. The spine is well-worn. I love it!

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over a year ago

The Lord of the Rings. Got all three volumes from the library around the corner after having watched the animated film.

Instantly loved it.

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By *ymph84Woman
over a year ago

durham

Early childhood- burglar bill and not now Bernard.

10/11- Charlotte's Web

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The very first book I bought from the Puffin Book Club, with my own saved pennies was Flat Stanley.

Pride and Prejudice was and is my favourite book as a child and I still read the same copy.

The Wizard of Earthsea led me into fantasy and kept me busy for 40 years.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

I've only ever read 1 book in my life but it was so good I read it cover to cover in 5 days. It was somebody's life story that mirrored my own so much it was uncanny. Shame I can't remember what the fuck it was called

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

"...what was your favourite childhood book? And do you still read it?

Mine was The Hobbit. And yes, I still read the same copy. Its' pages are brown and musty. The spine is well-worn. I love it!"

I also loved The Hobbit - still do! I feel aggrieved that neither of my children have ever shown any interest in reading it despite my recommendation.

But I was also pretty obsessed with The Little House on the Prairie series of books. I've got a box set, though not my originals, that I've read again a few times as an adult.

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"The very first book I bought from the Puffin Book Club, with my own saved pennies was Flat Stanley.

Pride and Prejudice was and is my favourite book as a child and I still read the same copy.

The Wizard of Earthsea led me into fantasy and kept me busy for 40 years.

I love Pride and Prejudice. I've had the same copy for years x

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By *erdita Von TeaseWoman
over a year ago

nottingham

Childs illustrated Shakespeare it was only the basics but beautifully illustrated and kicked off a love - especially a midsummer nights dream

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

First book I really got into was "The Silver Sword" by Ian Serraileur.

Classic wartime story, still vivid in my mind despite reading it for first time on 1965, just those few years ago.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Hobbit would be up there, but I will always have a soft spot for Jennings & Darbyshire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"First book I really got into was "The Silver Sword" by Ian Serraileur.

Classic wartime story, still vivid in my mind despite reading it for first time on 1965, just those few years ago.

Reading this

A few years ago I ordered a copy for my young son

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn,first read them both when I was eight and still read both occasionally all these years later.Same copies too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

mine were Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking glass..

I still have both books too

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Gallant old engines .. I love skarloey and rheneas

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"Childs illustrated Shakespeare it was only the basics but beautifully illustrated and kicked off a love - especially a midsummer nights dream"

Shakespeare knew how to tell a story!

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"Gallant old engines .. I love skarloey and rheneas

And those troublesome trucks!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was a major Enid blyton fan, so loads of books by her.

The wishing chair

The far away tree

The famous five

The secret seven

Just got my kids into the famous five and they love it too.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The Wishing Chair and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"First book I really got into was "The Silver Sword" by Ian Serraileur.

Classic wartime story, still vivid in my mind despite reading it for first time on 1965, just those few years ago.

Reading this

A few years ago I ordered a copy for my young son

Wow! Well done, everytime I mention the book, blank looks!

Mind you, the traditional's such as The Famous Five can be discounted!

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Should have said, Famous Five can't be discounted!

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

As a child I hated reading because of my dyslexia.

However my favourite book was whinne the pooh.. I still have it and have read it to my children.

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

I loved The Famous Five...I rather envied George.

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

The tales of peter rabbit and etc

Still love those books and now share them with my children

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just love The Very Hungry Caterpillar. A tremendous story about greed, regret, personal growth, and new beginnings.

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By *imandHerNottsCouple
over a year ago

North Notts

Green Eggs and Ham as a young kid and then Danny the Champion of the World

Flat Stanly was excellent too and not now Bernard!

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By *ondon-guy68Man
over a year ago

London

The hobbit here too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I loved The Famous Five...I rather envied George."

Another one here for The Famous Five. I don't really remember reading much else. In fact, the only real memories I have of reading children's books is to my own kids and one of my favourites was My Naughty Little Sister.

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By *weetChariotMan
over a year ago

High Wycombe

"I was a major Enid blyton fan, so loads of books by her.

The wishing chair

The far away tree

The famous five

The secret seven

Just got my kids into the famous five and they love it too.

My first was Five go to Smuggler's Top, Enid Blyton. I read it again recently, superb.

As a teen I read I Robot, Issac Asimov, also a super read.

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"I was a major Enid blyton fan, so loads of books by her.

The wishing chair

The far away tree

The famous five

The secret seven

Just got my kids into the famous five and they love it too.

My first was Five go to Smuggler's Top, Enid Blyton. I read it again recently, superb.

As a teen I read I Robot, Issac Asimov, also a super read.

Did you ever read The Rest of the Robots?

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

Famous five, secret seven, Lone Pine series, hardy boys & Nancy Drew... Then on holiday I picked up a dick Francis, Ian Fleming and an adult Roald Dahl.... I was about 10.. Then the Simarillion before Lord of the rings and the hobbit.

I still have all of my childhood books on a large bookcase made by my grandfather

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Famous five for me. Loved them an Judy Blume.

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By *unlover101Woman
over a year ago

Herts

The secret garden. Was only allowed to read a chapter a night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The title was Burnt sausage and custard....but I can't remember the author.

Failing that Enid Blyton was a firm favourite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George's Marvellous Medicine, still my favourite Dahl. I love how the protagonist is a young boy whose whole plan is to murder his grandma and gets rich off of it!

Then when I was 9 or 10 I found a copy of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 & 3/4 in the school library and fell in love. I own every book in the series to this day and read them all multiple times

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Comet in Moominland. Awesome book. I'm hoping to go to Finland next year to see the new Moomin Museum.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Green Eggs and Ham as a young kid and then Danny the Champion of the World

Flat Stanly was excellent too and not now Bernard!

Just read Green eggs and ham along with Fox in sox this evening....my jaw hurt afterwards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The secret garden. Was only allowed to read a chapter a night"

I've not read this....though it's my next book to read

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Matilda and The Witches

Then when I was a teen Pride and Prejudice & Jane Eyre

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By *ames6ft5Man
over a year ago

North London / Herts

Fantastic Mr Fox...

Boggis, Bunce and Bean

Plenty of others but that was cherished.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Famous 5, Secret 7 etc, Tom Sawyer Huck Finn, Treasure Island, they lost a bit of their appeal after Fanny Hill.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Appropriately I've just gone in to turn of the munchkins light and she has fallen asleep reading Mary Poppins Comes Back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All the Enid Blyton books I loved the adventures

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By *unlover101Woman
over a year ago

Herts

"The secret garden. Was only allowed to read a chapter a night"

I also enjoy a midnight garden visit from a certain Mr ( but that's my secret)

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By *weetChariotMan
over a year ago

High Wycombe

"I was a major Enid blyton fan, so loads of books by her.

The wishing chair

The far away tree

The famous five

The secret seven

Just got my kids into the famous five and they love it too.

My first was Five go to Smuggler's Top, Enid Blyton. I read it again recently, superb.

As a teen I read I Robot, Issac Asimov, also a super read.

Did you ever read The Rest of the Robots?

Yes, I read a lot of Asimov as a teen, but cannot recall the book names.

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