Help Books you liked when you were a kid

[Jupitus]

I still like it now, a splendid book.

That's just dementia setting in :kissit:

 

[Mey]

I quite liked a series of books, can only remeber the name of one that was: Enders game.

 

[DaGaffer]

I quite liked a series of books, can only remeber the name of one that was: Enders game.

Orson Scott Card. I got a bit bored with the whole Ender series tbh. I did like his fantasy series Tales of Alvin Maker, bit more intelligent than the usual guff fantasy writers dole out.

 

[TdC]

you'd recommend TOAM then Gaffer?

 

[PLightstar]

I remember reading a lot of Point Horror books as a child. I also read the Last Vampire books a few times over. Loved the classics like Spot the dog.

 

[DaGaffer]

you'd recommend TOAM then Gaffer?

Yes. Its been a while since I read the last one, but I did enjoy them. Having said that, I like fantasy grounded in recognisable worlds (TOAM is set in an alternate 18th/19th century America), rather than some sub-D&D landscape full of dragons and elves. Its why I also like Tim Powers' stuff.

 

[PLightstar]

Oh just remembered my Paul Jennings collection

 

[Dr Medusa]

When I was a kid I like The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, as mentioned above.

I still like it now, a splendid book.

Oooh, I forgot about that one! I didnt read it until I was about 20 so I never really associated it as a kids book. She's done some pretty cool stuff. Some of her non-fantasy type stuff has dated pretty badly though.

 

[adams901]

the 2 that stand out the most for me are

The Wishing Chair
Little Nose

There was one about a magic tree or something, but i cant remember what it was called.

 

[gohan]

can i be the first to say


harry potter ^^

but also the classics are classics for a reason, will be new to the kids even if youve read them loads of times

 

[mycenae]

the magic tree adams is on about - maybe he means the faraway tree?

 

[TdC]

Yes. Its been a while since I read the last one, but I did enjoy them. Having said that, I like fantasy grounded in recognisable worlds (TOAM is set in an alternate 18th/19th century America), rather than some sub-D&D landscape full of dragons and elves. Its why I also like Tim Powers' stuff.

ah cool,I'll give it a go, cheers.

 

[Cadiva]

Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson, brilliant book about a contest to find a warlock a wife She's one of the best kids authors imho.

Also anything by George MacDonald - The Princess and the Goblin being one of my favourites.

Also as has been said Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree, it is one of her best books I think. There's also the series of books she wrote about a girls' boarding school called Malory Towers.

 

[rynnor]

Wow what a prosaic lot you lot are eh

Watership down is good - plus the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings but by 11 a young lads mind turns to other things

The Horse Lord by Peter Morwood was the first book I ever read with sex scenes (not counting my mates dads collection of soft porn we used to peruse ) but despite this voyeuristic beginning it actually got me into the whole fantasy genre which I have loved ever since.

Tbh - by 11 kids are wildly divergent and can be reading practically anything - I loved Arthur C Clarkes Mysterious World though bits of it scared the hell out of me when I was about 9.

I had a fair collection of occult and paranormal books by 11 too which probably warped me terribly

 

[taB]

Lots of excellent stuff already mentioned.

I would also add any of Rosemary Sutcliff's stuff. She wrote historical childrens books like Eagle of the Ninth which were both cool reads and taught you stuff about the Romans .

 

[Levin]

I'm Swedish, so trying to think of things you might have in England...

Enid Blyton for sure.. those books about that group of kids solving mysteries.

Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author responsible for Pippi Longstockings etc.

Tintin books of course... got to love Captain Haddock!