Books from your childhood... - Page 3

Rev Scapegoat · 23rd July 2009, 3:06pm

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Originally Posted by Jenpot

I loved anything Roald Dahl did aswell when i was a kid, particular favourites being:

Those Terrance Dicks novelisations were great.
Loved how they felt the need to change the title of every story to "Doctor Who And..."

Jenpot · 23rd July 2009, 3:20pm

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Originally Posted by Rev Scapegoat

Those Terrance Dicks novelisations were great.
Loved how they felt the need to change the title of every story to "Doctor Who And..."

EEK!

I also loved Judy Blume aswell, forgot all about her.

Pier Angeli · 24th July 2009, 12:08am

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Originally Posted by sylvianorth

Anything by Judy Blume. Are you There God, It's Me Margaret was a favourite, along with Here's to You, Rachel Robinson (I think that's what it was called).

Are you There God, It's Me Margaret is brilliant. I remember borrowing it from my older cousin and feeling oh so grown up.

**djtoast** · 24th July 2009, 9:53am

lets learn prepositions!

since someone mentioned W Heath Robinson,

and if you're as old as me, then this will have featured:

MarkMono · 24th July 2009, 9:58am

While both of those books featured heavily in my childhood, what do either have to do with Robinson?

ally.h · 24th July 2009, 6:46pm

george's marvellous medicine.

toby spelldragon and the magician.

sam's sandwich was awesome as well - it was an ACTUAL sandwich, except it was really a book:

al.

sylvianorth · 26th July 2009, 7:09pm

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Originally Posted by ally.h

sam's sandwich was awesome as well - it was an ACTUAL sandwich, except it was really a book:

al.

Was this the book where the boy made a sandwich that had bugs and stuff in it, and at the end you found out he gave it to his sister? I used to LOVE that book (assuming it's the same one) and my mum would read me it every night, then a horrible boy in my school ripped it up

ally.h · 28th July 2009, 8:26am

yeah, it is the same book. it's brilliant and is available on amazon if you're looking to replace it!

al.

Guinness · 28th July 2009, 7:59pm

I used to love reading the BFG when I was small, as well as some Enid Blyton (I think it was a book called Hop, Skop and Jump?), I used to read them quite often, because we couldn't get any other books I think.

The bit I remember from the Enid Blyton book was when the pixies/elves/fairies were trying to get into this land of nonsense, and failed because they couldn't answer the question, "Why is a toasted fork?". I think that's how it went down...

When I got a bit older, I loved all the Sweet Dreams and Sweet Valley High books.

Fiona_B · 28th July 2009, 8:01pm

matilda. pages are actually falling out of it now. also constantly read a book called abandoned that my mum got when she was wee. it was about a cat being left in the middle of nowhere by its owner and how it survived, eventually ending up in a nice wee home with a family to look after it.

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