My favourite childhood book

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a bit of a book worm, so the thought of coming up with just one favourite childhood book for today’s blog challenge post…..

Favourite childhood book

I probably should ask my Mum the answer to this one, no doubt there were one or two books that I’d ask for over and over again.  I’m having difficulty remembering what my favourite childhood book was from when I was small.  I always loved the blackberry farm books, and the Mr Men books.  I also really liked mice, and remember having one called another mouse to feed, about a baby mouse that turns up on the doorstep of a big mouse family.  From a school fair I got a battered old book called the bed that knew how to fly.  It was quite old, and had a number of stories about a little girl who gets a new bed, and it can fly.  I loved it, even though it was quite old fashioned, and it would have to be one of my favourite childhood books.

Older children’s books

When I got older I loved the famous five, secret seven, chronicles of Narnia, and the like.  I loved little women too.  My favourite childhood book for this older range of children would have to be the Anne of Green Gables series, I’m really looking forward to reading them to my girls and the first Anne book (and the others) would certainly be a favourite childhood book.  In more recent years I’ve discovered Harry Potter and His Dark Materials series’, and although not from my childhood they are great.

My children and reading

Now I have children of my own, I’m discovering children’s books all over again.  If I were to pick my favourite childhood book from their childhood, then again I’d be spoilt for choice. I do love Linley Dodd and Julia Donaldson though.  I hope that I’ve instilled a love of reading into my children and that they will look back with pleasure at their favourite childhood book.

What is your favourite childhood book? Do you have one?