!! I was in marks and sparks last weekish and i saw this little gem. i LOVED this book

frog and toad together was a fave

^ awwwwwwwwww!

This was the first book I ever read on my own. I remember I was camping at the time and very proud of myself haha

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Not Now Bernard was one of my favourites. I love David McKee and try to persuad little kids to get their parents to buy his books.

Frog & Toad is another happy childhood memory. I remember one about "willpower" where Frog puts a jar of cookies on top of a shelf so he's not tempted by them.

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tomie depaola is still one of my favourite children's illustrators. this was my fav:


there were quite a few native american books if i recall correctly.

this book is fantastic. bookstore you should really buy this if you don't already have it.

this one too:


not illustrated but the story always stuck with me old bear:


little bear:


and velveteen rabbit. i actually think these books are up in the crawl space (attic). i loved them dearly. most made me cry.

Best book ever made.

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YES! and toad says, you can keep your will power, i'm going to bake a cake

It's the first book I remember reading on my own and absolutely loving. I was five and became a hardcore Blyton fan for a few years after that. The Mallory Towers and St. Clares books were favourites of mine. Hated the Famous Five though.

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The city lights are cold and violent.

Me too, I have that book with those pics, and the play about mid-winter ..or something! So glad someone remembered that.
All those lady bird and puddle lane books too.


Tales from Hoppingwood! I had this book, I remember a story with the yellow hammer bird and the cheese thing.


haha Struwwelpeter was awesome!
"Shock headed Peter" comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way.
The first story is about Peter, a boy who does not groom himself properly and is consequently unpopular. The second is The Story of Cruel Frederick, a violent boy terrorizes animals and people. Eventually he is bitten by a dog, who goes on to eat the boy's sausages while he is bedridden. and it goes on for 8 more.



I had these books, I ADORE all the fairytale books Eric Kincaid illustrated, truely no one better at the time they came out, well compared to the others in the store!

Struwwelpeter, as I am sure I've posted before in a thread about tattoos, terrified me as a child. My dad used to read it to me, translating from the German in my Grandma's old book. I'm planning a tattoo of the Scissorman... as I never did suck my thumb after that.

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this was my favourite

<333

i always loved (and still do) retellings of fairy tales.

i read shitloads of enid blyton when i was little but i never read that one! looks like i really missed out lol.

This was the one i was going to say. You're right, it's still a stimulating read. Also, Hairy MacLary. There was a dog in it called 'Hercules' something or other. That guy was my hero.

I got this from one of those book fairs that used to come round primary schools when I was about 7. I loved it. I still do. Any chance I get to give this book to a young child I take it!

I also loved Miss Happiness & Miss Flower, by Rumer Godden, and the Puddle Lane books.

Dogger! Ah my own Dogger was named in honour of that book. I still remember all the details of it! The little boy was called Dave, and his big sister was Bella
I do love Shirley Hughes' illustrations, they're so wonderful.

& speaking of amazing illustrations, here's another great book with some:

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that was the one!

i want stargazey pie

What? What you were trying to remember earlier?

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