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reading books aimed at children?

I was wondering how many adults find childrens books interesting? I picked up some Enid Blyton books today and thought i'd like to read that? Does anyone else think or do the same?
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  • Callie22
    Callie22 Posts: 3,444 Forumite
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    edited 17 December 2010 at 12:11AM
    I love reading children's books - I probably have as many children's books as 'adult' books on my shelves. To me, a good book is a good book and who it was written for is irrelevant, if I enjoy reading it then I will :) Makes my bookshelves look a bit odd lol, but it's a talking point.

    I always have a few books on the go. At the moment, I've got 'Goodnight Mr Tom' on my reading pile, alongside everything else :) I've already got my Christmas children's book reading planned too - 'The Children of Green Knowe' (one of my favourites and so right for Christmas, I reread it every year), 'Jo of the Chalet School' (wonderful description of Christmas in 1920s Austria) and 'Through a Glass, Darkly' by Jostein Gaarder (moving and Christmassy).
  • amandada
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    Absolutely! I couldn't wait till my daughter was old enough to get the Mallory Towers and St Clare's books so I could read them!
  • I have a whole archive box of childrens books that I had a child that I'm keeping for my DD as she grows up. I love dipping into it.

    I have some Famous 5, Mallory Tower and Sullivan Twins, and lots of story books about horses and ponies.
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  • Person_one
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    I still love to read the children's books I loved as a child, but I don't think I'd read a new one if that makes sense!
  • i forgot about the chalet school books, i loved them.

    i also love re-reading enid blyton, mainly the famous five, mallory towers, mr galliano's circus series, the faraway tree series, also the secret seven, the 5 findouters and dog series, actually just about all of hers I love. I adore runabouts holiday though, that has to be one of my all time favourite books.

    I also like the swallows and amazons series of books.

    hmm guess what im raiding from my parents loft next week lol
  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    I still have the faraway tree, and still love it now, also a lot of the Terry Pratchett books are fun for all ages
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  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    Oh yes - The Nac Mac Feegle never get boring :D

    Also I've got the northern lights series by phillip Pullman, and lots of Garth Nix.
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • red_devil
    red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
    Think i will buy an Enid Blyton one to read over xmas. I saw them for 2 pounds its cheap.
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  • I love lots of children's books and have kept some of the ones I read for my son when he's older - e.g. Alan Garner's Weirdstone of Brisingamen, which I first read when I was about 10

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weirdstone-Brisingamen-Alan-Garner/dp/0007355211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292542272&sr=8-1

    I've also been impressed by the range of books for small children now - especially Tusk, Tusk which I think is quite amazing:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tusk-David-McKee/dp/1842705792/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292542498&sr=1-1
  • Mupette wrote: »
    I still have the faraway tree, and still love it now, also a lot of the Terry Pratchett books are fun for all ages

    There's a new version of The Faraway Tree published with, um... slight changes in the unfortunate names! :rotfl:
    My Dad was having a bit of a rant about 'Political correctness gone mad' in books being altered, so I told him to read his grandson the old copy with !!!!!! and Fanny, and for some reason he went quiet...

    The Faraway Tree and 'Adventure' series (the ones with Kiki the parrot!) are available as DS flips - I'm a bit vague about what they actually do , but got my son 1 for Christmas. They were £4.99 at ToysRUs, but seem to be out of stock now.
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