What's your favourite children's book?

Rain_Shadow

No question, 'the very hungry caterpillar'. I loved reading it aloud.

marisco_2

My nan bought me beautiful copies of the secret garden and black beauty. I still have them now and have loved sharing them with my children, nieces and nephews. I also had the most beautifully illustrated book all about fairies which I have many fond memories of reading.

lollipopsarah

Ah I still remember from my school days
Stig of the Dump

Loved Billy Goats too
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Mrshaworth2b

We've had a phase of The Gruffalo being the favourite, Whatthe ladybird heard, The tiger who came to tea, Aliens love underpants. One of the best parts of the day were when my little boy wanted me to read to him, now I'm lucky if he will sit down long enough to read a book together

Frogletina

My favourite is Peter Pan followed by the Faraway Tree books.

In_Debt_Bet

Winnie the Pooh.

bossymoo

We are reading Enid Blyton at the mo - faraway tree series. I loved them as a child and read them many times. My son loves them too. He's 6 so he reads 2-3 pages to me, then I take over reading is tiring when you're little

I also loved Alice in Wonderland

snowleopard61

My own favourites when young:

Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
The Just William books by Richmal Crompton (I still find the author's dry humour and deadpan style very funny)
The Abbey Girls school story series by Elsie J. Oxenham

Poetry as well as story-books, especially
The Lady of Shalott (Tennyson) and
Lochinvar (Scott), which seemed to me utterly romantic

Ones I loved reading to my children:
Five Minutes' Peace (and others in the same series) by Jill Murphy
Mog the Forgetful Cat (and sequels) by Judith Kerr
Peepo by the Ahlbergs (loved the illustrations especially)

snowleopard61

Oh, and - for reading to my own children - the Alfie and Annie Rose books by Shirley Hughes. She is the most wonderful illustrator.

FBaby

The one book I didn't mind reading my children over and over and was also their favourite was 'the snail and the whale' by J. Donaldson.