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60. Watership Down and The Hobbit

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Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:54 AM

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When I was a child and living in the UK, books were my constant plus I was living in the Chiltern Hills at the time

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What was your favorite book/ books to read as a child? Mine was Black Beauty. and Nancy Drew.. How about you? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Harriet the Spy Alpeduez21 Yesterday #1

HAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much, Alpeduez21. debm55 Yesterday #4

Mistress Masham's Repose, by T.H. White raging moderate Yesterday #2

Thank you very much for sharing with us, raging moderate. It sounds interesting. debm55 Yesterday #7

Loved that! And Stuart Little Easterncedar Yesterday #84

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table Historic NY Yesterday #3

Oh, wow, What a wonderful book to read. Thank you very much, Historic NY. debm55 Yesterday #9

Charlotte's Web SARose Yesterday #5

Yes, Charlotte's Web was the second on my list, Loved reading the Nancy Drew books too. Thank you SARose, debm55 Yesterday #10

Nancy Drew books & all books on horses I could find. SheltieLover Yesterday #6

Thank you very much, SheltieLover. Mine too, I tried to read the original Wizard of Oz. But it scared me. and not like debm55 Yesterday #31

As a middle schooler I loved Sci Fi (still do) and the Tom Swift series of books was a favorite. wcmagumba Yesterday #8

You replied swiftly to this thread nuxvomica Yesterday #18

Thank you very much wcmagumba. It looks interesting. debm55 Yesterday #32

The Secret Garden Polly Hennessey Yesterday #11

Thank you very much Polly Hennessey. Beautiful story debm55 Yesterday #35

Read very close to all the Nancy Drew books just to win the reading contest. Won by a mile. Never read one before, ... marble falls Yesterday #12

I hope that's a fake cover. The Madcap Yesterday #21

His favorite is "The Mystery of the Missing Pee Tapes" marble falls Yesterday #22

Thank you very much., marble falls aka Chief Worm. The title of the book is a little scarey/mature. debm55 Yesterday #37

Nancy Drew, A Wrinkle in Time flor-de-jasmim Yesterday #13

Thank you flor-de-jasmin. Loved those books. As I teacher, I read my class A Wrinkle in Tme. debm55 Yesterday #14

What grade for A Wrinkle in Time? Easterncedar Yesterday #86

Easterncedar. it was fifth grade. A book is a great gift. It can take you to various places, and times. debm55 Yesterday #108

Thanks! She likes the manga comics Easterncedar Yesterday #109

Walter Farley's "Black Stallion" novels Jeebo Yesterday #15

Thank you Jeebo. I probably did. Sorry. debm55 Yesterday #38

The Thousand and One Nights nuxvomica Yesterday #16

Thank you very much nuxvomica. debm55 Yesterday #39

As a real young'un, it was Harold and the Purple Crayon..... lastlib Yesterday #17

Thank you lastlib. I used Harold and the Purple Crayon when I taught kindergarten. Love how you learned the Greek debm55 Yesterday #41

For fun reading, it was the "Brains Benton" mysteries. lastlib Yesterday #68

Hahaha, I didn't go That Far back! I loved Harold & The Purple Crayon 👍 electric_blue68 Yesterday #85

When really young, liked Hardy Boys series as well as TV show. Silent Type Yesterday #19

Thank you very much, Silent Type for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #43

Biographies of: no_hypocrisy Yesterday #20

Thank you very much, no_hypocrisy. I loved biographies too. debm55 Yesterday #44

The Island Stallion by Walter Farley. Chipper Chat Yesterday #23

Thank you , Chipper Chat. That sounds like a very interesting book. debm55 Yesterday #45

I was an avid reader karin_sj Yesterday #24

Thank you karin_sj. I have felt the same way reading through the list from posters here to books from my youth. debm55 Yesterday #46

Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. Also, I must have livetohike Yesterday #25

Thank you very much livetohike. I always wanted to read the book Misty of Chincoteague. But it was always out at the debm55 Yesterday #30

Tarzan was my favorite series by Edger Rice Burroughs calguy Yesterday #26

Great series. Thank you very much, calguy. debm55 Yesterday #29

Kon-Tiki walkingman Yesterday #27

I remember that book. Thank you very much walkingman. debm55 Yesterday #28

Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov. Nt BootinUp Yesterday #33

thank you very much, BootinUp. It sounds interesting. debm55 Yesterday #47

Starting at eight years old, Doctor Dolittle's stories. Every last one and there were more than twelve, iirc. ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #34

Thank you very much, littlemisssmartypants. I only read the first Doctor Dolittle. debm55 Yesterday #57

The Betsy, Tacy, and Tib books. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #36

Thank you, my sweet greatauntoftriplets. I also had things thrown away by my mother-Art Awards, Writing Awards. Art Work debm55 Yesterday #51

That's a shame that you lost things that were important to you. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #55

Thank you. greatauntoftriplets. debm55 Yesterday #62

Treasure Island. BootinUp Yesterday #40

Thank you very much BootinUp debm55 Yesterday #49

Charlotte's Web justaprogressive Yesterday #42

Justaprogressive, I remember the story of Ferdinand. My sweet aunt bought me the book and would read the book when I debm55 Yesterday #48

Mom and dad were both justaprogressive Yesterday #73

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Yesterday #74

The Haunted Hound rubbersole Yesterday #50

Thank you very much rubbersole for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #79

The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs eppur_se_muova Yesterday #52

OMG. I loved the How and Why books. I bought the Books on Cats , Dogs, Horses. birds. And I would read them over and debm55 Yesterday #54

That LOGO lookss familiar. I probably had some of those. electric_blue68 Yesterday #93

Oh my goodness choie 23 hrs ago #110

Cherry Something or other, Student Nurse The Blue Flower Yesterday #53

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 Yesterday #58

Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman Ninga Yesterday #56

Thank you Ninga. I remember it and it scared me. The one illustrated book had a cobra bite the skinny lady. debm55 Yesterday #59

Watership Down and The Hobbit Shellback Squid Yesterday #60

Thank you very much for sharing those classic with us.Shellback Squid. debm55 Yesterday #61

Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries Ritabert Yesterday #63

Thank you very much Ritabert. I actually read both series too, as I loved mysteries . still do. debm55 Yesterday #83

Ah, yes, Classic Illustrated! Had a bunch of those... electric_blue68 Yesterday #98

BLACK BEAUTY!!!!! elleng Yesterday #64

Agree. I am thinking of reading again. Thank you elleng. debm55 Yesterday #65

Enid Blyton ChcioInf Yesterday #66

The Noddy Books! Easterncedar Yesterday #89

Thank you very much Easterncedar.for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #107

Thank you very much , Chcioinf. I am glad I could trigger some good memories of your youth. debm55 Yesterday #90

Nancy Drew. Guiness Book of World Records. My mum applegrove Yesterday #67

Thank you very much, applegrove. I loved the books your selection I read those and believe it or not he Farmers Almanac. debm55 Yesterday #87

From the library:Ginny Gordon Mysteries; Trixie Belden Mysteries; Little House series; KitFox Yesterday #69

Your welcome. and thank you for sharing your wonderful list of books for us. KitFox debm55 Yesterday #106

Lots. I loved the Curtis Bishop Little League books, rsdsharp Yesterday #70

That is so great . rsdsharp. Thank you for your selections. debm55 Yesterday #105

Robert Heinlein scifi books LogDog75 Yesterday #71

Thank you , LogDog75 I love your genre of books. debm55 Yesterday #76

The Door Into Summer.. Permanut Yesterday #77

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Permanut. debm55 Yesterday #104

Magic by the Lake - Edgar Eager TuxedoKat Yesterday #72

Same here, TuxedoKat, Thank you for your selections of books. debm55 Yesterday #75

Tom Sawyer.. Permanut Yesterday #78

Oh wow. congratulations Permanut. debm55 Yesterday #103

Nancy Drew TommieMommy Yesterday #80

Yes, another Nancy Drew reader. Thank you so much TommieMommy. debm55 Yesterday #102

The Little House books, choie Yesterday #81

Thank you choie. for sharing with us. I always wanted to read the Little House books . debm55 Yesterday #96

Black Beauty. A bit later A Wrinkle In Time. electric_blue68 Yesterday #82

Thank you very much, electric_blue68 I read both too. I also read A Wrinkle In Time to my class. debm55 Yesterday #94

Journey to the Center of the Earth johnp3907 Yesterday #88

Oh johnp3907, That is a classic. Thank you for sharing with us and congratulations on reading as your novel debm55 Yesterday #91

Secret Garden, The Little Princess Easterncedar Yesterday #92

What a wonderful selection of books you selected as a youngster.Thank you for sharing with us, Easterncedar. debm55 Yesterday #95

You ask good questions Easterncedar Yesterday #97

Thank you very much Easterncedar. debm55 Yesterday #99

The Jerry Todd and Poppy Ott books ... MiHale Yesterday #100

Great!!!! That is wonderful, MiHale. debm55 Yesterday #101

Jack London's 'White Fang' started it all for me. Prairie_Seagull 8 hrs ago #111

Thank you very much, Prairie-Seagull debm55 8 hrs ago #112

You will love this one. OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #113