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Posted: 23 July 2005 at 6:58pm | IP Logged

Here's my list:

1. Christine by Stephen King
2. Carrie by Stephen King
3. The Magic Cottage by James Herbert
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. Heaven and Earth (can't remember the author)

What's yours?

Posted: 24 July 2005 at 6:28pm | IP Logged

My favourite toddler/childrens books are:

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Charlottes Web (I can't find a copy anywhere. If anyone knows where they are still printing it please let me know)
• The Faraway Tree (and everything else by Enid Blyton)
• Slinky Malinky
• Winnie the Pooh
• Thomas the Tank Engine
• Spot the Dog (for wee LOs)

I'm interested to hear other peeps recommendations!

Posted: 24 July 2005 at 6:52pm | IP Logged

lol i think for adults books my choices are similar to yours!

Posted: 24 July 2005 at 7:06pm | IP Logged

chidrens book are more my forte!

six dinner sid-by inga moore

horrid henry books-francesca simon

blue kangaroo books-emma chichester clarke

harry and the dinosaurs books-ian whybrow

anything by eric carle-i love the pictures

anything by lauren child esp-i will not ever never eat a tomato

we're going on a bearhunt-michel rosen

where the wild things are-maurice sendak-though his other books are slightly odd!

dr.seuss books-great for rhyming and silly nonsense words

simon james books-fantastic illustrations eg the wild woods, days like these

the owl babies-martin waddell

the tiger who came to tea-judith kerr who also wrote mog the forgetful cat!

the owl who was afraid of the dark-jill tomlinson

oh- fave older child book-stig of the dump-clive king! and box of delights-john masefield

the list is endless i could go on! my house is rather like a school library as you may have guessed! it will be just my luck if lily hates reading!

Posted: 24 July 2005 at 8:44pm | IP Logged

here goes

The rats, The lair & The domain.

Congo (book is better that the film)

rising sun.

thats about it, i dont do a lot of reading and you can forget  Mills and boon.

helenc

Posted: 24 July 2005 at 9:01pm | IP Logged

sorry cant spell . its them love story books

helenc

Posted: 24 July 2005 at 9:07pm | IP Logged

the narnia collection, and topsy and tim, I don't read much myself!