The Not-So Austen Bookclub discussion

My favourite was the one I pictured above - the Classic Fairy Tale Treasury. The pages are edged in gold, the illustrations are magnificent and detailed and the stories unforgettable.

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Well, that is far fancier than mine. When I was little I loved Goodnight Moon. When I was a little older, and reading on my own I loved Charlotte's Web. By the time I was 12ish I fell in love with Anne McCaffrey.

I loved all those fairy tales like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, etcetra.

OMG! I loved the book the Ghost child, it was such a brilliant and heartwarming 96 page picture book. It was in the presentation of a peter rabbitt book. i loved it.
I think it was written by emma tenant

oh and I loved the HP series which I still love and Roald Dahl's books as well as these.

rainbow magic
go girl
goosebumps
fantastica
diary of a wimpy kid
diary of a wimpy vampire
dear dumb diary
freak street
diary of a would-be princess

And I LOVED
GRAEME BASE'S PICTURE BOOKS especially the eleventh hour

Isabelle wrote: "OMG! I loved the book the Ghost child, it was such a brilliant and heartwarming 96 page picture book. It was in the presentation of a peter rabbitt book. i loved it.
I think it was written by emma..."

I'm in love with Roderick from Diary of a Wimpy Kid! (Being the eldest in my family!):D

Only rainbow magic. Oh! And Geronimo Stilton.

For some reason, I never really liked
The diary of anne frank.
I read about 100 pages but I found that it didn't appeal to me.

The Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda :D

Claire wrote: "The Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda :D"

Oh I love Emily Rodda's books! I also used to read Rowan of Rin!!

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events :D

Lucinda wrote: "Claire wrote: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events :D"

I loved a series of unfortunate events when i was younger, as they were so creative and imaginative books. Did you ever see the..."

I did! I thought they were going to make another but they didn't!! There were so many books in that series, it was great! Might have to hunt them down again... :D

Louise wrote: "Oh the Ingo series by Helen Dunmore, loved it. also . not to mention "

I used to love the Ingo series too!!!

I love harry Potter! I first read them when I was like 8!

I used to really love all of the Magic Tree House books, and Harry Potter (which I started in 1st grade) And Junie B Jones:) The Boxcar Kids, American Girl Books

Olivia wrote: "I used to really love all of the Magic Tree House books, and Harry Potter (which I started in 1st grade) And Junie B Jones:) The Boxcar Kids, American Girl Books"

My little sister loves the magic tree house books. She has the book that has all three books in one

I read the Harry Potter books in 4th Grade so I was 9 when I read the books/ started them

Harry Potter and The Lion King!! :D
And I still love them!! :D

Lucinda wrote: "Lucy wrote: "Harry Potter and The Lion King!! :D
And I still love them!! :D"

I love the lion king and will always love it, as it is an apsolute classic! Xx"

Agreed :)

I found a lot of the Famous Five books at my grandma's one day and I used to read them a lot! And a lot of fairy stories, cos I'm a fantasy nut.

Megan wrote: "I found a lot of the Famous Five books at my grandma's one day and I used to read them a lot! And a lot of fairy stories, cos I'm a fantasy nut."

I loved the Enid Blyton fairy stories, 'cause the illustrations were beautiful! The Famous Five and the Secret Seven were awesome too!!

Lucinda wrote: "Lucy wrote: "Harry Potter and The Lion King!! :D
And I still love them!! :D"

I love the lion king and will always love it, as it is an apsolute classic! Xx"
Same:)

Olivia wrote: "Lucinda wrote: "Lucy wrote: "Harry Potter and The Lion King!! :D
And I still love them!! :D"

I love the lion king and will always love it, as it is an apsolute classic! Xx"
Same:)"

Me too! :)

Booknut wrote: "Megan wrote: "I found a lot of the Famous Five books at my grandma's one day and I used to read them a lot! And a lot of fairy stories, cos I'm a fantasy nut."

I loved the Enid Blyton fairy storie..."

Haha! I agree. I used to read them over and over, especially the one where they find the old island with the castle! I never found the Secret Seven book. I would've liked to read it.

I liked the Malory tower series by Enid Blyton they were pretty good

Maigc Tree House and then Judy B. Jones series

Ebony wrote: "Maigc Tree House and then Judy B. Jones series"

Ditto:)

Enid Blyton books no questions asked. How about the Little Golden Books? Did anyone ever read them?! They now have new ones including Avengers...no joke! You can look it up - there is a Captain America and a Thor Little Golden Book!!

Loved Little Golden Books!

My favorite series when I was younger was The Baby-Sitters Club! Loved that series! I think i read every book a dozen or so times. Practically had them all memorized. :)

Goodnight Moon :)

E.E.S. wrote: "Goodnight Moon :)"

I used to loooooove that book!

When I was very little I also loved Goodnight moon and Dr. Suess! But the first book I really really loved was Harry Potter! I was only 5 at the time (my dad read it to me) and I absolutely fell in love with books! My dad had noo idea what he had signed up for! :)

I loved The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill. It's very different to the cartoon since the cartoon has been adapted for young audiences.

As a child i also loved the 101 Dalmations and around the world in 80 days, as i loved adventure. I still do love adventure but only ever seem to experiance it in films :( well. who knows, adventure is always unexpected as it could well be just around the corner!

I loved 'The Lady Grace Mysteries' and the 'My Story' series! I also read the Harry Potters at a very early age and have been obsessed ever since.

Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter.

βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter."

I still haven't read Narnia (I know, I know!) but I love the rest of your books!!

βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter."

I love all of those:P

Anna wrote: "βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter."

I still haven't read Narnia (I know, I know!) but I l..."

Ahh!! Narnia's amazing:) This may be a little odd but the first one is my favorite:)

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter."

I still haven't read Narnia (I know, I k..."

I SO want to read them!!

When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking back they aren't good books at all.

When I was way younger I loved and When you give a mouse a cookie.

Pop_dizzle wrote: "When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking back they aren't good books at all.

When I was way younger I loved [bookc..."

Goodnight Moon and When You Give a Mouse a Cookie were some of my favorites!!

Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter."

I still haven't read Narn..."

You should:)

Anna wrote: "Pop_dizzle wrote: "When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking back they aren't good books at all.

When I was way you..."

Mine too!

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "βιβλιοφάγος (a.k.a. Cat) wrote: "Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
When I got a little older, I loved Narnia and Harry Potter."

I still have..."

They're definitely on my to-read list!! :)

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Pop_dizzle wrote: "When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking back they aren't good books at all.

When ..."

That's so cool that we read the same books when we were young!!

Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Pop_dizzle wrote: "When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking back they aren't good books ..."

Haha I know!!! I've loved to read since I learned how:P And even before then when my mom read to me:)

Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Pop_dizzle wrote: "When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking back they aren'..."

Haha no way!! I'm the exact same way!!!! Except my dad read more to me than my mom did :)

Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Anna wrote: "Pop_dizzle wrote: "When I was like 5/6 I loved the Mallory books: etc. I read a lot of them. Looking ..."

Haha My mom read to me:P

oh jeez - my favorite childhood books?

i had a book of korean fairytales that i love (in fact i'm actually planning on writing modern retellings of some of my favorites). i also read hans christen andersen, aesop, the brothers grimm...

oh, and then of course there was narnia, the wizard of oz, the phantom tollbooth, goosebumps, tom sawyer, the sweet valley twins, the babysitters' club...

pretty much everything. i won a lot of awards in primary school for being such a precocious reader. it was awesome, getting rewarded for what i loved to do most.