Forgotten classic books for children

[veggiechicken]

Just take a few books along that you've finished reading, or lob a few coins in the tin to cover the overheads. Its not a question of being undeserving, more of saving the books from landfill.

[Plot10]

"The Little Grey Men" by B.B. it's about 2 elderly gnomes who go looking for their long lost brother on a quest to the source of the Folly Brook. Sounds weird but is beautifully written with loads of detail about the nature and wildlife they encounter on the way.

P.S. Di I also love "Ned the Lonely Donkey"

[Plot10]

I've just remembered, 3 gnomes, Dodder, Baldmony and Sneezewort, and I haven't read it for almost 30 years.

[mothhawk]

I loved reading 'The Weirdstone of Brisigamen' and its sequel 'The Moon of Gomrath' by Alan Garner

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Gosh yes. And the spooky "Owl Service" too

[mothhawk]

"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

"The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien, of course

"The Indian in the Cupboard" by Lynne Reid Banks

Read "Mary Poppins" by PL Travers as well, the book is quite a bit different to the film that everyone knows.

[alldigging]

I have a vague memory of a book that involved a visit to the bears in Berne - in some giant pit. Don't remember anything else though about it.

[veggiechicken]

I have a vague memory of a book that involved a visit to the bears in Berne - in some giant pit. Don't remember anything else though about it.

That's the series about Mary Plain by Gwynedd Rae. The first one is "Mostly Mary".
I have the Omnibus edition here with 4 stories in it - BUT, hangs head in shame, I've never read them!

[donnakebab]

My Family, and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. May be a bit old, but if you're reading it to her, it'll be fine, and she can read it for herself when she's older. I loved it. My sister had a thing for Fantastic Mister Fox by Roald Dahl. Boggis and Bunce and Bean, one fat, one short, one lean...

I read several of Gerald Durrells books as a youngster. So funny but informative at the same time. He set up Jersey zoo I think which is supposed to be one of the best in the world.

That's how I learned about the two toed sloth.

OH has five on each foot though!

[Patchninja]

Too many, really but like Scarey, I loved Heidi. Another BRILL book is Toumai of the elephants (Kipling)- I always wanted to ride an elephant.

[mothhawk]

Too many, really but like Scarey, I loved Heidi. Another BRILL book is Toumai of the elephants (Kipling)- I always wanted to ride an elephant.

Do you remember the TV series of it? I never missed an episode!

All of Kiplings jungle book stories are great

eta: I mean Toomai of the Elephants, but of course, I watched the TV series of Heidi too.

[kentishgal]

One of my favourites (which I still read) was The Black Cauldron books by Lloyd Alexander. Kinda like the Narnia books but based on welsh mythology.

[mothhawk]

Another dog story, "Belle and Sebastian" by Cecile Aubry

[donnakebab]

I remember the TV series of Belle and Sebastian. Can even remember the theme tune but it was in French before I did it at school.

[Mikey]

One of my favourites (which I still read) was The Black Cauldron books by Lloyd Alexander. Kinda like the Narnia books but based on welsh mythology.

I'll have to look this up, we have a book on traditional welsh folk stories.

We went to the library last night and came back with Heidi, and Mr Stink which has taken precedence over The borrowers for the time being.

I've also had some fine feedback from the childrens bookshop in Hay, which have 'the little green men', 'Snow cloud stallion', 'Silver Brumby kingdom', and the travels of oggy, and oggy and the holiday for me. Which is great.

Many thanks peeps, and if you think of some others please feel free to add them, recommendation is by far the best way of finding books to read, there were only a handful of books that stood out for me as a child, as I wasn't a big reader. So the more the merrier.

[cardiffsteve]

I remember the TV series of Belle and Sebastian. .

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, another excellent tv series.
Dont know if it counts as a forgotten book.