Question...

[redhillian]

I'm after some input for my Plinth Slot for the One & Other project in London.

What are you favourite kids stories?

Cheers!

Comments

[ash1977law.livejournal.com]

Hansel & Grettel!

[freddiefraggles.livejournal.com]

Topsy and Tim!

[glamwhorebunni.livejournal.com]

Rumplestiltskin. Every children's story should feature someone called Mr. Foreskin.

[vondage.livejournal.com]

Dr Seuss was the biggest favourite in my house, Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are being the one I loved most. I have a beloved battered old copy, which made me wonder if you've thought about taking donations? I'd love to see it up on the plinth!

My other favourite amusingly was Where Did I Come From? Yup, it's a sex education book with awesome cartoons. I would request it as a night time book loads! I think that or similar would be a pretty awesome read too.

Have fun planning!

[ivymoon-corvus.livejournal.com]

The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde.........well I never said I wasn't a maudlin child ;) Seriously though, it's a classic - you can't do without it!

[phyrbyrd.livejournal.com]

I have to pick ONE? oh, no wait, you said stories plural.
Well, I think my top three are The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White, Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, and Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome.
Possibly it says something about me that all of my favourites were written before 1940.

[areteus.livejournal.com]

I was always fond of Aesop's fables. Sarah has a book of all of them, including some lesser known ones (I mean, everyone has heard of the hare and the tortoise but there are some really wierd ones in there)

[auriol.livejournal.com]

How about the Grain of Salt? It's a really good old folk tale. Failing that, Jaberwocky FTW!

[lucian-albrecht.livejournal.com]

For small kids, Where The Wild Things Are, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Jolly Postman.

I'm glad you're not getting your old chap out. It's so totally been done.

[ephrael.livejournal.com]

He is being reminded his sister will be there. there are certain things she does not need to see.

[ammos.livejournal.com]

Mog, any of her stories I loved when young, slightly older the moomins, also so many others including all the ones in the little house in the praries series. Oh I could go on books for children are just a joy.

[doctor-kaos.livejournal.com]

Mog! Mog! Mog!

[jacobeanangel.livejournal.com]

oh, and don't forget Noggin the Nog :)

[doctor-kaos.livejournal.com]

Nog! Nog! Nog!

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Blue Balloon, The Fierce Bad Rabbit (closely followed by the Tailor of Gloucester), The Little Mermaid (the real one where she turns into foam at the end, none of yer Disney crap), Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo.

If we're talking slightly older children, Ballet Shoes (closely followed by Apple Bough), Swallows and Amazons (etc - I think The Picts and the Martyrs is maybe the best), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Alice, and The Treasure Seekers, though all Nesbitt is good.

After that, I started on Agatha Christie...

[lucian-albrecht.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I'd forgotten Each, Peach, Pear, Plum. Good one.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child.