Red Tag comes back.

You’re wrong!

Actually, I’ve never, ever heard of it.

Of course Miss Rowling, bears no resemblance to your book.

Who said plagiarization ? 😆

Mr. McWilliams used to read us stuff from "The Famous Five". Which I think was a bit adventurous in a pit village.

Never heard of it. I like Where the Wild Things Are, and all the William books when i was a bit older.

This was mine as an adult. When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley's Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! So he sets off to find out for himself ... then discovers from a psychedelic scientist that it doesn't exist. But then another bunyip appears out of the mud. He gives that bunyip a mirror so it can see it's the same as him. What? He had a mirror all that time!!!

Struwwelpeter

A german book of very gory cautionary tales.  One of the first books I remember

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struwwelpeter

My side of the mountain. I think this book kick started my interest in self sufficiency and the outdoors, which has stayed with me to this day

Struwwelpeter

Love it, still have my childhood copy.
My kids love it too, but we skip over the (slightly racist) Inky Boys!

Not a Scooby 🤔

This was a fave. We named our cat after Aunt Jobiska.

The whole series inspired me into sailing and the outdoors.
A couple of years after I read the first one, I was proud owner of a 1953 Heron dinghy.

Of course Miss Rowling, bears no resemblance to your book.

Other than having a school for wizards there really is very little similarity.

Always meant to re-read this as an adult

Apart from Swallows and Amazons I've never heard of any of those - how old are you! 🙂

Now this - quality!... 🤣

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Always meant to re-read this as an adult

That's a double edged sword. Some stuff really stands up to revisiting as an adult and some doesn't. The one that's really stood the test of time for me is Rosemary Sutcliff. I also enjoyed rereading John Masefield, Lucy Boston and JM Faulkner.

Swallows and Amazons also set me on a path to outdoor activities and watersports.

I also read the Mike Tompkies books about his wilderness life in Scotland, filming eagles and wildcats, obsessively as a teenager. He was an interesting chap and I still get a huge buzz when I see any bird of prey due to his enthusiasm.

Love it, still have my childhood copy.
My kids love it too, but we skip over the (slightly racist) Inky Boys!

That brings back memories, seem to think there was a story about a boy teasing a cat that didn't end well, no idea where my dad's copy went.

Also remember the very racist titled book "Little Black Sambo" hopefully that hasn't influenced me one bit 🫣

I remember avidly reading the Biggles books but again don't think they influenced me as such.

My Side of the Mountain was one of my favourite books! Only found out there were sequels later and read them with great excitement - somewhat disappointed though. The first is best.

Also all the Swallows & Amazons books.

I'll add in Rascal, by Sterling North.

Must've read them all 20 times!

For me it was “The map that came to life” that inspired my love of maps.

It was a delight to receive another copy for my 40th

I wonder if my love of red tag comes back was influential in my becoming a biology teacher? Swallows and Amazons lit a fire for the Lake District if not sailing. I found the Lakes a bit crowded so ended up on the edge of the quiet bit of the Beacons.

Used to love this one, two lads stranded in the Canadian winter.

Then this rip-roaring tale:

Rogue Male is awesome!

Nope, Swallows & Amazons the only one I've heard of too.
I remember a book club in junior school, where we got to choose our own books. I think I still have some them.
The Little Captain, The Machine Gunners, Born Free and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are the ones I remember most.

Apart from Swallows and Amazons I’ve never heard of any of those – how old are you!

I was thinking the same. Judging by the style of the cover artwork, I'm presuming they were designed not long before the second world war

My childhood favourite :o)

I'm 60 and three quarters.

I bought Stig to read to my son… he didn’t like it 😢

@desperatebicycle- that's tragic.

I used to love exploring old dumps. I don't suppose it's even possible nowadays.

The Sword In The Stone by TH White and Watership Down by Richard Adams, which stands the test of time, and Willard Price's Adventure books, which don't.

Yeah, Stig of the Dump! About the only story I remember being read to me from my early school years.

I still think this is magical, both the "story" and the timeless illustrations. I had many a happy hour trying to work the puzzles out:

If you loved Masquerade, you'll love this BBC piece on it. There was some proper sculduggery and sex(!) involved in the finding of the solid gold hare...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-47671776.amp