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kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -  |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off - "
Haven't they moved onto adult books you can share?  |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -
Haven't they moved onto adult books you can share? "
god yes ages ago - daughter has a degree in english language and literature - and is doing her teacher training - just a huge chunk of childhood gone |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -
Haven't they moved onto adult books you can share?
god yes ages ago - daughter has a degree in english language and literature - and is doing her teacher training - just a huge chunk of childhood gone "
I wonder how long til a book bag becomes an Ipad bag. Technology is great but I miss a book |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -
Haven't they moved onto adult books you can share?
god yes ages ago - daughter has a degree in english language and literature - and is doing her teacher training - just a huge chunk of childhood gone
I wonder how long til a book bag becomes an Ipad bag. Technology is great but I miss a book"
i refuse to use a kindle - i like a book to hold |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -
Haven't they moved onto adult books you can share?
god yes ages ago - daughter has a degree in english language and literature - and is doing her teacher training - just a huge chunk of childhood gone
I wonder how long til a book bag becomes an Ipad bag. Technology is great but I miss a book
i refuse to use a kindle - i like a book to hold"
I'm stuck in the middle. I like both depending where I am and how much light there is. |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
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thats what i love about having 4 kids of a big spread in ages, while my eldest is dying for the last in the king killer chronicles, my youngest has just started reading enid blyton famous five/ wishing chair....type.
big grin, when shes grown out of them, no doubt i shall have grand kids to read the good ones too  |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off - "
you should of saved them for the grandchildren that's what i plan to do hand them down with a message keep these in the family  |
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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago
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"thats what i love about having 4 kids of a big spread in ages, while my eldest is dying for the last in the king killer chronicles, my youngest has just started reading enid blyton famous five/ wishing chair....type.
big grin, when shes grown out of them, no doubt i shall have grand kids to read the good ones too "
dont forget malory towers and st clares iloved the chalet school books nearly had the lot too |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
in the suffolk countryside |
"thats what i love about having 4 kids of a big spread in ages, while my eldest is dying for the last in the king killer chronicles, my youngest has just started reading enid blyton famous five/ wishing chair....type.
big grin, when shes grown out of them, no doubt i shall have grand kids to read the good ones too dont forget malory towers and st clares iloved the chalet school books nearly had the lot too"
i had all of those...they were great!! |
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"thats what i love about having 4 kids of a big spread in ages, while my eldest is dying for the last in the king killer chronicles, my youngest has just started reading enid blyton famous five/ wishing chair....type.
big grin, when shes grown out of them, no doubt i shall have grand kids to read the good ones too dont forget malory towers and st clares iloved the chalet school books nearly had the lot too
i had all of those...they were great!!"
Oh he! Me too - loved them |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off - "
I'm sure this is why my mum is a hoarder! Hoping she kept my worst witch books somewhere!
She did donate the Thomas the Tank Engine videos though which I was pissed off about  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Oh Christ, the famous five was one of my favorites, along with the children of cherry tree farm!
They dont do books like that anymore... bring back the 70's |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Oh Christ, the famous five was one of my favorites, along with the children of cherry tree farm!
They dont do books like that anymore... bring back the 70's "
The first Famous Five book (Treasure Island) was released in 1942. I've got all of them, plus the Famous Five and You adventure books and the ones where you had loads of props to go with them, too.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm 26 & I'm on a quest to reread all my childhood favourites & I still have some Jacqueline Wilsons knocking about 
I used to adore Enid Blyton & Roald Dahl. Though I'm finding myself appreciating classics that I wouldn't have looked at twice as a child, like The Little Princess & Peter Pan. |
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"I've kept mine. They make a fine collection and a lot pay an handsome dividend upon re-reading "
I've kept a lot of my childhood books too albeit stored in a box in my parents attic.  |
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"Oh Christ, the famous five was one of my favorites, along with the children of cherry tree farm!
They dont do books like that anymore... bring back the 70's "
Famous five and secret seven! Ooo and the magic faraway tree with Aunt Fanny and Uncle Dick
I loved these books so much as a child that when my parents let me name my baby sister I picked a name from them.. Poor girl |
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"Uhmmmmmmm no Aunt Fanny and no Uncle Dick.
Just Fanny and the other kids."
Bugger I'm getting confused.. Just looked it up, famous five had dick as one of the characters and he had an aunt Fanny! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I just bought my lo a copy of my favourite ever book (because she's not having my copy), Enid Blyton may well have hated kids but she wrote a good yarn. The Magic Faraway Tree. |
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -
you should of saved them for the grandchildren that's what i plan to do hand them down with a message keep these in the family "
That's perfect |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"kids (21 and 24) had a big bookcase clearout - so many collections been sent to charity shop - think the jacqueline wilson and roald dahl ones going finished me off -
you should of saved them for the grandchildren that's what i plan to do hand them down with a message keep these in the family "
we saved a lot of the classics but just had too many - i only have a small home - no loft that i can really get into to store much more than the xmas tree and decs - they have always read a lot - daughter especially and she adds half a dozen books a month to the collection |
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