Best Childrens Book

**sunhuntin** · 21st December 2005, 21:53

big bad bruce, by bill peet. i have fond memories of being read that book by dad, and his name is bruce. we have quite a stack of bill peet books. i usually make cards for the parents for their birthdays. one year i drew big bad bruce on the front of dads....he still has it.
http://www.billpeet.net/PAGES/index.htm
also loved go dog go, anything by babette cole [princess smartypants rides a norton!!]
graeme base is great too....his illustrations are the best.

**What?** · 22nd December 2005, 06:04

Green eggs and ham!

**yungatart** · 22nd December 2005, 11:19

Badjelly the Witch, and The Ugly Duckling- oh, how that used to make me cry! Poor little fella- bullied and picked on...

**In The Breeze** · 22nd December 2005, 11:31

The Lion the witch and the waredrobe

**Swoop** · 22nd December 2005, 12:50

Originally Posted by manuboy

Wizard of Oz / Bad Jelly the Witch (the worm was cool!)

You refer to Mudwiggle, the worm!

Anything by Spike is excellent. Rommel, Gunner Who? for example... (OK, needs clarification on the intended age group here)

**chris** · 22nd December 2005, 12:59

Silly Verse for Kids by Spike Milligan. Great illustrations in the book as well.

**Swoop** · 22nd December 2005, 13:14

Originally Posted by chris

Silly Verse for Kids by Spike Milligan. Great illustrations in the book as well.

Oh YEEESSS!!!!!!

One afternoon
a silly baboon
decided to fly
to the sun.

**WRT** · 22nd December 2005, 13:22

Give 'em the dictionary to read. It's not got much of a plot, but at least it explains each word as you go along.

& it wiL hlp stp ur kds frm writiN lIk DIS

**Darryboy** · 22nd December 2005, 13:32

One that I had as a child was Struwwelpeter. A translation from a German book that teaches that if you suck your thumbs a crazy scissor man will cut them off; or if you play with matches you'll burn to death; and other "don't do this or this will happen" scenarios.

**Swoop** · 22nd December 2005, 13:35

Originally Posted by WRT

Give 'em the dictionary to read. It's not got much of a plot, but at least it explains each word as you go along.

& it wiL hlp stp ur kds frm writiN lIk DIS

An excellent idea. Much more useful than books that are novels, like "the bible"...

**Skyryder** · 22nd December 2005, 16:31

Originally Posted by ZZR

Seriously though Skyryder, for what age and sex, i.e. best for who?

BTW I like Bimbo and Topsy, Enid Blyton.

I think a good childrens book crosses gender. For example Biggles, great for boys, but girls well perhaps in this day and age, but not when they were written.

Rupert the Bear is another one. OK so its got pictures but while that is another childrens book there were so many stories it would be difficult for me to place that in the catorgory that I am speaking of. Biggles incedent lwould be in the same vein as there are so many stories. Both rely on the charector.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves I rate pretty high but though I have not read Harry Potter and he's got to be up there with the best.

Still Peter Pan...................is my pick.

Skyryder

**Scorpygirl** · 22nd December 2005, 17:03

Originally Posted by Colapop

The story about the giant and the wall he builds around his garden.... Can't remember the title?

The story is the Selfish Giant and it is by Oscar Wilde. Cool story indeed and one that was often played on the 1ZB children's story time.

**kro** · 22nd December 2005, 17:28

Originally Posted by Virago

anything Dr Seuss.

Darn tootin

**Scorpygirl** · 22nd December 2005, 17:40

My favourite children's story was a Golden Book called "Big Red" about an Irish Red Setter. Later on I enjoyed Manx Mouse and the Snow Goose by Paul Gallico.