World Book Day.
Oh, now this is one of my favourites.
But tell me ... could you pick a single book as a favourite ? I couldn't . its like trying to pick a favourite chocolate bar!
I have different favourites from different authors, from different times at my life, from different genres ..
I think I could probably narrow it down to a top five of favourite books ... but I'm sure I'll miss something out.
Lets give it a try.
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
Oh, I loved the TV adaptation of this and had to buy the book. and then I realised it was part of a set. And then I fell in love with Narnia. 30 years after reading if for the first time it still gave me the same feeling when I read it again recently. I always wanted to be Lucy Pevensy!!
Little Women. by Louisa M Alcott.
Now, I pushed against this book. I didn't want to like it. I read it as part of studying Children's Literature with the Open University. I was dreading reading this book. I thought it hard going and difficult. And then, all of a sudden .. it wasn't. I was interested and I started to care about what happened.
Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
Okay, so technically its a set of six books. I loved these books. Full of lacrosse and midnight feasts and Gwendoline Lacey! I wanted to go to Malory Towers almost as much as I wanted to go to Narnia.
Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
The first Discworld book I read.. and I was hooked. Oh the imagination of this man. From this one chance reading, I followed the adventures of Death, Sam Vimes, and Nanny Ogg. Its almost impossible to pick a favourite of TP's books. A truly fantastic writer.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.
Flavia de Luce is one of my all time favourites. An 11 year old girl with a passion for chemistry and mysteries.
Well, there's a list of five.
I'll go away and think of books that I should've included, shake my head that I have forgotten others ...
drop me a comment about your favourite book. are any of mine on your top five list ?
