General Chat

when you were little....................what book would you like to have 'been in' and what character?
................Just heard this on local radio.

I have to go out so hope no-one thinks I'll be ignoring them.
and here's hoping someone answers :-D

Mau xx

My favourite book as a child was Alice in Wonderland which I read over and over again and of course I would have been Alice. I also liked the Cheshire Cat.

Always, always Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and
still to this day.

The writer....Jo

Emma

anything by Enid Blyton

I didn't want to be another character, but would have loved to join the Famous Five on their adventures. Especially liked Timmy, the dog. ......... Joined Alice, in Wonderland ............... and climbed the Faraway Tree in the Enchanted Wood.

When I was eleven I went to stay with my Aunt in the school holidays. I read Little Women three times whilst I was there, and cried every time. I have read it many times over the years, and will always watch it when it's on TV, still love the story. <3

just remembered - Heidi

My favourite book was 'The Wind on the Moon', and I wanted to be one of the two sisters, Dorinda.

Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe

I loved The Famous Five,and I think I'd have liked to be Anne - George was a bit too boyish for me!
It would have been nice to be Heidi, too, all that lovely fresh mountain air, toasted cheese for supper, and sleeping in a hay loft!

I devoured every one of the "Anne" books from "Green Gables" onwardsfrom the age of about 10.
Would love to read them again

Wisechild Ann of Greengables was my absolute favourite too.....

I also loved Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome <3

Wisechild, I have several of the 'Anne' books and still read them :-)

Heidi, Jo in 'Little Women' ( and sequels) and 'Elizabeth of the garret theatre' ... story about 4 girls also, who put on plays and whose step-mother turned out to be the sister of a famous actor.

Thinking about it, I am not sure I wanted to 'be' any of them, but I was always very interested in details of their houses, so I suppose realIy I want to be Bilbo Baggins :-)

Swallows & Amazons series (Arthur Ransome) ( which gave me the sailing bug and is one reason I am not rich (*) ), Green Sailors, Berry & I, Richard Hannay adventures, anything dark - M R James, Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe, Rosemary Sutcliffe.

I found Enid Blyton impossible from the get go. Fortunately our school did not have any EB. My OH loves her though and insists on carting a complete collection ( in French ) around the world with her. All the animals have different names in French.

(*) my father was a naval officer and so encouraged this unfortunate addiction which is one of the fastest known ways to lose money and be terrified at the same time.

I always wanted to be Jo from Little Women.
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:-D :-D@Rose

Loved the Famous Five Little Woman, and Heidi, have just lent my Heidi books to my granddaughter to read hope she enjoyes them has much has I did :-D :-D

I loved the What Katy Did books but even more I loved the Just William books and I really really wanted to be William :-D :-D <3

I loved the What Katy did books.....and like others here.I would have liked to have been Jo in Little Women...
We all seem to have similar tastes!
Did anyone get Girls Crystal...loved that.

Oh Brenda! Girls Crystal was one of my all time favourites and nobody I know seems to remember it! :-D