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Favourite Childhood Books from the 70s and 80s (part 1)
The Very Hungry CaterpillarThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Buy new: £4.17 / Used from: £0.01
Haven't yet met a child who didn't own at least one copy and know most of it by heart
The Tiger Who Came to TeaThe Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £0.88
What is it with hungry animals and 70s childhood?
Harry the Dirty Dog (Red Fox Picture Books)Harry the Dirty Dog (Red Fox Picture Books) by Gene Zion
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £0.01
Dirty animals too...
No Roses for Harry (Red Fox picture books)No Roses for Harry (Red Fox picture books) by Gene Zion
Buy new: £3.90 / Used from: £0.69
...and ungrateful
Be Nice to SpidersBe Nice to Spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham
Buy used from: £5.87
Out of print but not forgotten
Each Peach Pear Plum (Picture Puffin)Each Peach Pear Plum (Picture Puffin) by Janet Ahlberg
Buy new: £4.08 / Used from: £0.01
Had a great time spotting the nursery rhyme characters
Meg and MogMeg and Mog by Helen Nicoll
Buy new: £4.16 / Used from: £1.20
Preferred Meg's Mog to Mog who caught the burglar (children of the 70s will know what I mean)
Meg's Eggs (Meg and Mog)Meg's Eggs (Meg and Mog) by Helen Nicoll
Buy new: £5.39 / Used from: £0.01
No, Meg doesn't lay them herself...
The Five Chinese BrothersThe Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
Buy new: £10.63 / Used from: £1.17
I found the threat of execution in the story pretty scary as a kid (but in a good way)
The Three RobbersThe Three Robbers by Tomi Ungerer
Buy used from: £15.99
Very distinctive illustrations
Where the Wild Things AreWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: £3.77 / Used from: £0.72
Still popular, and rightly so
In the Night KitchenIn the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.60
My favourite Sendak, just for the Oliver Hardy look-a-likes
Mike Mulligan and His Steam ShovelMike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £1.49
Hated trains, engines and machines (they were for BOYS) with one exception - Mike Mulligan's steam shovel
The Story of Ferdinand (Reading Railroad Books)The Story of Ferdinand (Reading Railroad Books) by Munro Leaf
Buy new: £2.68 / Used from: £0.10
Who wasn't charmed by gentle Ferdinand?
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books)Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson
Buy new: £3.67 / Used from: £0.49
The modern stories are not the same - if it's not by Crockett Johnson, it's not Harold!
Keats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats TreasuryKeats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury by Ezra Jack Keats
Buy new: £14.91 / Used from: £9.04
This is more like it - a recently-released collection of old favourites (publishers take note, nostalgia is still going strong)
The Giant Jam Sandwich (Piper Picture Books)The Giant Jam Sandwich (Piper Picture Books) by John Vernon Lord
Buy used from: £1.43
Loved this - well, it had food in it
Mr. Men: My Complete CollectionMr. Men: My Complete Collection by Roger Hargreaves
Every home should have a set
Robin Books: Blue Banana (A Hamlyn robin book)Robin Books: Blue Banana (A Hamlyn robin book) by Bronnie Cunningham
This set of ten books, illustrated by John Astrop, seriously needs re-releasing. Best of the bunch were The Blue Banana, The Very Long Beard, and The Chocolate Rain
Topsy and Tim at the Seaside (Handy Books)Topsy and Tim at the Seaside (Handy Books) by Jean Adamson
Buy used from: £10.99
Remember Topsy and Tim and their matching outfits? So cute
Munch Bunch -17 Books -Banana Bunch/ Billy Blackberry/ Bounce/ Button & Tiny/ Casper Carrot/ Chunky Pineapple/ Lizzie Leek/ Olive/ Olly Onion/ Pedro Orange/ Penny Parsnip/ Percy Prune/ Pete Pepper/ Sally Strawberry/Supercool/Suzie Celery/Wally WalnutMunch Bunch -17 Books -Banana Bunch/ Billy Blackberry/ Bounce/ Button & Tiny/ Casper Carrot/ Chunky Pineapple/ Lizzie Leek/ Olive/ Olly Onion/ Pedro Orange/ Penny Parsnip/ Percy Prune/ Pete Pepper/ Sally Strawberry/Supercool/Suzie Celery/Wally Walnut by Giles Reed
The Banana Bunch, Supercool the cucumber, and Button and Tiny the mushrooms were my favourites
Mazing Monsters Box Set, A: The Tricky Troggle,Wormball,Webfoot,the Great Gulper,Greeneye,the Winkybird,Dimmo,Bignose,Swiggo,Snuggly,Big Snowy,Kleenum,Grinno,Rainbow,Crammus,Send for the GulperMazing Monsters Box Set, A: The Tricky Troggle,Wormball,Webfoot,the Great Gulper,Greeneye,the Winkybird,Dimmo,Bignose,Swiggo,Snuggly,Big Snowy,Kleenum,Grinno,Rainbow,Crammus,Send for the Gulper
Very odd monster books, illustrated by the author's son
Bangers and Mash: Lion Pit Bk. 6A (Bangers & Mash)Bangers and Mash: Lion Pit Bk. 6A (Bangers & Mash) by Paul Groves
Buy used from: £1.13
In all good 70s classrooms
Monster Books: Monster Goes to the Hospital Bk. 17Monster Books: Monster Goes to the Hospital Bk. 17 by Ellen Blance
Buy used from: £4.60
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
One, Two, Three and Away: Pre-readers 1-4 - Red, Yellow, Blue, BrownOne, Two, Three and Away: Pre-readers 1-4 - Red, Yellow, Blue, Brown by Sheila K. McCullagh
Buy used from: £12.79
Billy Blue-Hat, Roger Red-Hat and Jennifer Yellow-Hat lived in the Village with Three Corners