I’m going to keep remembering these things all day, now. 

Douglas Hill’s ‘Galactic Warlord’ series was great scifi for kids.  I reread it here a couple of years ago and it still holds up.  I know I’ve read a few of his other books, but I have only vague memories of them.

All the ones I read were library books too Carlotta. I’ve just had a quick look on Amazon and they can be bloody expensive! I might have a looksie in some secondhand book stores…

MadCarlotta - 07 April 2008 06:39 AM

I’m into those intellectual types.

In real life, I am too. I have no idea why I found Pete so charming.

Charybdis - 07 April 2008 06:36 AM

Ooh, and I forgot about John Christopher.  I loved the Tripod books as a kid, and many of his other books and series were good, too.  If I ever get around to going to the book store I plan on stocking up again.  I originally got them all from the library, so I had to return them.

Ooh, yes. I know I have seen The Lotus Caves somewhere in my library, just the other day. I haven’t seen any of the others since we moved, though.

Charybdis - 07 April 2008 06:39 AM

You confuse me.  There are only three books, and he only wrote the first one.  His daughter wrote two, but the first sucked and I wasn’t about to get the second one.  None of them were just called ‘NIMH’.

Ooooooh. Fine. Get me in trouble while I’m trying to stealth post from work (and hence abbreviating things)

The book I read was called The Secret of NIMH, like the movie. It was the original story, but reprinted to match the film.

I had no idea the book was originally called something else and I had forgotton the character name until I googled it just now to see wtf you were talking about.

I had no idea other NIMH books were even written.

Boo - 07 April 2008 06:46 AM

Ooh, yes. I know I have seen The Lotus Caves somewhere in my library, just the other day. I haven’t seen any of the others since we moved, though.

I was thinking about that book just the other day, for some reason.  Actually I think about it a lot.  Not sure why, but a lot of little things seem to trigger memories of the cave.

Ah, that explains it.  I forgot they retitled it when the movie came out.  Heck, I think I even have that version somewhere, but I bought a correct title one a few years ago. 

The first sequel isn’t bad, as such, but it does change some of the information you think you already know.  I wasn’t pleased with her doing that, frankly.  It was better left alone.  The other one she wrote had kids coming and meeting the rats, I s*** you not.  There is no way I would ever read something that shamelessly pandering.

Another great children’s book that no one has mentioned (not that you all haven’t mentioned some wonderful ones) is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Fabulous. Also, I might have missed this, but I don’t think anybody’s mentioned all the wonderful E. Nesbitt books, including Three Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children.

There’s also a more obscure writer (at least I have always gotten the impression that he was somewhat obscure) I always really liked—Edward Eager. He was a big Nesbitt fan, too, and in fact, I think I first heard about her books through his, which include Half Magic and The Time Garden.

My favourite childrens’ books?

Ooh offhand, Asimov’s “Lucky Starr” series, “Doctor Seuss’ Sleep Book” and Harry Milgrom’s “Explorations in Science"/"Further Explorations in Science”.

Kathleen - 07 April 2008 07:16 AM

Another great children’s book that no one has mentioned (not that you all haven’t mentioned some wonderful ones) is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Fabulous.

Oooh, yet another one I adore!

I have never heard of any of the books you mentioned, Kathleen.  Now I feel dumb.

I forgot about THe Phantom Tollbooth

I actually have that one here.