[DownOnRodeo]

I have an older sister who was (and is) the bigest bookworm ever... she had about a billion Babysitter's Club, SVH/SVU, Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, as well as Judy Blume and all the teenage girly books. So I read my share of all of those when I had nothing else left to read. I actually liked the Nancy Drew ones quite a lot, much better than the Hardy Boys. The 'Super Specials' where they joined up were great.

I read each Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton a hundred times. Favourites with them were Matilda and The Wishing Chair.

The Narnia books were so-so ... but I really enjoyed The Last Battle. I loved that movie, Shadowlands.

My favourite children's books were the Redwall series and the Duncton series, and anything by the Australian authors Emily Roddha and Robin Klein. These women, and all young adult authors, are geniuses!

As for picture books, did anyone else read Grug? Those books were good but so depressing! Even for his birthday party, it was just him! haha