First Children's book?
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No idea what the first one was, as by the time I was 9 I had read my way through the entire school library, but very early on would have been Where's Wumpus by Elleston Trevor. I still have it, so just pulled it off the shelf for old times sake to find that it is the 1948 1st edition 
I should explain here that it was my mothers originally (I'm not that old) and is one of the very few books I had as a child that I still have, as I sold almost all my books when I moved to America.
I should explain here that it was my mothers originally (I'm not that old) and is one of the very few books I had as a child that I still have, as I sold almost all my books when I moved to America.
I remember reading a series of books when I was very young, about a small guardian angel named Wopsy who was tasked to look after a small African boy named Shiny-John.
Years later I tracked down an online version and found it appalling.
It was written by a Catholic African missionary in the 50s and it's very dated and rather pompous to the point of racism.
If you are interested, you can read part of one of then HERE.
Years later I tracked down an online version and found it appalling.
It was written by a Catholic African missionary in the 50s and it's very dated and rather pompous to the point of racism.If you are interested, you can read part of one of then HERE.
Velveteen Rabbit is one of my missus's favourite books. It's still quite easy to get a copy from Amazon - you can get new copies for under £2.
the first books i read were the doctor who books other than the ladybird janet and john books, im dyslexic so my parents spent hours and hours reading to me and helping me read, the first book i remember rereading when i was about 8 was islands in the sky by arthur c clarke, i still have my original penguin paperback after 34yrs and i still do reread it every now again
Tonyblack said:
Velveteen Rabbit is one of my missus's favourite books. It's still quite easy to get a copy from Amazon - you can get new copies for under £2.
I just ordered one. I even found one with the same illustrations as the one from my chilhood
Thank you thank you thank you
Depends on your definition of a book, do those ones with the thick cardboard pages and all the different textures like wool and velcro count? after those i think it was stuff like spot the dog.
I did almost all of my childhood reading post age 10 because I was basically illiterate up until like 8 or 9 and had to go to some kind of special literacy group until quite literally overnight i learned to read. One night I went to bed incapable of it and woke up that morning able to read at a 16 year old level.
I can still remember the astonishment in the voice of my english teacher even if i can't recall what he looked like.
I did almost all of my childhood reading post age 10 because I was basically illiterate up until like 8 or 9 and had to go to some kind of special literacy group until quite literally overnight i learned to read. One night I went to bed incapable of it and woke up that morning able to read at a 16 year old level.
I can still remember the astonishment in the voice of my english teacher even if i can't recall what he looked like.
