70 YEARS AGO TODAY 8-APR-2019
70 YEARS AGO TODAY 8-APR-2019
jeanniejeanniejeannie.co.uk BLOG Monday 8th April 2019
I was born 70 years ago today on Friday 8th April 1949.Over the next few months I shall be looking at the world over the last 70 years.
To begin here is a list of 70 of my favourite Children’s books. It does not include them all for that I would probably 70,000. And they are not in order of likes. The first one is first because the First Noddy Book , Noddy Goes to Toyland was, ironically, published in 1949.
1 Noddy Books by Enid Blyton
2 Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
3 Bobby Brewster – H E Todd
4 Henry The Helicopter – Dora Thatcher
5 Thomas The Tank Engine Rev W Awdry
6 Charlie & The Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
7 The Tiger Who Came To Tea – Judith Kerr
8 Dogger – Shirley Hughes
9 James and The Giant Peach – Roald Dahl
10 Most Ladybird Books
11 The Christmas Eve Ghost – Shirley Hughes
12 Elmer – David McKee
13 The Last Polar Bears – Harry Horse
14 Peter Rabbit & Friends – Beatrix Potter
15 Snow Picnic – John Cunliffe
16 Postman Pat Stories – John Cunnliffe
17 Borrowers – Mary Norton
18 The Signposters – Helen Cresswell
19 The Secret World of Polly Flint – Helen Cresswell
20 Most Robert Westall Book
21 Badger on The Barge – Janni Howker
22 Railway Children – E Nesbit
23 The Slightly Annoying Elephant – David Walliams
24 Gangster Granny – David Walliams
25 Kingdom By The Sea – Robert Westall
26 Going On a Bear Hunt – Michael Rosen
27 Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
28 Percy The Park Keeper – Nick Butterworth
29 Topsy & Tim – Jean Adamson
30 Little Grey Rabbit Stories – Alison Uttley and Margaret Tempest
31 Elephant In the Garden – Michael Morpurgo
32 Snowman – Raymond Briggs
33 Sheep Pig – Dick King Smith
34 Father Christmas – Raymond Briggs
35 The Patch Work Quilt – Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney
36 Owl Who was Afraid Of The Dark – Jill Tomlinson and Paul Howard
37 Worzel Gummidge – Barbara Euphan Todd
38 Milly Molly Mandy – Joyce Lankester Brisley
39 Barbar The Elephant – Jean De Brunhoff
40 Humphrey – Sally Hunter
41 The Witches – Roald Dahl
42 Matilda – Roald Dahl
43 Butterfly Lion – Michael Morpurgo
44 Shadow – Michael Morpurgo
45 War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
46 Winnie the Pooh. (Books) Alan Alexander Milne,
47 Dave the Cat – Sue Hendra and Liz Pichon
48 Room on the Broom – Julia Donaldson
49 Wind In The Willows – Kenneth Graham
50 Shadow the Sheepdog – Enid Blyton
51 Lost and Found – Oliver Jeffers
52 Thomas The Tank Engine’s Big Lift and Look Book
53 Papa, Please Get Me The Moon – Eric Carle
54 A Bit Lost – Chris Haughton
55 Mr Wolf’s Pancakes – Jan Freanley
56 Dear Fairy Godmother – Nichael Rosen Nick Sharratt
57 Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andraeae
58 Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella – Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen Anderson
59 Grandpa’s Great Escape – David Walliams
60 All Daisy Books & Oi Series by Kes Grey
61 Snowflakes – Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen Anderson
62 A Bear Called Paddington – Michael Bond
63 Peace At Last – Jill Murphy
64 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – R L May
65 The Jolly Postman – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
66 Where The Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
67 The Night Before Christmas – Clement Clarke Moore
68 The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
69 Where’s Spot? – Eric Hill
70 The Railway Cat – Phylis Arkle, Phyllis
Can’t just have 70 lets go to 101…
71 The Worst Witch – Jill Murphy
72 Elmer – David McKee
73 Dear Zoo – Rod Campbell
74 The Complete Book of Farmyard Tales – Heather Amery
75 One Snowy Night – Nick Butterworth
76 Goodnight Mr Tom – Michelle Magorian
77 Phantom Car Wash – Chris Powling
78 Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White
79 Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
80 Hodgeheg – Dick King Smith
81 Saddlebottom – Dick King Smith
82 Brambley Hedge – Jill Barklem
83 Owl Babies – Martin Waddell
84 My Naughty Little Sister – Dorothy Edwards
85 The Church Mouse – Graham Oakley
86 Burglar Bill – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
87 Angelina Balleerina – Katherine Holabird & Helen Craig
88 Guess How Much I Love You – Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram
89 On The Night You Were Born – Nancy Tillman
90 Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus – Mo Williams
91 Just So Stories – Rudyard Kipling
92 Velveteen Rabbit – Margaret Williams & William Nicholson
93 Little Red Engine Stories – Diana Ross & Jan Lewitt & George Him
94 Mrs Pepperpot – Alf Proysen & Bjorn Berg
95 Gumdrop – Val Biro
96 Pinocchio – Carlo Collodi & Erico Mazzanti
97 Snowy – Berlie Doherty
98 Little Stars (Hetty Feather 7 all series)- Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt
99 Storm – Kevin Crossley
100 The Story of Tracy Beaker – Jacqueline Wilson
101 Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE DAY
Valuable information my dad gave me: Go for women you perceive to be “out of your
league.” You’ll surprise yourself.
HAPPINESS IS…
Happiness is…celebrating yet another birthday
GRANDAD’S ONE LINER JOKE OF THE DAY
Humpty Dumpty had a great Fall and a pretty good Spring and Summer too.
LOVE IS…
Love is…when you both bring something to the relationship
TRACK OF THE DAY
SOUND OF SILENCE – DISTURBED
Highest Chart Position: No.29 21st April 2016
WHAT DAY IS IT?
Monday 8th April 2019
Grandad’s Birthday!
Zoo Lovers Day
Draw A Picture of A Bird Day
And as a Month:
Autism Awareness Month
Poetry Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Straw Hat Month
Garden Month
Adopt A Ferret Month
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