National Storytelling Week: Eight books our readers loved

In honour of a week-long story time celebration, we looked at some of our favourite childhood books.
What was your favourite childhood story to read?What was your favourite childhood story to read?
What was your favourite childhood story to read?

Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Dick King-Smith and Philip Pullman all made our list - but we wanted to know some of your favourites that we missed.

Here's what you had to say. How many of these do you remember?

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What's your favourite tale to tell?

The Famous Five - Enid Blyton. Submitted by Jackie Prudhoe.

The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier. Submitted by John Tate.

Black Beauty - Anna Sewell. Submitted by Kate Roberts.

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The Hardy Boys Mysteries - Franklin W. Dixon. Submitted by Kev Roddam.

Malory Towers - Enid Blyton. Submitted by Alison Quinn.

Mabel Lucie Attwell books. Submitted by Brenda Robson.

The Lone Pine series - Malcolm Saville. Submitted by Beverley Glover.

The Pied Piper tale. Submitted by J Steven Stead.