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My Favorite 3 Books From Childhood

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Hey Everyone!

Yay, yet another exciting tag! *happy dance*
Thank you so much Jenna from The Sunshine Artist for tagging me for the super fun Fun Friday Flashback Tag! I truly appreciate it and I appreciate you! Guys, go check out her amazing blog and give her a follow. With bounteous optimistic and heartfelt musings on her blog, she is undeniably awesome!

ABOUT THE TAG

Every Friday Jenna will post a questionnaire, photos, quotes and/or a poem on a specific “topic” taking us back in time. Today’s travel through time will take you back to the MEMORABLE BOOKS FROM CHILDHOOD that have always held a special place in your heart.

Let’s turn back in time and get the fun started –iScriblr_reading

To be honest, I have been an avid reader all my life! Crazily enough, my fascination with reading started when I was just 6 – with my Papa buying me all sorts of “gorgeous-looking” books and encyclopedias. (Can’t blame him, he wanted me to be the WISE one! Ha!) Well, my favorite out of the lot was Hamlyn’s Giant All-Color Book of Fairy Tales – vibrant and prismatic, it was indeed my “prized possession” for a pretty long time, until I grew up – to read (and realize) the likes of Jim Corbett, PG Wodehouse and Enid Blyton. Ah, nostalgia!

1 MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON BY JIM CORBETT

It is a 1944 book written by hunter-naturalist-conservationist Jim Corbett. It details the experiences that Corbett encountered in the “Kumaon” region of India from the 1900s to the 1930s, while hunting “REAL” man-eating Bengal tigers and Indian leopards. *wide-eyed fascination*
One of my absolute favorites, this book had all the necessary ingredients (suspense, excitement and adventure) to keep a “new-bloomer” like me captivated and spell-bound!iScriblr_book

2 THE ADVENTURES OF SALLY BY P.G. WODEHOUSE

One of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century, Wodehouse was yet another of my absolute favorite writers. Out of his many books, this was the first time that I’d read a novel that had a female main-protagonist. *woman POWER*
A delightful love story, complete with love letters, tears and hope – this book was all that the”little girl” in me idolized! *wink-wink*iScriblr_book

3 THE CHILDREN AT GREEN MEADOWS BY ENID BLYTON

All my life I have been a devoted Enid Blyton fan, reading almost all of her books! (PS – I had my first library card when I was 8 years old!)
Being the crazy “animal-lover” that I am, this book was (is) super close to my heart – In fact, this is the book that really got me into me reading! Love, family, emotions and adventure – it is a full-blown sentimental ride, Blyton style!iScriblr_book

There you go folks – a sneak peek of my “childish” love for books! Thank God for them, I’ve always had a “perfect companion” by my side.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” 
― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

RULES

1 Thank the Selector and do not forget to tag/create a “ping-back!”
2 Select 3 Bloggers to Join in the fun.
3 Use the tag Fun Friday Flashback.
4 Volunteer Voyagers are almost welcome aboard this time machine!

This tag is open to all who want to participate. Please feel free to join in the fun!

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  1. So much fun, so many great books and favorite authors it’s impossible to list them!😁

    Thank you Richa for adding to the collective of amazing books and authors that shaped your passion for reading and adventure.❤️😊

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      1. It’s so wonderful to reflect on all life’s little moments that have brought us joy. I always feel like we live in sun a fast paced society that sometimes we forget to enjoy the little every day joys. 😊

        Thank you so much for participating and sharing your own wonderful memories!🤗 ❤️

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    1. Oh really.. When it was growing up, these books were a part of our staple diet! 😉 😛

      Try picking them up if you can, I’m sure you’ll love them!❤️

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        1. Man-Eaters of Kumaon seems like a safe bet to begin with! 😉

          PS – These books won’t be as mature as – Danielle Steel or Agatha Christie kinds. But nevertheless, they’ll be a wonderful read!❤️

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  12. i used to be and actually still revisit – Enid Blyton’s works especially the Magic Faraway Tree and Bimbo and Topsy. A book l still have from my childhood and l still read that often is Smokey joe – The Fish Eater by John O’grady, In my teenager years, l was avid follower of the Pan Horror series, and as little as five years ago, l was quite taken with the series of goosebumps and animorphs – our child within, never really truly leaves us 🙂

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    1. Oooo.. I loved The Magic Faraway Tree and Bimbo and Topsy!❤
      You are so right about never really growing up – I still have so many of my old favorites stacked up neatly in my library back home. Can’t ever part with them!❤

      I am on hunt for “John O’grady” – Let me see if I can get old of anything from him. 🙂

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