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Blimey, you've all got wonderful memories, I've absolutely no idea what books we had at primary school
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First i can remember, "the call of the wild"
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Blimey, you've all got wonderful memories, I've absolutely no idea what books we had at primary school
Yes, I remember people, not Books.
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31-03-2016, 10:43 PM
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I started school in 1959 and I distinctly remember Janet and John books. I seem to remember that I quite enjoyed them.

A few years on and I graduated to books such as Parade and Mayfair, although these were not part of the recommended reading list.
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I was born in 1950, so presumably I started primary school in 1955, but I don't remember Dick & Dora or Janet & John
In fact I don't remember much in the way of books from primary school but I do remember books while I was at primary school.

I used to go to the children's section of the library and pick out Arthur Ransome's books like Swallows & Amazons as I recognised them by their distinctive covers

I also remember that my parents got me a big cartoon book of Fudge and Speck. Does anyone remember them?
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Originally Posted by JBR ->
I started school in 1959 and I distinctly remember Janet and John books. I seem to remember that I quite enjoyed them.

A few years on and I graduated to books such as Parade and Mayfair, although these were not part of the recommended reading list.
No wonder you are so clever JBR what with all that extra reading day & night.
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It was Janet & John for me too. Do you remember how good it felt when you moved up to the next level?
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No wonder you are so clever JBR what with all that extra reading day & night.
Yes, and of course I only read them for the interesting and thought-provoking articles.
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Of course.
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Originally Posted by Myra ->
The comic book thread has led me to start this thread.

Everyone seems to have started in primary with the Janet and John books. We started with the Dick and Dora books. I was telling someone at work and he said "for god sake don't google Dick and Dora - god knows what'll come up". But it's true. It was Dick and Dora, and Nip the dog and Fluff the cat. Was it only us who had those books? Surely not?

I remember those happy venture readers.I had a great collection of them until a few years ago.


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