Whats the first book you ever got?

When I was a really little kid I loved horses. I used to go to my aunt and uncles farm every day at 1 point just to see the horses and spent hours with them.

Because of my love of horses 1 Xmas my mum and dad got be a book all about horses. I've still got it now and do still read it. I can remember spending so many hours reading this book from start to finish and then all over again.

My first and favourite book. I could never get rid of it. It means way to much to me.

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  • Lovely idea for a thread. I wish I could remember! 

    I think because I was such an early library user, most of my early reads would have been from there. 

    This was the first one I remember loving so much that I borrowed it again and again...

    Also, this one...

    Though my mum tells me I was reading Dr Seuss books before that. 

    Things like the meg and Mog books and Prince What-a-Mess also would have been early ones. As for a first owned book in the house, I'd have to think about that...

  • I don't know. I struggled to learn to read. My parent read lots of books to me growing up. Including adult books like lord of the rings. Were those mine or theirs? The first book that was bought for me to read to me? I'm just not sure. It may have been this www.amazon.co.uk/.../999133226X

  • The Children's Animal World. Encyclopedia in Colour, Published by Hamlyn. I still have it, I went on to do a degree in zoology and a career in biology research.

  • I asked for and got this one Christmas, I never really identified with other children, much preferred either being with adults or alone. I thought the best way to try and be like other children was to get a handbook. I turns out others aren’t as interested in facts and figures as I thought. The book was always in my school bag.