Posted by Peter Willis on April 04, 2010 at 12:47:58 user PeterWillis.
In Reply to: Re: Top 20 Children's Books posted by Peter Ceresole on April 04, 2010 at 09:57:12:
I've really no complaint about this choice, and even the positioning of the books above S&A, though I'd have liked to see Winnie the Pooh higher and am a bit disappointed not to see Just William, John Buchan (perhaps the Island of Sheep) and probably several others that I'll think of by-and-by. But presumably these are books that children read now, and we must feel honoured to see Ransome still in there.
The only problem with Swallows and Amazons of course is that when Ransome fans compile their 'favourites' lists S&A itself doesn't usually do too well. Winter Holiday, We Didn't' Mean to Go to Sea and Swallowdale are all more popular.