I'm afraid I still haven't received my copy of Journal 58: can another one be posted please? Thanks. Doreen Barker, OX2 9AQ, 76

Mine has always been the Christmas Book; I used to read it every year, and I read it to my 3 children in the Christmas season when they were young. The 'embroidered' endpapers are magical and so is the jacket. Another wonderful book is The Enid Blyton Treasury; the latest Journal's contents page pic...

I always loved Josephine Pullein-Thompson's books, especially the Noel and Henry series; then those of her twin sisters Christine and Diana. Next came Monica Edwards, especially the Punchbowl series. Primrose Cumming is another favourite; Silver Snaffles is a classic. I can remember Pat Smythe ridin...