Children's book of yesteryear

DYates

I'm curious to know how popular the children's books of my childhood - Enid Blyton, William by Richmal Crompton, Biggles, Jennings, etc. (and also Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew et al) - are with the kids of today? Given that today's young are weaned on a steady diet of technology and gadgets, will these stories which are set in a time before computers (or even calculators) and cell phones appeal to them? Perhaps they classify them as "Tales of long ago?"

I'm hoping people with young children can shed some light on the subject!

bindup

THese were our childhood favourites too. Enid Blyton continues to be popular. And Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys are also being revived. However Willliam and Biggles etc are unknown to the children today.

bindup

The books they currently read are vastly different. As you rightly pointed out, they now have shorter attention spans and the language is also different, less descriptive, more direct. There are however some authors who bring back memories of the books of our childhood.

thangarcrisis

I still have a library of my old Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Enid Blyton and similar books mostly sourced from second-hand vendors still at my folks place. Tried to get my Nephews and cousin's kids to read them without any success. But happy to know that recently a couple of neighbourhood kids have started diligently borrowing and reading them.