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When I was in first school I read a series of books about a Griffin..all I can remember is the Griffin and that I really liked the books but I can't remember the name..Did anybody else read them??
Also, does anyone remember the childrens annual called "Bimbo" ?
Yep, Bimbo was a penguin who looked like Baby Crockett from the Beezer - they were drawn by the same artist and both were published by DC Thompson. Bimbo's best friend was a white either poodle or teddybear.
Stumped on the Griffin tho...
SpiralCoolStuff
24-06-2006, 23:12
I am also stumped on the griffin...and ive never heard of Bimbo. the Beezer was good though.
That's right, Bimbo was a penguin! Thanks Aidan for jogging my memory.
I think the Griffin book will remain a mystery forever..no one has ever heard of it :(
Could it have been "Puddle Lane"?. I remember having a Puddle Lane book with a Griffin in it.
Woooooohooooooo!! Thanks Spider!!
This has been bothering me for YEARS.
I found out that the writer of Puddle Lane, Sheila McCullagh,was the one who wrote these books.."The Griffin Pirate Series".
I can stop thinking about it now lol :D
salemsmine
12-07-2008, 02:18
I think it might have been The Pheonex And The Carpet, from the 70's. from maxine
Suddenley im back to the 70's and im at middle school listening and finger following stories to do with a Griffin, how I had forgotten this series of stories.......Thank you for the recall to a long lost memory :)
Hooper68
23-07-2009, 20:59
It sounds like it's from the pirate books,we used to read them in Junior school,I can't remember the name of the pirates just that there was a red,green,blue and I think yellow one.
I have just found this pic
Pirate books
http://www.weirdbirdinlove.net/?p=290
Hooper youve just taken me back 30 years plus, thank you :)
Hooper68
23-07-2009, 21:16
It's my pleasure:),I used to really enjoy reading those books
I've never heard of these. Hopefully I must be too young :D or they never penetrated my neck of the woods.
sammysiz
06-01-2010, 07:52
I have children that are going through school now and a lot of their homework is reading. I used to love reading the pirate books at school. Anyone remember these? There were different coloured pirates depending on your level of expertise. I remember getting excited going from one colour to another! Anyone know if they are still in print, what they were called or where I can get them from?
Hi
They've been discussed a few times, see this link it has a link to a picture of the book
I believe the series was called The Griffin Pirate Series
sammysiz
06-01-2010, 08:17
OMG! That brings back memories and doesn't the book look dated!? Feel old now. Going to try and track them down from somewhere! Thanks for this....
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OMG indeed! So there was Gregory the Green, and I remember Roderick the Red, what were the others?
OMG indeed! So there was Gregory the Green, and I remember Roderick the Red, what were the others?
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin_Pirate_Stories
Series 1:
1 The Three Pirates
2 The Blue Pirate Sails
3 Roderick the Red
4 Gregory the Green
5 The Storm
6 The Three Pirates Meet
7 The Griffin
8 On the Island
9 The Mirror, the Candle and the Flute
10 The Fight with the Black Pirates
Series 2:
11 The Island of the Mer-people
12 Acrooacree
13 Pirate and Mer-King
14 The Black Pirates and the Silver Net
15 On the Way Back to the Cliff
16 The Caves of Alorn
17 The White Cat
18 The Breaking of the Chain
19 The Stolen Ship
20 Alorn's Treasure
Stand alone title:
Pirate I Spy Book
johnno#1
12-08-2010, 08:18
Hi ,
I remember these books. I was only thinking about them the other day. Like your self i used to look forwards to going from one colour book to another colour. I would love to own a set just for the memories. Also do you remember the Alpha and beta maths books we used to use in maths lessons?.
Hi all
new to the site. Does any body remember the coloured pirate books we used to read at school? Who were they by and what were they called.
Many thanks
Heather74
16-11-2010, 14:31
talked about a few times on the forum, some good links and pictures on this thread
Megawitch
16-11-2010, 17:00
My lads read abot Roger Redhat in the village with 3 corners!
Richard1978
16-11-2010, 17:44
I read the Ginn series at school, they were in graduated levels from totally beginners onwards.
julie and david
10-01-2011, 23:10
do you all rememeber janet and john books in the 70s
Does any body remember the coloured pirate books we used to read at school? Who were they by and what were they called
yer i remember them but cant think of the name
BlitzKid
11-01-2011, 11:14
Don't remember who wrote the pirate books, but they used to bore the **** out of me!
Much preferred the Village With 3 Corners, had a pretty dark mythology for a kids' book series.
Heather74
11-01-2011, 11:59
We had three threads on pirate books and school reading so I've merged them.
julie and david
11-01-2011, 13:56
k all i remember is there was one or too with a boat on the front lol
Heather74
11-01-2011, 13:58
follow the link in post 9 :)
tonyblue
10-11-2012, 16:03
I remember these too. Primary school 1972- 1978.
Pussywillow
15-11-2012, 20:38
Yes I remember these Pirate books very well. In fact I learnt to read with them. I think they date back to the 60's and were so good that they perservered into the 70's.
It's funny, these books were one of the few that were actually any good. Everything else schools gave you were the most boring they could find !
These books taught me to read too. I remember that as the series went on, they were a bit more difficult than the last. I enjoyed reading them and the stories were engaging. Thanks Sheila K. McCullagh.
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