Pirate books and school reading books

[ruby]

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" ?

[Aidan]

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]

I am also stumped on the griffin...and ive never heard of Bimbo. the Beezer was good though.

[ruby]

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

[spider]

Could it have been "Puddle Lane"?. I remember having a Puddle Lane book with a Griffin in it.

[ruby]

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

[salemsmine]

Re: Trying to remember the name of a book

I think it might have been The Pheonex And The Carpet, from the 70's. from maxine

[toshiba]

Re: Trying to remember the name of a book

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]

Re: Trying to remember the name of a book

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

[HG]

Re: Trying to remember the name of a book

Hooper youve just taken me back 30 years plus, thank you

[Hooper68]

Re: Trying to remember the name of a book

It's my pleasure,I used to really enjoy reading those books

[Kiop]

Re: Trying to remember the name of a book

I've never heard of these. Hopefully I must be too young or they never penetrated my neck of the woods.

[sammysiz]

Pirate reading books

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?

[HG]

Re: Pirate reading books

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]

Re: Pirate reading books

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....