Favorite childhood books?

When I was an older elementary school student, I loved reading and re-reading Homer Price by Robert McCloskey, who also wrote and illustrated such classics as Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, and One Morning in Maine. My children and I loved reading those last three picture books, but they never liked Homer Price. I guess it's outdated, but I still vividly recall the malfunctioning doughnut machine:
What were your favorite books when you were young?

My favorite book of all that I read and re-read innumerable times was Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I was determined to read it in third grade, because a fourth grader in our 3-4 grades combination class told me I wasn't "old enough" to read it! I fell in love with the characters, especially Beth, whom my oldest daughter detested. In fact, AE could never understand why I had liked the book so much. It is dated, too, especially about roles of women, though Louisa May Alcott was ahead of her time in portraying Jo.

When I was reading these books around 1960, there was not the plethora of young people's books being published. (We baby boomers hadn't had all of our children yet!) We did not own too many books and used the public library much more frequently than nowadays.

Did you like any series of books?

I liked the Hardy Boys better than Nancy Drew books, which many of my friends liked. (Daughter MJ enjoyed Nancy Drew much more than I ever did. AE liked the Anne of Green Gables books.) I also liked Cherry Ames nursing stories. I remember being confused when these types of books were not allowed on library shelves!

My cousin Margaret from Canada sent me books as presents and usually they were by Enid Blyton. I especially liked the Famous Five series. My (American) friends never knew about these books, except from me, because they were British books.

So, if you have the time, why don't you blog (or comment here) about the books you liked in your youth?