100 BOOKS YOUR CHILD MUST READ - what are your nominations?

[TillyBookClub]

Childhood books stay with you forever. Whether Roald Dahl's dark humour or the derry-do of Hardy Brothers, the earthy anarchy of Stig of the Dump or the magical excitement of The Secret Garden, they have a lasting effect on how you approach the big wide world.

What book do you think children MUST read before they leave home?

And while we're at it, what book should every adult read?

(My children's nomination: The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
My adult nomination: 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

Need a reminder of the all-time classics? This Daily Telegraph list brings back the memories...

Momo, by Michael Ende.
Moonfleet, JM Faulkner
Many of the above.

For little ones how about:-

Home for a Bunny
The Gruffalo
Hungry Caterpiller

to both questions: To Kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee A wonderful, wonderful book

Winnie the Pooh (actually suitable for much older children due to the dry humour and word play)
Just William
The Hobbit
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (and all the Chronicles of Narnia)

Difficult to focus on MUST reads. I can only come up with three and all have been said on this list -

The Women's Room by Marilyn French

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Anne Frank's Diary

Also, Hiroshima by John Hersey

Mixed Up Fairy Tales - Hilary Robinson/Nick Sharratt
You Choose - Pippa Goodhart
Blitzed - Robert Swindells
The Sterkarm Handshake - Susan Prince

Oh yes, The Sterkarm Handshake and A Sterkarm Kiss - utterly brilliant: Per and Andrea.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is massively popular round these parts. I would say it's the 12/13/14 year olds reading it and equally popular with boys and girls.

october sky
animal farm
to kill a mockingbird
narnia
children of green knowe
the secret garden

Snail and the Whale
The Silver Sword
Holes
To Kill A Mockingbird
Blackhearts in Battersea
Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Animal Farm
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
How To Be Topp
Just William
The Thief Lord
Charlotte's Webb
Mr Gum
Alex Rider
The Firework Maker's daughter
The Phantom Tollbooth
Winnie the pooh
Chronicles of Narnia
Alice in Wonderland

To kill a Mocking Bird
Chronicles of Narnia
Any Roald Dahl Books

I'd add Earthsea as well. It's the kind of grown-up writing for kids that will help their language AND that they'll remember forever.

Well every toddler should know the joys of,each peach pear plum,peepo,the very hungry caterpiller,the jolly postman,funnybones,burgalar bill, rainbow fish and owl babies.

Children:

The Little House on the Prairie
Charlotte's Webb
Dr Dog

Adults:
Hitch hikers guide to the Galaxy

Oh, and Anna Karenina

To kill a mockingbird
I knwo its obvious ----but harry potter series is a must (it inspired a generation to get reading again)
Oliver Twist
Mid summers night dream
Royal dahl-Matilda being a favorite
about a boy
marley and me

For the younger children....peter rabbit series, and paddinton bear

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For children - the Little House on the Prairie books, a family story and an adventure story, it captured my imagination and has never left me. I always felt sad for Laura after she got married though - her life never seemed quite as exciting again. Wish i had a daughter to give them to although will definitely read the early ones to my boys and see what they make of them.

And for little children Where The Wild Things Are. How do you say so much in so few words? It's amazing and and seems to strike such a chord with children. Lynley Dodd also writes beautifully - we have loved the Hairy Maclary stories

For adults I don't know - I still can't tell anyone what my favourite book is even though I LURVE reading, will mull it over whilst reading 50 shades (which should not be on the list...)

And the Moomins - absolutely magical. And Little Women - sobbed for hours after Beth died and every time I read it afterwards and still would if I read it again, though haven't been able to look at that bit since having children... (gulp)

The Stepford Wives

For teens - anything and everything by Douglas Adams

For little ones - Oliver Jeffers about a boy books

For new readers - All Dahl esp. the twits, and loved the Mr gum books

For confident readers - Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series

A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
It's a beautiful book and one of the best I've read this year. I'd say it's suitable from year 6 up, depending on maturity, or disposition. Word of warning, it deals with death and is very sad.

Holes - Louis Sachar
Trash - Andy Mulligan

Harry Potter series (DD1 is 8 and she is almost finished)
Terry Pratchett

The Velveteen Rabbit
The Mousehole Cat
The Wizard of Oz
Black Beauty
Swallows and Amazons
The Railway Children
Peter Pan
The Water Babies
The Flower Fairies Treasury
The Wind in the Willows
The original Thomas the Tank stories by The Rev. W. Awdry
anything by Shirley Hughes
anything by the Ahlbergs (especially Each Peach Pair Plum and Peepo)
anything by Emma Chichester Clark (Blue Kangaroo series and Alice in Wonderland)
anything by Julia Donaldson
anything by Dick King-Smith
anything by Debi Gliori
anything by Oliver Jeffers
anything by Emily Gravett