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...

[MaryAnnSingleton]

Go Ask Alice - ! I remember that

[Lizzylou]

For adults - any/all Evelyn Waugh

For Children - Danny Champion of the world

And:

Complicity by Iain Banks (adults)

Lion witch and the wardrobe (Children)
Gruffalo
What Katy Did

[Lizzylou]

OOh, Perfume by Patrick Suskind (adults)

All Jane Austen (teens)

[skay]

Ages 1 - 5 Thomas tank engine books
Mr Men

5 - up Magic Key books
Captain Underpants
Roald Dahl's books

11 - up Harry Potter
Chronicles of Narnia
Pullman's - Dark Materials trilogy

Adult Books Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
Call me Elizabeth by Dawn Annandale
Q & A (I forget the author, but it's the book behind "Slumdog Millionaire")

[StripeyKnickersSpottySocks]

Diary Of Anne Frank
Tom Sawyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Weirdstone Of Brisingimen
Swallows And Amazons

[NilDesperandum]

My Naughty Little Sister

Mr Magnolia

The Little White Horse

[NilDesperandum]

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

any books by Michelle Magorian

[TillyBookClub]

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is brilliant, I'd forgotten all about it.

Another conundrum: which is the best Roald Dahl? For me its a fight between Fantastic Mr Fox, George's Marvellous Medicine and Danny Champion of the World. And The Twits. So that narrows it down...

[NilDesperandum]

Matilda!

i was busted age 8 reading it under the desk at school

[CharleeinChains]

The Jolly Postman series
The Lighthouse Keeper
The Very Hungry Catapillar
Each peach Pear Plum
Beatrix Potter collection

Im not sure who wrote any of these but i loved them and so do my kids.

I am going to get flamed to bits but i think every child should read or have read to the Enid Blyton The Faraway Tree stories.

Every older child should read the Harry Potter series.

[EachPeachPearMum]

Each, Peach, Pear, Plum
Peepo
Pippi Longstocking
Moomins
Gruffalo
Swallows and Amazons
Weirdstone of Brisingamen
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Ramona Quimby
Barbapapa
Noggin the Nog
Box of Delights
Just William
Anne of Green Gables
The Pigman
The Chocolate War
Peter Pan

Adults:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
Wild Sheep Chase- Haruki Murakami

[stealthsquiggle]

I haven't read the whole thread but has anyone else read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Youre-Bad-Man-Mr-Gum/dp/1405223103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232710073&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 &sr=8-1 "You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum"? - I am reading it to DS(6) at bedtimes ATM and he literally rolls around laughing.

[stealthsquiggle]

try that again..

You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum

[charliegal]

Bit shocked at recommending 'Flowers in the Attic'. I remember my friend frightening us with this story when we were about 12 and camping in the back yard.

If I remember, it is a horrible story about a crazy aunt or somesuch locking up a bunch of siblings in an attic for years and years and then the brother and sister have an incestuous affair, described in gory detail.

Hmmm..think I will stick with Robert Westall etc.

[stleger]

My dd1's teacher has a dog called Dogger, who features in a lot of classwork (dd is 15, by the way!) I love these listy things, I work in a bookshop and it is great to be reminded of 'possible reads' for people who like.... It also reminds me of all the books I have never read!

[stealthsquiggle]

For younger children, The Night Pirates and In the Woods are two which DS loved/loves which do not date from my childhood. 'In the Woods' is a favourite choice of DS's Teddy Bear, even though it scares him

[MrsMerryHenry]

Aaaaagggggh! Want to contribute suggestions but too many books! Too many books! Am...about...to...combust!

[RiaParkinson]

definite exclusions would be all Mr Men books gah like pulling teeth

[ChugtasticCrew]

BFG - Roald Dahl
The Witches - Roald Dahl

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Joan Aiken

Room on the Broom - Julia Donaldson
The Smartest Giant in Town - Julia Donaldson

Dogger - Shirley Hughes

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

[ILikeToMoveItMoveIt]

Tuppence To Cross the Mersey, and other autobiogs by Helen Forrester.

I first read them when I was about 12 and I enjoyed re-reading them as an adult. A great way to find out and understand everyday poverty in the early to mid 20th century.

[TamartorousBeastie]

Ballet Shoes.
The owl who was afraid of the dark.
Any/all roald Dahl

[VersdeSociete]

Harriet the Spy

Middlemarch, George Eliot
Franny and Zooey, J D Salinger
Updike's Rabbit books

[MKG]

Only one book

"Are you there God, It's me, Margaret"

[mysecrets]

The Box of Delights, John Maesfield I loved that book.

Are You There God? It's me. Margaret, Judy Blume, helped me through pre-teen and early teen years.

Fantastic Mr Fox, just fab.

Burglar Bill.

Charlotte's Web, it was the first book that I just could not put down.