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...

Another vote for the 'Weirdstone of Brisingamen', and its sequel, also 'Elidor' and 'The Owl Service':all by Alan Garner.

Someone just bought my 6 month old DS Dogger! As soon as my BIL came over he was so excited and sat and read it all over again. I've not read it yet but I must as it seems very popular here.

Your heart will be in your mouth!

My nomination for children is The Odyssey.

Fireweed
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harry Potter
Chronicles of Narnia

aaarghhh this thread has made me go and spend ££s on amazon, thought we had most of the childrens classics but a few titles there had me longing for them...Gobolino the witches cat and Tom's midnight garden esp...
did anyone read Minnow on the Say? Can't remember the author. Lovely, just lovely.

Anything by Terry Pratchett - so much common sense and kindness-based ethics. Plus funny and great plots too.

Harry Potter

All the Diana Wynne Jones

All the Chronicles of Narnia

The Snowman and Fungus the Bogeyman, both by Raymond Briggs

I'd like my child to read The No Cry Sleep Solution

Stig of the Dump
I loved a book called something like 'Jennifer, Hecate, [somebody] and me'.

Am drowning in nostalgia - The Box of Delights was magic. And Are You There God its Me Margaret a source of total intrigue aged 8. Why be desperate to get your period? Blubber was another one I read a zillion times.

Another all-time classic (kids and adult) - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. We're chatting about it tomorrow night in Bookclub - everyone welcome to join in...

Good idea to nominate books to miss out. Don't see the point of Spot the Dog at all.

100 hahahahahaha!!!!

3 would be a minor fecking miracle...

Watership Down - Richard Adams

The Gruffalo
very hungry caterpillar
the owl and the pussy cat

oops are mine too young?

for childhood in teens i loved Virginia Andrews books, and agree watership down,

for adults
The Haunting Shirley jackson
Catcher in the Rye. I read it over and over

My favourites as a child were:-

Milly Molly Mandy
What Katy Did
Ballet Shoes
Railway Children
1001 Dalmations
The family from one end street

As mostly a group of mothers we are going to be very girly in our choices. How would you make sure that there are enough books for biys represented?

A good children's book is neither for boys nor girls.

Really, no book deserves to be nominated if it is only going to be enjoyed by one or the other!

MillyMollyMandy HMMMMMM

My recollection of these is that although i loved them they had a very dull narrative style......

Kingcup Cottage by racey helps

but that is for young children

do NOT get me started as that is my forté

Preschoolers

Eric Carle - The Hungry Caterpillar, The Mixed up Chameleon, Brown Bear, etc

Judith Kerr - The Tiger who came to Tea.

5+
Michael Foreman - One World.
Boobela and the worm

7+
Necklace of Raindrops by Joan Aitkin

OOh Older

Holes Louis sachar?
The Northern Lights

Tom's Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce
The ordinary Princess MM Kaye

Little-ish ones:
Gentle Giant - Michael Morpurgo

Teens:
Forever - Judy Blume
Adrian Mole (1st 2) - Sue Townsend
Diary of a Teenage Health Freak

Oooh I remember The Family from One End Street - and also My Naughty Little Sister. Off to Amazon again (Tilly are you sure you're not being paid by them to start these sorts of threads ?)

As I recall, all books were shared between me and my DB until I got to the 'ballet shoes' stage and he got into Terry Pratchet (and we have never seen eye to eye about anything much since then)