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...

The Chrysalids
1984
Twelth Night

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

I read this book in the summer, I certianly left home too many years ago.

Strange Case of William Whipper-Snapper

My favourite book as a child was Pongwiffy - I loved it so much my Dad even pulled it out at my wedding!

Charlottes Web
Anne of Green Gables
To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women

I'd go with Roald Dahl,

To Kill a Mocking Bird - agree with the posts of this book - a classic

And Dick King Smith books - Charlotte's Web

For toddlers
where the wild things are recently re-penned by dave eggers for a film.

oliver jeffers books particularly the incredible book eating boy - they are all good

my adult read is a tough one but it has to be the road cormac mcarthy

(and anything by the king of hard boiled crime - jim thompson - for thrills the killer inside me - currently being filmed - and for laughs - pop 1280

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

To Kill a Mocking Bird
Emma
Catch 22

Marianne Dreams

OMG I always remembered this creepy book from when I was a kid, and could never remember it! and here it is

childrens book My family and other animals by Gerald Durrell. I read this when I was 12 and desperately wanted to be part of the Durrrell clan.I still read it when I want some sunshine.
Adult Book Right Ho Jeeves by P.G Wodehouse. Just because it is so funny.Read it when you need some cheering up.

The Magus (John Fowles)

The Hobbit (Tolkien)

So hard to choose but one of the books I loved reading when I was younger was The Once and Future King.
As an adult, Tess of the D'urbevilles, Wuthering Heights and Son's and Lovers.

Roald Dahl's Boy. Truly wonderful and brilliant at getting children to IMAGINE!!!

You can't beat Roald Dahl for the younger kids.
1984 and Lord of the flies might get the cogs turning for teenagers

Anne of Green Gables
Homecoming- Cynthia Voigt (anyone else remember this one? The first of the Tillerman series)
His Dark Materials
Holes
The Secret Garden

Children & Young adults:

All Dahl especially Danny the Champion of the World but all of them.
The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's child.
All Narnia
All Potter
All the original Thomas the Tank Engine (surprised they haven't been mentioned).
All Swallows and Amazons
All Pratchett (including Good Omens)
All Douglas Adams
When the Wind Blows
The Snowman
Batman: Year One
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1
Maus
Charlotte's Web
Dune
All of the Sandman books
Arrrgh this is difficult!

There are many, many more that they MUST read especially when older.

Adult:

Slaughterhouse V and Breakfast of Champions
The Crow Road
Watchmen
Catch 22
1984
Animal Farm
Any Asimov
Any Arthur C Clark
The Dark Knight Returns
I have no idea... I have so many I can normally just name.

the owl who was afriad of the dark
judy blume's forever
grimms fairy tales
the gruffalo
tracy beaker
all roald dahl
the worst witch
girl interrupted
some beatrix potter
mr and mrs pig's evening out
the enchanted wood
that's not my...series
horrible histories

Oh yes Horrible Histories and the old Osborne Science books too.

One I don't think anyone has mentioned for teens is Alan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country. Still makes me cry.

Where the Wild Things Are

The Twits

....dare I say the Twilight books? So they can learn about heartbreak and all the downsides of love?

The little Prince(highly recommended for adults as well)
Around the world in 80 days (I loved this book it took me a whole summer to read but it was worth it)
The very hungry caterpillar (my little boy loves it)

Michael Rosens poetry
Its a film now but the book is fab : Freaky Friday
Dr Dolittle
Fantastic Mr Fox
When the Wind Blows (excellent message, still makes me cry!)

And I totally loved Arthur Conan Doyles short stories! Lots of ghosts and zombies!

Oh oh! The Worst Witch!

Since everyone else has put more than one

Preschool books:
Where the Wild Things Are
The Church Mouse (wonderful period illustrations)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Middle:
Mrs Pepperpot
James and the Giant Peach (any book that starts with the parents being eaten by a rhino has to be good)
Alice In Wonderland
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
The Children of Green Knowe (you can actually go and visit Green Knowe)

Teenager:
The Pigman
The Twelfth Day of July
Anne Frank's Diary

Adult:
since the OP has already chosen 100 years of solitude it has to be:
Pride and Prejudice OR
Middlemarch
depending on your mood.

I used to love the jolly postman - can't wait to read it with my daughter!