Top five children's books of all time

[RosaLuxembourg]

I want to get in first!
So what are your five items of children's literature?
Mine are:
Rosa wanders off to ponder...

Oh yes

The Lantern Bearers - Rosemary Sutcliff
I, Coriander - Sally Gardner
A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin
Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
Hounds of the King - Henry Treece

Probably not classics in the true sense of the word, but these are my all time favs.

Its The Bear - Jez Alborough
When we were very young - AA Milne
Now we are six - AA Milne
Cuddly Duddley - Jez Alborough
Harry Potter ?

Oh yes, I meant the ones you like best yourself.

The Woolpack - Cynthia Harnett
The Country Child - Alison Uttley
to start with.....

Charlie and the chocolate factory

Swallows and Amazons series (can I have a series?)
Richmal Crompton's William
The Treasure Seekers
The Borrowers

will think about the 5th.

All Dahls book are great

Treasure Island for my number 5

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and/or Danny the Champion of the World
Well Met by Moonlight
What Katie Did

I like the Alfie and Annie Rose stories (or maybe it's just the illustrations)

The Silver Sword
ALL Dahl books
All Michael Morpugo books (especially Cool... sniff sniff)
The Mole who know it was none of his business
Nothing by Mick Inkpen

The talking parcel (Gerald Durrell)
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfield)
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Charlotte Sometimes (?)
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)

Sorry, I want to swap Wind in the Willows for Well Met by Moonlight

Fennel, what was Charlotte Sometimes? That sounds familiar

Falconer's Lure - Antonia Forrest
Saffy's Angel - Hilary McKay
The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne

Not forgetting
The Land of Green Ginger - Noel Langley
Dear Zoo - Rod Cambell

Stop stop - she said 5!

Sam Pig - Alison Uttley
Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomerty
Ballet Shoes - Noel Stretfield
Swallowdale - Arthur Ransome
Fire in the Punchbowl - Monica Edwards

The second 5 isn't me - it's my imaginary twin sister.

Charlotte Sometimes is about a 13 year old girl who goes to boarding school in the 60s and swaps, overnight, with a girl boarding in 1918, every night they swap over while sleeping, and then she gets trapped in 1918 for a while. It's very famous.

The Secret Garden
The Ship that Flew
Just William
Slinky Malinky and Hairy McClary
The Pantom Tolbooth

Danny the Champion of the World - Roald Dhal
The Dark is Rising series - Susan Cooper
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen - Alan Garner
Harry Potter
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Robert C O'Brien

The Silver Sword what a great book nell12 I've forgotten all about that!
Charlotte Sometimes sounds like a great book. I might have to read that (even though I am 33 )

I remember it now - it was good

Northern Lights
Swallows And Amazons
Mrs Frisby and The Rats of Nimh
Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Tom's Midnight Garden

nell - we have "The mole who knew it was none of his business" The DSes, needless to say love it!

Mine would be
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Secret Garden
The Dancing Bear - Michael Morpugo
Where's Spot loved reading it to DS1
and one called
"The Very Noisy Night" about little mouse and big mouse and little mouse keeps hearing noises and waking up big mouse. I love it and used to read it to the DSes even if they didn't want it. Can't rember who wrote it though
I'm sure I'll think of more though

Charlotte Sometimes
The Peppermint Pig
Ballet Shoes
OMG The Country Girl ( was it girl or child)
Danny The Champion is enchanting