Top five children's books of all time

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

Charlotte sometimes probably rates as the best book I read as a child although Ballet Shoes stays with me and i am no dancer

Charlotte Sometimes is still available my eldest ds and dd read and loved it

A Traveller in Time- Alison Uttley
Ballet Shoes- Noel Streatfeild
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe etc
Anne of Green Gables- L.M.Montgomery

have to think about no 5...

the borrowers

the little white horse

Heidi

Friday's Tunnel by John Verney

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner

But god I could go on and on and on...so many good books!

Weirdstone deffo in top 10

alan Garner Nooooo I HATED the Owl Service

Carries War is fab if overplayed
I loved Henrietta's House

I want to swop my Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH for Northern Lights. That is a brilliant series of books.

Rosetti Goblin Market although not a story has stayed with me

WORST evr books ALL Alan Garner and Watership Down

Most overrated book by primary school teachers: The silver sword. We read it 4 times at primary school in different classes. Honestly. It might be an OK book but I got very very sick of it.

I haven't read any Alan Garner. Did he write The Wolves of Willoughby Chase too?

No, that was Joan Aiken. Who is utterly marvellous.

10 in a bed is a wicked book, i forget eho it's by.

All the Famous Five (i know some people on here froun upon EB but i like her)

Goodnight Mr Tom for older children

Phoenix and the Carpet
Harry Potter
Narnia books
William books
A little princess

The Dark is Rising: Susan Cooper
Northern Lights: Phillip Pullman
Swallows & Amazons: Arthur Ransome
The Borrowers
The Box of Delights
Milly Molly Mandy
The Elephant and the bad baby

Well they are my favourites.

The current faves with dd and ds (4 & 2)
We're going on a bear hunt
Peepo
Milly Molly Mandy
You Choose
The Elephant and the Bad Baby

Ooh yes, A Little Princess! I cried when I read it to dd

Oh yes - the Wolves of Willoughby Chase is fantastic.
And Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I cry every time we watch our video of Heidi. When Grandfather gets depressed and sits moping on his bench, and Heidi runs up the hill towards him.

Oh and The Little Princess. Thisis an excellent thread as is bringing back many fond memories.

oooh yes A little princess

Tom's Midnight Garden
Noel Streatfeild generally
Five Dolls in a House for younger ones
Amazing Mr Blunden
Will think about the other one..

Actually I will have Little Princess too. I cried just about the Last Doll, never mind all the rest of it.

Marianne Dreams

Stig of the Dump

Actually I want Polly and the Wolf too.

Posters should not be allowed to read anyone else's before coming up with their own list.

Right, mine (which means most influential on me):

Norton Juster, Phantom Tollbooth
Henry Treece or Geoffrey Trease, who knows (or cares - but presumably they care, furiously), The Crown of Violet
Noel Langley, The Land of Green Ginger
Lewis Carroll, both Alices - but possibly more Through the Looking Glass

last spot has a lot of contenders, inc. Elizabeth Gouge The Little White Horse or Frances Hodgson Burnett, the little-known The Lost Prince (a tomboy's family romance a la Freud if ever there was one)

Ballet Shoes
Tom's Midnight Garden
Goodnight Mr Tom
Charlotte Sometimes

eed to stick at four as too many are jostling for 5th position - they include: The baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed / LullabyHullabaloo / 5 Minute's Peace / So Much / The Blue Balloon - could go on and on!!!!