Every Child's Bookshelf

[Twims]

Should hold which books?

I am trying to compile a list of fabulous books every child (any age) should have - so what's on your bookshelf, what do you love and what do your children love.

I'm trying not to duplicate and agree with so many of the ones already posted but at the moment DS1 likes

Cresside Cowl (How to tame a Dragon etc)
Lemoney Snickett
Phoenix and the Carpet
The Sword and the Stone
Paddington Bear
Muddle Earth
Inkheart Trilogy
Horrible Histories.

DS2 likes

Jeremy Strong
Sir Gadabout books (not great works of literature but very funny even to me!)
Spydog

He is 5 so not very into picture books any more he loved

The Smartest Giant in Town
Winnie the Witch
The Night Pirates
Mog
The Kiss that Missed (and the rest in the series)

OOOO and weirdstone of Brisingamen[sp]Fab

HelensMelons - Alison Uttley wrote the Little Grey Rabbit books didn't she? We have a couple in the cupboard put away fro DD when she's older.

Alison Uttley wrote A Traveller in Time (which I liked as a child) and Little grey rabbit and some sentimental gush about A Country Child which I didn't like much.

currently for dd aged 2.5 we have, and think all children should absolutely have:

picture books:
Dear Zoo - has been DDs absolute favourite for a long time
We're going on a bear hunt
Each peach pear plum
The very hungry caterpiller
The tiger who came to tea
Mog the forgetful cat
Where the wild things are
The gruffalo (and the grufalo's child)
Guess how much I love you (ideally the enormous version!)
Various collections of nursery rhymes - traditional ones.

Bedtime stories:
Brothers grim collection
Beatrice Potter collection- an absolute must
Asops fables (DH thinks this is a must!)
Hands Christian Anderson

As she grows up:
Roald Dahl - all of them
Wind in the Willow
Rudyard Kyplin
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings

At christmas:
The Night Before Christmas
One Snowy Day
25 December Lane

We have many many more books than this, but these are the 'must haves' that I would recommend to others, of which they have pretty much all been recommended already!

Hans not hands

The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and Curdie

Emmas Doll

fennel yes A country Child I loved that book

DS is reading KingCup Cottage atm WOW i love the cakes in that book!

Great list so far!

Can I add another Maurice Sendak- In The Night Kitchen love that book.

Hans Christian Andesron- esp. The Tin Soldier (think someone had already added it)

The Park in The Dark is very popular in our house at the mo.

Edward Lear

Berenstain Bears

Brown Bear Brown Bear

The story of ferdinand
Leo the late bloomer

dont forget some poetry books

spike milligans collection is fabulosa

and alan alhbergs heard it in the playground

alfie and annie rose is lovely

and katie morag stories

The magic paintbrush

The Magic Paintbrush is my absolute favourite childrens book Ria
I love it and the illustrations are fantastic. Unfortunately it's not the dc's but they humour me occasionally and let me read it...with chinese voices

The lost happy ending, and second the magic paintbrush
Indian in the cupboard

So many lovely books. I think I'm off to Amazon

I have a huge wishlist on amazon, but from the top of my head in no particular order:

Little people big ideas women in science.
Handa's surprise.
The dot
The book of mistakes
You're here for a reason. Nancy Tillman
We're going on a bear hunt
Madeline.
Spot
The hungry caterpillar and the mixed up chameleon.
The tiger who came to tea
How the grinch stole Christmas
The little prince
Harry potter series

Paddington
Olga da Polga
Secret Seven
Famous Five
Enid Blyton Adventure books
Chalet School
Topsy & Tim
Spot the dog
Kipper
Danny Champion of the world
Charlie & the chocolate factory
Tracy Beaker
Heidi