Dr Enoch's 100 Best Books for Children: Part 3

A Listmania! list by Dr Enoch "Dr Enoch" (Leeds, UK)
 
The Good Little Devil
1.  The Good Little Devil by Ann Lawrence
The list author says:
  "Lovely tale about a devil adopted by a monastery"
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The Cuckoo Tree (The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence)
2.  The Cuckoo Tree (The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence) by Joan Aiken
The list author says:
  "Joan Aiken - high queen of children's literature. Think this is my favourite of the Willoughby Chase sequence"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

A Harp of Fishbones and other stories
3.  A Harp of Fishbones and other stories by Joan Aiken
The list author says:
  "And because I didn't include her in either of the two previous lists here are some of her magnificent short stories"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Rogue Male (CRIME MASTERWORKS)
4.  Rogue Male (CRIME MASTERWORKS) by Geoffrey Household
The list author says:
  "The best spy/assassin book I read as a child. get hold of the superlative audiobook too!"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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The Graveyard Book
5.  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Lots of well deserved hype"
£4.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)

Monkey (Penguin Classics)
6.  Monkey (Penguin Classics) by Wu Ch'eng-en
The list author says:
  "Insane adventures of Monkey - remained my favourite book for years"
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.37
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
The list author says:
  "I preferred Scoop as an adult but as a child this was wonderful"
£6.74   Used & New from: £2.31
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

A Sense Of Reality (Vintage Classics)
8.  A Sense Of Reality (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  ""Under the Garden" haunted me for years."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Complete Fairy Tales (Routledge Classics)
9.  Complete Fairy Tales (Routledge Classics) by Jacob Grimm
The list author says:
  "No bookshelf should be without it"
£11.82   Used & New from: £1.65
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Italian Folktales (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  Italian Folktales (Penguin Modern Classics) by Italo Calvino
The list author says:
  "Or this - my favourites are the ones with Jesus and Peter, usually with Peter disgracing himself through some act of gluttony then suffering the consequences!"
£11.04   Used & New from: £7.11
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Japanese Folk Tales and Legends (Myths & Legends)
11.  Japanese Folk Tales and Legends (Myths & Legends) by Helen McAlpine
The list author says:
  "Excellent collection if you can get hold of it"
Used & New from: £7.06

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Cue for Treason (Puffin Modern Classics)
12.  Cue for Treason (Puffin Modern Classics) by Geoffrey Trease
The list author says:
  "Great yarn"
£5.24   Used & New from: £1.38
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Enchanted Castle, The (Puffin Classics S.)
13.  Enchanted Castle, The (Puffin Classics S.) by E. Nesbit
The list author says:
  "Read this, then read all her others!"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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To Kill A Mockingbird
14.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The list author says:
  "Children will come across it at school but it still stands as a wonderful book that should be read by everyone"
£3.58   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (372 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
15.  Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
The list author says:
  "Wonderful story for those who want a bit more realism"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

Crab Village (Holt books for young people)
16.  Crab Village (Holt books for young people) by Julia Clark
The list author says:
  "Lovely book about a girl going to stay with her grandmother in a little seaside village where magical things happen"
Used & New from: £8.00

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Riddley Walker (Picador Books)
17.  Riddley Walker (Picador Books) by Russell Hoban
The list author says:
  "I read this when I was about 15 - changed my life and still is one of my favourite, top 3 books"
Used & New from: £1.11
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Turf Cutters Donkey Kgt (Knight books, red knight books)
18.  Turf Cutters Donkey Kgt (Knight books, red knight books) by Patricia Lynch
The list author says:
  "Mystical Irish children's fairytale"
Used & New from: £3.24

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My Oedipus Complex (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
19.  My Oedipus Complex (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Frank O'Connor
The list author says:
  "Wonderful stories"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The Poacher's Handbook
20.  The Poacher's Handbook by Ian Niall
The list author says:
  "Inspiring, beautiful engravings too - stories of poachers and their methods"
£9.71   Used & New from: £6.99
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Bevis: The Story of a Boy (Wordsworth Children's Classics)
21.  Bevis: The Story of a Boy (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Richard Jefferies
The list author says:
  "In the same vein - boys build a matchlock and sail off on a lake"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Midnight Folk
22.  Midnight Folk by Masefield
The list author says:
  "Read this first, then the Box of Delights"
£7.19   Used & New from: £1.10
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Are All the Giants Dead?
23.  Are All the Giants Dead? by Mary Norton
The list author says:
  "Excellent post modern fairytale with gorgeous illustrations"
Used & New from: £4.93
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The Borrowers
24.  The Borrowers by Mary Norton
The list author says:
  "Very good, beautifully written series. The BBC adaptation was excellent too."
Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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The Hobbit
25.  The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Yes! The Hobbit! Best thing Tolkein ever wrote. Audio CD (not the dramatization) very good too. Read it to your children"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (408 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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