Favourite children's books of all time

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The Secret Garden (Puffin Classics)
1.  The Secret Garden (Puffin Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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  "Enchanting tale of the girl who no one cared for, and the boy who got too much attention. This was my favourite as a child."
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass
2.  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
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  "A joy to read for those of any age.  'Through The Looking Glass' is just as good as the original 'Alice'."
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Charlotte's Web
3.  Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
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  "The first book to make me cry. This had an effect on me that 'Peter Pan' had on others - I didn't want to grow up as Fern had done."
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (Young Puffin Read Alone)
4.  Fantastic Mr. Fox (Young Puffin Read Alone) by Roald Dahl
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  "I read it at age six, and even now Boggis, Bunce, Bean, and of course, the tail-less Mr Fox, are imprinted in my mind!"
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The Witches
5.  The Witches by Roald Dahl
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  "In my opinion, it was Dahl's finest, and I cannot comprehend why it is omitted from the BBC Top 100 list."
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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin Modern Classics)
6.  Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin Modern Classics) by Robert O'Brien
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  "Super-intelligent laboratory rats who manage to escape... it's a brilliant scenario to begin with. There's a good deal of morality thrown in, but O'Brien lets the reader make up their own mind."
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Goodnight Mister Tom
7.  Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
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  "Sensitively treated yet not over-sentimental. How does Magorian do it? Superbly written, and the first school textbook I genuinely liked."
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
8.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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  "Lyra is the most engaging heroine in children's literature - and created by a male writer too! The best of The Dark Materials trilogy, although you will want to read the others after this."
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The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
9.  The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
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  "Lewis had completely different ideals to Pullman, but this had a profound impact on me at age nine."
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To Kill A Mockingbird
10.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "This story should be compulsory reading for any human being.  Racism is never more ugly, or so pointless, when seen through the eyes of a child."
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
11.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J. K. Rowling
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  "Rowling's inventiveness is clear as ever in this installment, but the emerging dark plot makes it more 'adult' than its predecessors.  I cried at the end of this also."
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Board Book]
12.  The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Board Book] by Eric Carle
The list author says:
  "Every child in my Infants class adored this, but none more than me."
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Noughts and Crosses
13.  Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
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  "More impersonal than To Kill A Mockingbird, but perhaps hits a bigger punch on the issue of racism and class.  For older readers only."
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Artemis Fowl
14.  Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The list author says:
  "Nearer to Harry Potter than His Dark Materials, this raises a laugh and is gripping at the same time.  The characters are brilliant, and Colfer pokes fun at every one of them. Beware of the fairies!"
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Number the Stars
15.  Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
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  "Wonderful, wonderful book, of a girl in Nazi-occupied Denmark, whose best friend is Jewish."
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
16.  When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
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  "Not to be ignored. 9 year old Anna has to escape Germany in 1933 as her writer father is wanted by the Nazis. A haphazard journey around Europe, a story of survival, growing up, take your pick!"
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The Twelfth Day of July (Puffin Modern Classics)
17.  The Twelfth Day of July (Puffin Modern Classics) by Joan Lingard
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  "Lingard is always exceptional, this is one of her more famous books, about the nature of a rivalry between Catholic and Protestant schoolkids during the Troubles in Belfast.  Read the sequels too!"
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Lady Daisy (Puffin Books)
18.  Lady Daisy (Puffin Books) by Dick King-Smith
The list author says:
  "Read this at age 8, and adored it.  Ned is not only a boy who owns a Victorian doll, but the Victorian doll speaks.  At times hilarious and poignant."
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Bill's New Frock
19.  Bill's New Frock by Anne Fine
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  "It was hilarious then, it still is now."
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The Guns of Easter
20.  The Guns of Easter by Gerard Whelan
The list author says:
  "Fantastic account of the 1916 Easter Rising through a young boy's eyes, which the reader emerges from with a distinctly anti-war attitude."
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The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
21.  The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
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  "Illustrations are fab, but it's just a lovely story."
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Catkin
22.  Catkin by Antonia Barber
The list author says:
  "Gorgeous illustrations by P.J. Lynch. I have the hardback but this is more readily available.  Nice imaginative fairy tale (yes, there are fairies) too."
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This Place Has No Atmosphere (Piper)
23.  This Place Has No Atmosphere (Piper) by Paula Danziger
The list author says:
  "I adored Paula Danziger, her teen books are more realistic than Sweet Valley or its predecessors, and she's funny too. This, about Aurora, a 'space pioneer' in 2057, may be her finest."
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Religous controvesy 		4 22 days ago
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Books for 7 year old boy 		2 13 Feb 2011
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