50 Favourite Children's Books
On Boxing Day, you may or may not have watched David Walliams and guests count down, read and talk about 50 of the nation's favourite children's books on Channel 4. I did watch it and whilst I agreed with a heck of a lot, it also got me thinking about my 50 favourites, as a child and now.
So without further ado, here's my 50 best!
The Harry Potter series (especially The Prisoner of Azkaban which was my first love and Deathly Hallows which I re read the most). - J.K. Rowling.
Roald Dahl Stories (most notably Matilda, George's Marvellous Medicine and Fantastic Mr Fox) - Roald Dahl.
Jacqueline Wilson Stories (favs including Tracy Beaker, the Girls series, The Lottie Project and Lola Rose) - Jacqueline Wilson.
My Naughty Little Sister Stories - Dorothy Edwards.
Once There Were Giants - Martin Waddell.
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter - Beatrix Potter.
Kipper Collection - Mick Inkpen.
Michael Morpurgo books (absolute favs War Horse, Private Peaceful, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips and Out Of The Ashes) - Michael Morpurgo.
The Snowman - Raymond Briggs.
The Famous Five Stories - Enid Blyton.
Holes - Louis Sachar.
The Jolly Postman & The Jolly Christmas Postman - Janet and Allan Ahlberg.
Horrid Henry Series - Francesca Simon.
This Is Not My Hat - Jon Klassen.
The Day The Crayons Quit & The Day The Crayons Came Home - Drew Daywalt.
Rosie's Babies - Martin Waddell.
Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes - Mem Fox.
Owl Babies - Martin Waddell.
Peepo! - Janet & Allan Ahlberg.
Emma's Lamb - Kim Lewis.
Floss - Kim Lewis.
The Last Noo Noo - Jill Murphy.
Five Minutes Peace - Jill Murphy.
The Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton.
The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka.
The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy.
Jam Panda Books - Caroline Repchuk.
The Queen's Hat - Steve Antony.
Grandad's Island - Benji Davies.
Sam & Dave Dig A Hole - Mac Barnett.
On Sudden Hill - Linda Sarah.
The Storm Whale - Benji Davies.
When The Dragons Came - Lynne Moore.
Ten In The Bed - Penny Dale.
Topsy & Tim Series - Jean Adamson.
Those Dreadful Children - Enid Blyton.
Inky Pinky Plot - Judith Nicholls.
Spaghetti With The Yeti - Charlotte Guillain.
Yucky Worms - Vivian French.
Iggy Peck, Architect - Andrea Beaty.
Hattie Peck - Emma Levey.
The Pea & The Princess - Mini Grey.
Friends - Kim Lewis.
The Shepard Book - Kim Lewis.
The First Slodge - Jeanne Willis.
Wolves - Emily Gravett.
How To Wash A Wooly Mammoth - Michelle Robinson.
The Dark - Lemony Snicket.
The Owl & The Pussycat - Ian Beck.
We're Going On A Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen.
You can also read the Channel 4's list below or watch the original programme here.
Winnie the Pooh (especially The House at Pooh Corner) A.A. Milne (illustrated by E H Shepard)
The Chronicles of Narnia (especially The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) C.S. Lewis (illustrated by Pauline Baynes)
Harry Potter (especially Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) J.K. Rowling
Where the Wild Things are Maurice Sendak
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl (illustrated by Quentin Blake)
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame (illustrated by E H Shepard)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle
A Bear Called Paddington Michael Bond (illustrated by Peggy Fortnum)
The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson (illustrated by Axel Scheffler)
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
The Cat in the Hat Dr Seuss
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll (illustrated by John Tenniel)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Michael Rosen (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury)
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
Alfie and Annie Rose (especially Dogger) Shirley Hughes
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lingren (illustrated by Lauren Child)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Judith Kerr
Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter (especially The Tale of Peter Rabbit) Beatrix Potter
Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson
The Story of Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson (illustrated by Nick Sharratt)
Kensuke's Kingdom Michael Morpurgo
Goodnight Mr Tom Michelle Magorian
Rooftoppers Katherine Rundell
A Monster Calls Patrick Ness (illustrated by Jim Kay)
The Railway Children E. Nesbitt
Millions Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Snowman Raymond Briggs
The Arrival Shaun Tan
The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen
Black Beauty Anna Sewell
Famous Five (especially Five on a Treasure Island) Enid Blyton
Just William (especially Just William) Richmal Crompton
Holes Louis Sachar
Stig of the Dump Clive King
The Boy in the Dress David Walliams (illustrated by Quentin Blake)
Charlie and Lola (especially I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato) Lauren Child
The Jolly Postman Allan and Janet Ahlberg
Horrid Henry (especially Horrid Henry Strikes it Rich) Francesca Simon (illustrated by Tony Ross)
How to Train your Dragon Cressida Cowell
The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett
Alex Rider (especially Stormbreaker) Anthony Horowitz
Mortal Engines (especially Mortal Engines) Philip Reeve
The Secret Garden Francis Hodgson Burnett (illustrated by Inga Moore)
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling
This is Not my Hat Jon Klassen
Fortunately, the Milk Neil Gaiman (illustrated by Chris Riddell)
Charlotte's Web E B White (illustrated by Garth Williams)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson