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Favourite kids’ books

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1. Vicky says:

   May 21, 2009 at 10:57 pm

   Anything by Anthony Browne. My child is too young for these yet, but I use them with kids at school (I’m a primary school teacher). The language is simple but the stories are profound and the illustrations are endlessly fascinating with lots of little visual puns. I especially like ‘Look What I’ve Got!’You can probably guess what it’s about.
2. Ancilla says:

   June 11, 2009 at 3:56 am

   Where the Wild Things are, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Tiger Who Came to Tea

   Down with teletubbies!
3. Martin Edwards says:

   August 2, 2009 at 2:21 am

   Roddy Doyle’s the Giggler treatment series.

   no swearing like his adult books and hilarious!!

   Julia Donaldson’s books are all superb especially the Gruffalo and “a squash and a squeeze” (my pal teaches JD’S kids English in School… how scary is that?!)
4. Sunshine says:

   August 18, 2009 at 11:09 am

   Terry Jones ‘Fairy Tales’, a fantastic read. The illustrations by Michael Foreman are so magical and each story has a great message, I especially like the glass cupboard which has environmental awareness without it overtaking the classic fairy tale atmosphere!
5. Johanna Hosking says:

   August 18, 2009 at 3:14 pm

   I’ve got some suggestions for older kids, some are out of print. My kids love being frightened and some of these are quite scary. I read them all when I was a kid:
   The Wonder Dog – Richard Hughes (5 years and up will love these – great drawings by Anthony Maitland)
   The White Horse Gang – Nina Bawden (good scary bits)
   The Silver Crown – Robert C O’Brien (brilliantly terrifying – for 9 year olds and up)
   Z for Zachariah – Robert C O’Brien (for teenagers although my 9 year old just read it)
   What the Neighbours Did – Philippa Pearce
   Stig of the Dump – Clive King (this is magic and great Edward Ardizzone illustrations)
   The Treehorn Trilogy – Florence Parry Heide (really nasty parents in this one)
   The Hollow Tree House – Enid Blyton
6. Tim Haas says:

   October 25, 2009 at 11:12 am

   The Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome — wind-borne adventures in the Lake District with (nearly) nary a parent in sight
7. xwidep says:

   October 31, 2009 at 10:22 pm

   The Mole Who Knew It Was None Of His Business
   by Werner Holzwarth & Wolf Erlbruch
   adapted by Jim Fowler & Bernie C Byrnes

   http://www.molesbusiness.com/mole.html
8. Turil says:

   November 1, 2009 at 1:14 pm

   Jerome by Phillip Ressner and John Snyder. It’s out of print, but if you can find a copy, it’s absolutely wonderful! It’s a preschool age book about a frog who is convinced by a witch that he’s a prince and offers his services doing “princely deeds” to the local townsfolk, who humor him and send him to deal with the local beasts. Instead of slaying them he manages to help the beasts get exactly what they want so that they no longer feel it necessary to terrorize the town. It’s the best training for teaching a kid how to problem solve in a sustainable and respectful way. And the pictures are really trippy 70′s art, which is amusing.
9. Fritha says:

   November 7, 2009 at 4:24 pm

   Have yet to see anything as good as Dr. Seuss for wit, wisdom and whimsy.
10. miranda says:

    December 1, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Dogman by John Dowie. I’m not sure if it’s myself or my son that likes this book. Got it from a charity shop and i havn’t seen it anywhere else.

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