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1. A Bit Lost (2010, Walker Books) Chris Houghton 9. Changes (2008, Walker) Anthony Browne
2. A Dark, Dark Tale (1992, Picture Puffin) Ruth Brown 10. Cinderella (1978, Houghton Mifflin) Paul Galdone *
3. Amazing Grace (2007, Francis Lincoln Childrens 11. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2012, Little
Books) Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch Simon) Judi and Ron Barrett
4. Angry Arthur (1982, Andersen Press) Hiawyn Oram 12. Crusher is Coming (1999, Picture Lions) Bob
and Satoshi Kitamura Graham
5. Bear Hunt (1994/2010, Puffin, Re-issue) Anthony 13. Dear Greenpeace (1998, Walker Books) Simon
Browne James
6. Beegu (2004, Red Fox) Alexis Deacon 14. Dog Loves Drawing (2012, Red Fox) Louise Yates
7. Billy: Where have all Your Friends Gone? (2005, 15. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (2004, Walker
Discovery) Declan Carville and Sarah Roche Books Limited)
16. Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep (2000, Walker
Books) Eleanor Farjeon and Charlotte Voake
17. Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like
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38. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (2000, Laura 45. I Wonder Why the Wind Blows and Other
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Geringer Books) Laura Joffe Numeroff and Felicia Bond Questions (1994, Kingfisher Books Ltd) Anita
Ganeri
39. If You Give a Dog a Donut (2011, Balzer and Bray/
Harperteen) Laura Joffe Numeroff and Felicia Bond 46. Jack and the Beanstalk (1974, Houghton Mifflin)
Paul Galdone *
40. If You Give a Moose a Muffin (1994, Harper
Collins) Laura Joffe Numeroff and Felicia Bond 47. Journey (2013, Walker) Aaron Becker
41. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (2013, Harper 48. Kate and the Beanstalk (2000, Atheneum) Mary
Collins) Laura Joffe Numeroff and Felicia Bond Pope Osborne and Giselle Potter
42. If You Give a Pig a Pancake (1998, Scholastic) 49. Let the Celebrations Begin (1996, Orchard Books)
Laura Joffe Numeroff and Felicia Bond Margaret Wild and Julie Vivas)
43. Ish (2005, Walker) Peter Reynolds 50. Lily Takes a Walk (1988, Picture Corgi) Satoshi
Kitamura
44. It’s a Book! (2012, Macmillan) Lane Smith
51. Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears (2008, Macmillan)
Emily Gravett
52. Little Red Hen (2001, Houghton Mifflin) Paul
Galdone *
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65. Piggybook (1990/2008, Walker, Revised Edition) Anthony Barnett and Jon Klassen
Browne 72. Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (2008, Catnip)
66. Prince Cinders (1997, Picture Puffin) Babette Cole Melanie Watts
67. Princess Smartypants (1996, Picture Puffin) Babette Cole 73. Seven Blind Mice (2002, Pearson) Ed Young
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Chris Riddell 89. The Heart and the Bottle (2010, Harper Collins
78. That is Not a Good Idea (2013, Walker) Mo Williams Children’s Books) Oliver Jeffers
79. The Bad Tempered Ladybird (2010, Puffin reissue) Eric 90. The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane (2010,
Carle Charlesbridge) C.M. Millen and Andrea Wisnewski
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91. The Jolly Postman (1999, Puffin) Janet and Allan Ahlberg 98. The Paperbag Princess (2009, Annick Press) Robert
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92. The Lion and The Mouse (2011, Walker) Munsch and Michael Marchenko
Jerry Pinkney 99. The Pencil (2009, Walker) Allan Ahlberg and Bruce
93. The Lorax (2010, Harper Collins Children’s Books) Dr Ingman
Seuss 100. The Princess and the Pea (2005, Penguin) Lauren
94. The Magic Bed (2007, Red Fox) John Burningham Child
95. The Man with the Violin (2013, Annick Press ) Kathy 101. The Rabbit Problem (2010, Macmillan Childrens
Stinson and Dusan Petricic Books) Emily Gravett
96. The Matchbox Diary (2013, Candlewick Press) Paul 102. The Shopping Basket (1992, Red Fox) John
Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline Burningham
97. The Maths Curse (1998, Puffin) Jon Scieszka and Lane 103. The Sissy Duckling (2002, Simon and Schuster)
Smith Harvey Fierstein and Henry Cole
104. The Smartest Giant in Town (2002, Macmillan)
Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler
105. The Sneetches and Other Stories (2003, Harper
Collins Children’s Books) Dr Seuss
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117. The Whale’s Song (1997, Puffin Books) Dyan Sheldon 122. Tusk Tusk (2006, Andersen Press) David McKee
and Gary Blythe 123. Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar (1993, Oxford
118. Think of an Eel (1993, Walker Books/2004 Candlewick) University Press) John Foster
Karen Wallace and Mike Bostok 124. Up and Down (2010, Harper Collins Children’s
Books) Oliver Jeffers
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125. Voices in the Park (1999, Corgi) Anthony Browne 137. William’s Doll (1991, Picture Lions) Charlotte
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126. War and Peas (2002, Andersen Books) Michael Zolotow and William Pene du Bois
Foreman 138. Wolves (2006, Macmillan) Emily Gravett
127. We are in a Book (2010, Hyperion Books) Mo Willems 139. Yellow Bird, Black Spider (2004, Bloomsbury) Dosh
128. Weslandia (2007, Walker) Paul Flesichman and Kevin and Mike Archer
Hawkes 140. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (2004, Harper
129. What does Peace Feel Like? (2004, Atheneum) Collins Children’s Books) Dr Seuss
Vladimir Radunsky 141. Zoo (1999, Red Fox) Anthony Browne
130. When Jesse Came across the Sea (1999, Walker 142. Zoom (1995,Viking Kestrel) Isvan Banyai
Books) Amy Hest and P.J. Lynch
131. When Sophie Gets Angry - Really Really Angry *Any version of traditional stories will do.
(2008, Scholastic) Molly Bang
132. Where the Wild Things Are (2000, Red Fox new
edition) Maurice Sendak
133. Who Sank the Boat? (1988, Puffin) Pamela Allen
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