The Independent's 50 books every child should read

1. 1. ? Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Penguin Classics) by Lewis Carroll Drag me to re-order

2. 2. Pinocchio (Puffin Classics) by Carlo Collodi Drag me to re-order

3. 3. Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner Drag me to re-order

4. 4. Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller) by Arthur Ransome Drag me to re-order

5. 5. Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken Drag me to re-order

6. 6. The Owl Service by Alan Garner Drag me to re-order

7. 7. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Drag me to re-order

8. 8. Moominsummer Madness (Moomintrolls) by Tove Jansson Drag me to re-order

9. 9. A hundred million francs (Puffin books.no.143) by Paul Berna Drag me to re-order

10. 10. The Castafiore Emerald (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge Drag me to re-order

11. 11. The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson Drag me to re-order

12. 12. Penguin Classics: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Drag me to re-order

13. 13. Just William by Richmal Crompton Drag me to re-order

14. 14. The Happy Prince: And Other Tales by Oscar Wilde Drag me to re-order

15. 15. The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Treasure Island (Oxford World's Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson Drag me to re-order

17. 17. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway Drag me to re-order

18. 18. The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono Drag me to re-order

19. 19. The Singing Tree (Newbery Library, Puffin) by Kate Seredy Drag me to re-order

20. 20. The Secret Garden (Puffin Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett Drag me to re-order

21. 21. Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah Drag me to re-order

22. 22. Finn Family Moomintroll (Moomintrolls) by Tove Jansson Drag me to re-order

23. 23. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Drag me to re-order

24. 24. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Drag me to re-order

25. 25. J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien Drag me to re-order

26. 26. The Tygrine Cat by Inbali Iserles Drag me to re-order

27. 27. Carry On, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) by P. G. Wodehouse Drag me to re-order

28. 28. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr Drag me to re-order

29. 29. Moving Pictures (Discworld Novel S.) by Terry Pratchett Drag me to re-order

30. 30. Story Of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson Drag me to re-order

31. 31. ? The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Popular Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Drag me to re-order

32. 32. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Drag me to re-order

33. 33. Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White Drag me to re-order

34. 34. Little Women (Oxford World's Classics) by Louisa May Alcott Drag me to re-order

35. 35. How to Be Topp by Geoffrey Villans Drag me to re-order

36. 36. Stormbreaker (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz Drag me to re-order

37. 37. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Drag me to re-order

38. 38. ARTEMIS FOWL (ARTEMIS FOWL, NO 1) by EOIN COLFER Drag me to re-order

39. 39. The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier Drag me to re-order

40. 40. ? ANIMAL FARM ( Penguin Modern Classics ) by George Orwell Drag me to re-order

41. 41. Skellig by David Almond Drag me to re-order

42. 42. Red, Cherry Red (Book & CD) by Jackie Kay Drag me to re-order

43. 43. Talking Turkeys (Puffin Teenage Poetry) by Zephaniah Drag me to re-order

44. 44. Orchard Book of Greek Myths by Geraldine McCaughrean Drag me to re-order

45. 45. People Might Hear You by Robin Klein Drag me to re-order

46. 46. Noughts And Crosses Drag me to re-order

47. 47. ? Einstein's Underpants and How They Saved the World by Anthony McGowan Drag me to re-order

48. 48. After the First Death by Robert Cormier Drag me to re-order

49. 49. The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Drag me to re-order

50. 50. The Beano Annual (Annuals) Drag me to re-order