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Books to share at bed time and last a lifetime
George's Marvellous MedicineGeorge's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £3.46 / Used from: £0.01
Funny, disgusting, well written, everything kids love
The Glass Slippers (Dressing-Up Dreams)The Glass Slippers (Dressing-Up Dreams) by Jenny Oldfield
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Whole series of these books are a modern take on fairy tales
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (My Roald Dahl)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (My Roald Dahl) by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £3.96 / Used from: £1.97
Horrid kids get whats coming to them - kids love this
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia)The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: £3.71 / Used from: £0.01
Start them on their lifelong love of fantasy with this classic
The Twits (My Roald Dahl)The Twits (My Roald Dahl) by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £3.66 / Used from: £0.10
Who can go wrong with worms in spaghetti!
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
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Not sure if the kids or the grown ups enjoy this most - probably both
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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So they enjoyed the Golden Compass DVD? Follow up with the first in His Dark Materials series
The Hobbit (Essential Modern Classics)The Hobbit (Essential Modern Classics) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.01
A classic they can take to later life with them
The Secret Garden (Wordsworth's Children's Classics)The Secret Garden (Wordsworth's Children's Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Apart from the first chapter being about typhoid and death, a very wonderful story, maybe better for slightly older ones
Five Children and It (Wordsworth Children's Classics)Five Children and It (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by E. Nesbit
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Who wouldn't want a new wish every day, even if it did turn into sand after sunset
Stig of the Dump (Puffin Modern Classics)Stig of the Dump (Puffin Modern Classics) by Clive King
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Kids like to wonder what they would do if they found a caveman
The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five NightsThe Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights by Ted Hughes
Buy new: £3.33 / Used from: £0.70
Set during the cold war but still very relevant
Charlotte's WebCharlotte's Web by E.B. White
Buy new: £4.13 / Used from: £0.01
They might have seen the movie so get them into reading with the original book
The Best of Pippi Longstocking: Three Books in OneThe Best of Pippi Longstocking: Three Books in One by Astrid Lindgren
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £2.27
A wild girl whose life is as wild as it is sad - kid wonder do they envy her freedom or feel sorry for her lack of family