 | The Mouse and His Child (Puffin Books) by Russell Hoban
Buy used from: £0.01 Simply spellbinding. I loved it as a child and adore is as an adult. I can't wait to read it to my children. It really makes you think too, so deep in places and completely heart-wrenching too.
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 | The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
Buy new: £0.08 / Used from: £2.50 This is a really atmospheric adventure. I really wanted to be in this story as a child. I love the way the auther is so descriptive too, she paints a thrillingly vivid picture. You wont put it down.
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 | The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Buy new: £10.39 / Used from: £7.00 This is a gentle but compelling story that I became totally immersed in. You are rooting for the three main characters right from the off and it will leave you positively glowing in delight!
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 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £0.01 This is the first of the famous series that I read and I was mesmerised by this magical world. It is a riot of imagination and adventure and it still makes me tingle with excitement!
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 | The Witches by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £13.66 / Used from: £0.01 One of my favorites by the Grand Master himself. This book is just delicious. I love how he isn't afraid to be a little gory, kids love gore after all. You will laugh out loud.
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 | Tottie: The Story of a Dolls' House (Young Puffin Books) by Rumer Godden
Buy used from: £0.01 This book is perfect. I never even had a dolls house, not wanted one until I read this. If you never thought you could care about a doll you should read this. Slightly tragic, but heart warming.
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 | The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden
Buy new: £1.15 / Used from: £1.21 Another favorite by Rumer Godden. This had me wishing so hard for the characters all the way through, which it should, as this is a story all about wishing.
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 | Watership Down (Puffin Books) by Richard Adams
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01 So much more than a children's book. You will not believe how a band of rabbits will affect you. It still affects me now. You will cry, but everyone should read this.
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 | The Ha Ha Bonk Book (Young Puffin Books) by Janet Ahlberg
Buy new: £3.39 / Used from: £0.01 A collection of children's jokes that still has me in stitches. I think it is the wonderful little illustrations that really make this unmissable. I dare you not to laugh!
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 | Hundred and One Dalmatians (Young Puffin Books) by Dodie Smith
Buy used from: £0.01 Be sure to get the proper version and not the Disneyfied pap. THis is one of my all time favourites. It has a sublime ending that will leave you smiling for days.
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