50 Books the National Literary Trust says every child should read (arranged from youngest to oldest)
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | 9780140569322 | |
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So Much | Trish Cooke, Helen Oxenbury | 9781406390728 | |
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Peepo! (Board Book) | Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg | 9780141337425 | |
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Charlie and Lola: I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato | Lauren Child | 9781846168864 | |
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Barbara Throws a Wobbler | Nadia Shireen | 9781780081366 | |
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Where The Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | 9780099408390 | |
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The Smartest Giant in Town 20th Anniversary Edition | Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler | 9781529072495 | |
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Look Up! | Nathan Bryon, Dapo Adeola | 9780241345849 | |
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt | Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury | 9781406386776 | |
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Ruby's Worry | Tom Percival, Tom Percival | 9781408892152 | |
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The Missing Piece | Jordan Stephens, Beth Suzanna | 9781526618139 | |
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The Greatest Show on Earth | Mini Grey | 9780241480830 | |
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What Happened to You? | James Catchpole, Karen George | 9780571358311 | |
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Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne, E. H. Shepard | 9781405281317 | |
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A Bear Called Paddington | Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum | 9780007174164 | |
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Dogger | Shirley Hughes | 9781862308053 | |
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Julian Is a Mermaid | Jessica Love, Jessica Love | 9781406386424 | |
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The Worst Witch | Jill Murphy | 9780241607893 | |
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The Lost Words | Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris | 9780241253588 | |
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James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake | 9780241558331 | |
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Rooftoppers | Katherine Rundell | 9781526624802 | |
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Boy, Everywhere | A. M. Dassu | 9781910646649 | |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Cressida Cowell | 9780340999073 | |
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The Brilliant World of Tom Gates | Liz Pichon, Liz Pichon | 9781407193434 | |
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High-Rise Mystery | Sharna Jackson | 9781999642518 | |
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The Breakfast Club Adventures | Marcus Rashford, Alex Falase-Koya, Marta Kissi | 9781529076622 | |
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The Wreck of the Zanzibar | Michael Morpurgo | 9781405233361 | |
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The Story of Tracy Beaker | Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt | 9780440867579 | |
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The Railway Children | Edith Nesbit | 9780141321608 | |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J. K. Rowling | 9781408855898 | |
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Wonder | R. J. Palacio | 9780552565974 | |
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The Dark is Rising | Susan Cooper | 9780099583080 | |
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Stormbreaker | Anthony Horowitz | 9781406360196 | |
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit | Judith Kerr | 9780008496609 | |
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Northern Lights | Philip Pullman, Chris Wormell | 9781407186108 | |
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The Girl Who Became a Tree | Joseph Coelho, Kate Milner | 9781913074784 | |
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Journey to the River Sea | Eva Ibbotson | 9781529066197 | |
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The Skylarks' War | Hilary McKay | 9781509894963 | |
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Millions | Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Lenton | 9781529008760 | |
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A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd | 9781406361803 | |
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Heartstopper Volume 1 | Alice Oseman | 9781444951387 | |
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Rollercoasters: Noughts and Crosses | 9781382032711 | ||
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Toffee | Sarah Crossan | 9781408868133 | |
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The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | 9781784162122 | |
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The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas | 9781406372151 | |
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The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | 9781407132082 | |
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The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | 9780141345659 | |
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Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi | 9780224064408 | |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time | Mark Haddon | 9780099450252 | |
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How I Live Now | Meg Rosoff | 9780141318011 |