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1. 1.

   Aesop

   recommended
   • FablesTranslated by Roger L'Estrange; Illustrated by Stephen Gooden
2. 2.

   Raymond Briggs

   • The Snowman, 1978
3. 3.

   Enid Blyton

   • The Wishing-Chair Collection
   • Stories for Bedtime
   • The Magic Faraway Tree Collection
   • Secret Seven, and others in the collection
   • Naughty Amelia Jane!
   • Little Noddy goes to Toyland
4. 4.

   Lewis Carroll

   • Alice in Wonderland; Through the Looking GlassIllustrated by Tenniel
5. 5.

   Carlo Collodi

   • The Adventures of PinocchioSterling Illustrated Classics, Robert Ingpen (Illustrator)
6. 6.

   Dr Seuss

   recommended
   • The Cat in the Hat, 1957
   • The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, 1958
   • One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, 1960
   • Green Eggs and Ham, 1960
   • Dr Seuss's Sleep Book, 1962
   • Dr Seuss's ABC, 1963
   • Hop on Pop, 1963
   • Fox in Socks, 1965
   • The Foot Book, 1968
   • Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You?, 1970
   • Oh, The Places You'll Go!, 1990
7. 7.

   Eric Carle

   recommended
   • The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 1969
8. 8.

   Ezra Jack Keats

   • The Snowy Day, 1962
9. 9.

   Walter Farley

   • The Black Stallion
10. 10.

    Eve Garnett

    • The Family from One End Street
11. 11.

    Kenneth Grahame

    • Wind in the WillowsIllustrated by Ernest Shepherd
12. 12.

    Kate Greenaway

    recommended
    • Mother GooseWith 48 colour illustrations
13. 13.

    Grimm brothers

    • Household StoriesIllustrated by Walter Crane; Dover facsimiles
14. 14.

    Hans Christian Andersen

    recommended
    • Fairy Tales
15. 15.

    Judith Kerr

    recommended
    • The Tiger Who Came to Tea, 1968
16. 16.

    Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

    recommended
    • The Gruffalo, 1999
17. 17.

    Norton Juster

    • The Phantom Tollbooth, 1961
18. 18.

    Rudyard Kipling

    recommended
    • Jungle Book
    • Just So Stories
19. 19.

    Charles Lamb

    recommended
    • Tales from Shakespeare
20. 20.

    Andrew Lang

    • Blue Book of Fairies and other coloursFive volumes; best illustrated by H.J. Ford; Dover facsimile. A collection including stories by Brothers Grimm and Christian Andersen.
    • Arabian NightsRecommended.
21. 21.

    Nelson Mandela

    • Favourite African FolktalesPaperback
22. 22.

    Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd

    recommended
    • Goodnight Moon
23. 23.

    Margery Williams

    recommended
    • The Velveteen Rabbit, 1921
24. 24.

    Maurice Sendak

    recommended
    • Where the Wild Things Are, 1963
25. 25.

    Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson

    recommended
    • The Story of Ferdinand, 1936
26. 26.

    Pamela Kola

    recommended
    • East African When Stories
    • East African Why Stories
    • East African How Stories
    • The Wise Little Girl
    • The Cunning Tortoise
    • How the Leopard Got Its Spots
27. 27.

    Charles Perrault

    • Fairy TalesIllustrated by Dore; Dover
28. 28.

    Beatrix Potter

    recommended
    • Peter Rabbit and 23 little volumes
29. 29.

    Shel Silverstein

    recommended
    • The Giving Tree, 1964
30. 30.

    E.B. White and Garth Williams

    recommended
    • Charlotte's Web, 1952
    • Stuart Little, 1945
    • The Points of My Compass, 1962
    • The Trumpet of the Swan, 1970
31. 31.

    Carter Godwin Woodson

    • African Myths and Folk TalesChildren's Thrift Classics

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