My Top 100 Favourite Books for Kids!

Here is a list of my Top 100 Books for kids. Tried and tested over and over again in my house and the classrooms I have taught in over the years! I have to say it wasn't easy narrowing it down to 100.

1. The Rainbow Fish by Michael Psiffer
2. Sharing a Shell By Julia Donaldson
3. Commotion in The Ocean By Giles Andrea
4. Mrs Wishy Washy By Joy Cowley
5. Duck in the Truck By Jez Alborough
6. Farmyard Hullabaloo! By Giles Andrea
7. 1,2,3 Zoo By Eric Carle
8. The Tiger Who Came to Tea By Judith Kerr
9. Giraffes Can’t Dance By Giles Andrea
10. Night Monkey, Day Monkey By Julia Donaldson
11. Greedy Cat and The Gold fish By Joy Cowley
12. Dogger By Shirley Huges
13. Elmer the Elephant By David Mc Kee
14. Farmyard Jamboree By Margaret Read Macdonald
15. The Very Busy Spider By Eric Carle
16. The Bad-Tempered Ladybird By Eric Carle
17. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
18. The Very Quiet Cricket By Eric Carle
19. The Runaway Train by Benedict Blathwayt
20. Owl Babies By Martin Waddell
21. Rumble in The Jungle By Giles Andrea
22. The Animal Boogie By Debbie Harter
23. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? By Eric Carle
24. Little Mouse, the Red Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear By Don and Audrey Wood
25. We’re Going on A Bear Hunt By Michael Rosen
26. Who Sank the Boat? By Pamela Allen
27. The Boy on The Bus By Penny Dale
28. Choo Choo Clickety-Clack! By Margaret Mayo
29. The Little Yellow Digger By Betty Gilderdale
30. From Head to Toe By Eric Carle
31. Oliver’s Fruit Salad By Vivian French
32. The Giant Jam Sandwich By Vernon Lord
33. The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle
34. The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle
35. The Fidgety Itch By by Lucy Davey. & Katz Cowley
36. Dinosaurs Galore! By Giles Andrea
37. Dinosaurs Roar By Harriet & Paul Stickland
38. Room on The Broom By Julia Donaldson
39. The Magic hat By Mem Fox
40. Jolly Postman’s Christmas By Allan Ahlberg
41. The Gruffalo By Julia Donaldson
42. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
43. Stickman By Julia Donaldson
44. Shoes From Grandpa By Mem Fox
45. Pirate Pete By Kim Kennedy
46. Dear Zoo By Rod Campbell
47. Winnie The Witch By Valerie Thomas
48. Mrs Honey’s Hat By Pam Adams
49. The Big red Bath By Julia Jarman
50. The Mixed-Up Chameleon By Eric Carle
51. Dream Snow By Eric Carle
52. Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella By Pamela Allen
53. The Wonky Donkey By Craig Smith
54. What’s The Time Mr Wolf? By Colin Hawkins
55. Jasper's Beanstalk by Mick Inkpen
56. Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
57. Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne
58. Monkey Do! by Allan Ahlberg
59. My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes by Eve Sutton
60. Ten in the Bed by Penny Dale
61. Walking Through the Jungle by Julie Lacome
62. Handa's Hen by Eileen Browne
63. Funnybones by Janet Ahlberg
64. Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne
65. Night Noises By Mem Fox
66. Hamilton’s Hats By Julia Donaldson
67. Imagine By Alison Lester
68. The Light House Keeper by Ronda Armitage and David Armitage
69. Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
70. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? By Eric Carle
71. I Love You, Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark
72. Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore
73. Orange Pear Apple Bear By Emily Gravett
74. A Curious Clownfish by Eric Maddern
75. The Teeny Weeny Tadpole by Sheridan Cain
76. Old Bear by Jane Hissey
77. A Squash and a Squeeze By Julia Donalson
78. Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet Ahlberg
79. Dogs By Emily Gravett
80. Captain Duck by Jez Alborough
81. Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car by John Burningham
82. Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
83. I Don't Want to Go to Bed! by Julie Sykes
84. Aliens Love Underpants! by Claire Freedman
85. The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
86. Tiddler: The story-telling fish by Julia Donaldson
87. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
88. There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake by Hazel Edwards and Deborah Niland
89. A House for Hermit Crab By Eric Carle
90. Mr Seahorse By Eric Carle
91. Possum Magic by Mem Fox
92. Wilfrid Gordon Mcdonald Partridge by Fox Mem
93. Where Is the Green Sheep? by Judy Horacek and Mem Fox
94. Wombat Divine by Mem Fox
95. Time for Bed by Mem Fox and Jane Dyer
96. Koala Lou by Mem Fox and P. Lofts
97. Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
98. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
99. Pancakes, Pancakes! By Eric Carle
100. Mr. Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley