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The Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling (AGE 8+) -
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle (AGE 0+) -
3. Matilda
Roald Dahl (AGE 8+) -
4. The BFG
Roald Dahl (AGE: 8+) -
5. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd (AGE 0+) -
6. Charlotte's Web
E. B. White (AGE: 7+) -
7. Possum Magic
Mem Fox (AGE: 4+) -
8. Treehouse Series
Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton (AGE: 7+) -
9. Where Is the Green Sheep?
Mem Fox (AGE: 0+) -
10. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins (AGE: 12+) -
11. Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister (AGE: 4+) -
12. The Magic Faraway Tree
Enid Blyton (AGE: 7+) -
13. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne (AGE: 14+) -
14. We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen (AGE: 0+) -
15. Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss (AGE: 5+) -
16. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak (AGE: 3+) -
17. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney (AGE: 9+) -
18. The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (AGE: 3+) -
19. Where's Spot?
Eric Hill (AGE: 0+) -
20. Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney (AGE: 0+) -
21. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 1)
Lemony Snicket (AGE: 10+) -
22. Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell (AGE: 0+) -
23. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter (AGE 0+) -
24. Animalia
Graeme Base (AGE: 4+) -
25. Diary of a Wombat
Jackie French (AGE: 3+) -
26. Paddington
Michael Bond (AGE: 4+) -
27. Wombat Stew
Marcia K Vaughan (AGE: 4+) -
28. Who Sank the Boat?
Pamela Allen (AGE: 3+) -
29. The Very Cranky Bear
Nick Bland (AGE: 3+) -
30. The Divergent Series
Veronica Roth (AGE: 14+) -
31. Where's Wally?
Martin Handford (AGE: 5+) -
32. There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake
Hazel Edwards (AGE: 3+) -
33. The Day the Crayons Quit
Oliver Jeffers (AGE: 3+) -
34. Wonder
R. J. Palacio (AGE: 11+) -
35. Weirdo Series
Anh Do (AGE: 6+) -
36. Deltora Quest: Series 1
Emily Rodda (AGE: 8+) -
37. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon (AGE: 12+) -
38. Gangsta Granny
David Walliams (AGE: 8+) -
39. Tomorrow, When the War Began
John Marsden (AGE: 12+) -
40. Once
Morris Gleitzman (AGE: 8+) -
41. Pig the Pug
Aaron Blabey (AGE: 3+) -
42. The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
May Gibbs (AGE: 8+) -
43. Are You My Mother?
P. D. Eastman (AGE: 3+) -
44. Giraffes Can't Dance
Giles Andreae (AGE: 3+) -
45. Edward the Emu
Sheena Knowles (AGE: 2+) -
46. Harry the Dirty Dog
Gene Zion (AGE: 3+) -
47. How to Train Your Dragon
Cressida Cowell (AGE: 7+) -
48. The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey (AGE: 7+) -
49. The Bad Book
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (AGE: 7+) -
50. Alice-Miranda at School
Jacqueline Harvey (AGE: 8+) -
51. The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith (AGE: 2+)
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Finding an ongoing supply of great books to choose from as your child ages isn't an easy task but with this list of top 51 kids' books, as voted by Dymocks Booklovers members, you will have a great starting point.
There's a lot to love about this list. 15 authors are Australian (and some appear on the list more than once), the oldest books in the list are Snugglepot and Cuddlepie who first appeared in 1918. The list covers books for young readers from 0+ to 14+.
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