This week is Children's Books Week, and for those of you who've had your eyes closed or don't live in the UK, it's a week when all your favourite authors are out in force, and schools and libraries all over the country celebrate reading for pleasure.
To kick off the week, organisers Booktrust have published a list of 100 books to read before you're 14.
Roald Dahl, JK Rowling and Jacqueline Wilson all feature - but so do some writers who you may only know from film adaptations. Now come on, own up. How many of you have actually read Mary Norton's The Borrowers or Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes, even if you know the stories and the characters perfectly well?
Here are the books chosen for readers aged six and above (we've left out the ones for under-fives). Do you think this list smacks of adult selectors? What are the forgotten favourites you'd like to see included? You can send your suggestion directly to Booktrust by following this link, or email us at childrens.books@guardian.co.uk and we'll add your suggestions to the list.
Six to eight years
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne
The Story of Babar, by Jean de Brunhoff
Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Enchanted Wood, by Enid Blyton
Five on a Treasure Island, by Enid Blyton Finn Family Moomintroll, by Tove Jansson My Naughty Little Sister, by Dorothy Edwards
Charlotte's Web, by EB White A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond Asterix the Gaul, by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown
The Worst Witch, by Jill Murphy
Mister Magnolia, by Quentin Blake
The Queen's Nose, by Dick King-Smith
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka
Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman
The Adventures of Milly Molly Mandy, by Joyce Lankester Brisley Horrid Henry, by Francesca Simon The Sheep-Pig, by Dick King Smith
Clarice Bean, That's Me, by Lauren Child That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, by Cressida Cowell Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
The BFG, by Roald Dahl
The Arrival, by Shaun Tan The Adventures of Tin Tin, by Herge
Nine to 12 years
Swallows and Amazons, by Arthur Ransome
Ballet Shoes, by Noel Streatfeild The Hobbit, by J R R Tolkien The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by CS Lewis
The Borrowers, by Mary Norton
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aitken Stig of the Dump, by Clive King Carrie's War, by Nina Bawden Goodnight Mr Tom, by Michelle Magorian The Witches, by Roald Dahl Matilda, by Roald Dahl Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes, by Terry Pratchett The Story of Tracy Beaker, by Jacqueline Wilson
Flour Babies, by Anne Fine
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by JK Rowling Skellig, by David Almond Holes, by Louis Sachar Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer Journey to River Sea, by Eva Ibbotson Private Peaceful, by Michael Morpurgo Millions, by Frank Cottrell Boyce Once, by Morris Gleitzman A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness
12 to 14 years
I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith
The Fellowship of the Ring, by J R R Tolkien The Owl Service, by Alan Garner Watership Down, by Richard Adams Forever, by Judy Blume The Ruby in the Smoke, by Philip Pullman Northern Lights, by Philip Pullman Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison Witch Child, by Celia Rees Coram Boy, by Jamila Gavin Kite Rider, by Geraldine McCaughrean Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon Looking for JJ, by Anne Cassidy Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, by John Boyne Noughts and Crosses, by Malorie Blackman The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness Revolver, by Marcus Segdwick Life: An Exploded Diagram, by Mal Peet
Maggot Moon, by Sally Gardner Junk, by Melvin Burgess How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Your suggestions
Lottie Longshanks
My Name is Mina by David Almond
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
Moon Bear by Gill Lewis
My Secret Diary by Jacqueline Wilson
Isabel and Ruth:
Isabel (age 6) and Ruth (age 44) would like to let you know that we have read some of the books in the age 6-8 category and even Matilda in the age 9 up category but Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones was our favourite so far. So much so that we read it in 3 nights. It gets a massive vote from two Irish people living in Frankfurt. We can't wait to get our hands on more of Diana Wynne Jones books.
Jean
What about the Deltora quest series by Emily Rodda?
