TES and the National Association for the Teaching of English in the UK announced the Top 100 Must-Read Fiction Books for Primary Kids. These are the list of books that “all children should read before leaving primary school”.
The list is based on a survey by 500 teachers. Does your home library or digital library have a list of these books?
In the Top 100 Must-Read Fiction Books, Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory takes the top spot. This is followed by Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian and Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
TES editor Ann Mroz said many of the books are “not full of joy and mirth but are instead dark and full of horror – tales of ferocious monsters, abuse, abandonment and even death”.
“Not what you’d think the average primary child would want to read. But these books serve an important purpose, giving children a safe place where they can take control of troubling subjects, where evil can be glimpsed and then shut within their pages.”
Top 100 Must-Read Fiction Books for Primary Kids according to teachers:
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2. Good Night, Mr. Tom
3. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
4. Matilda
5. The Gruffalo
6. The Chronicles of Narnia
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
8. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
9. Dogger
10. Where the Wild Things Are
To continue with the top 100 must-read fiction books for kids, visit the TES website.
We have read The Very Hungry Catterpillar several times. I was about to buy the book Where the Wild Things Are but hesitated. I thought we’d rather watch the movie. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Chronicles of Narnia will definitely be in our priority books to read once our son is ready.
How about you, how many from the Top 10 have you read with your child?
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