The top 50 Books every child should read according to The Independant

[Narkalui]

The Hobbit is number 22. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is number 11.

Should I be angry?

Well I am. I don't mind HP being there, but above The Hobbit? Really? I don't mind Treasure Island being above The Hobbit, or anything by Roald Dahl for that matter, but number 22? Seriously?

 

[River Boy]

It's just overkill from the films. He'll go through stages of being trendy and untrendy but it doesn't matter as long as people are still reading Tolkien.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Here's the link.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...50-books-every-child-should-read-2250138.html

 

[Narkalui]

Thanks Brian, this Kindle Fire is already obsolete!

 

[Anne Spackman]

I am glad that The Hobbit made it to the list, though it perhaps should have been higher. Many of these books I hadn't heard of, and therefore, I can't really say much about the order or about the choices... Still, I think that The Hobbit should have been higher than any Harry Potter book myself, despite the enormous success of Harry Potter. Just another opinion...

 

[AnyaKimlin]

The Hobbit has the distinction in my life of being the first book I couldn't finish. It's one of the few on the list I haven't read. I think Harry Potter deserves its place. I'm also pleased to see The Silver Sword on there.

 

[kythe]

The Hobbit remains the only chapter book my 12 yr old son has read. He is autistic and has a very black-and-white way of thinking. He understands concrete concepts like math and science, but has trouble grasping subjective or intuitive ideas. He dislikes fiction because it isn't "real".

Except for "The Hobbit", which is the best book ever written.

 

[Narkalui]

I was glad to see The Silver Sword too. And Carrie's War, that's another good one.

 

[Narkalui]

Sorry Kythe, didn't mean to be ignorant! Yeah my stepson is autistic but he also has ADHD so he just can't find the patience to read at all. It's sad: he loves the film's of the Hobbit but he doesn't remember me reading him the book when he was small...

 

[kythe]

Narkalui, I have a confession: He didn't actually read it independently. I read it aloud to him. He doesn't like reading at all. I'm just impressed that he understood and enjoyed the story.

 

[Narkalui]

Ah never mind, I've been tempted before to say similar things. Actually, to the other mums at the school gate I have! But that's really good that it's the only fiction book in the world that makes sense to him.

 

[Anne Spackman]

The Silver Sword does look really good, and I had never heard of it before. I have read a few others on the list as well--it's quite a good selection.

 

[Danny McG]

Emil and the Detectives!
That takes me back a good few decades, I remember being insufferably smug cos I figured out the significance of the safety pin long before my classmates.
That kid seems like a total stranger to me nowadays!

 

[svalbard]

I cannot argue much with the list. However I would have liked to have seen The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper and The Weirdstone of Brisingaman by Alan Garner on the list.