Here “Junior Fiction” is defined as roughly ages 5-8 (Years 1-4) depending on reading confidence. I intend to expand on, review and add links to many of these. But because I can’t wait to get this un-missable list out – here ‘t’is.
THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antione de Saint Exupery
HORRID HENRY by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross
THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS – hilarity by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
THE MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY STORYBOOK by Joyce Lankester Brisley
CLARICE BEAN, THAT’S ME by Lauren Child
MY NAUGHTY LITTLE SISTER by Dorothy Edwards
ASTERIX THE GAUL by Rene Goscinny
THE BFG by Roald Dahl
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by Roald Dahl
FINN FAMILY MOOMINTROLL and THE MOOMIN SERIES by Tove Jansson (and comic series)
THE QUEEN’S NOSE by Dick King-Smith
THE SHEEP-PIG by Dick King-Smith
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren illustrated by Lauren Child
FAIRY TALES by Terry Jones illustrated by Michael Foreman (1982)
TILLY’S PROMISE by Linda Newberry (dyslexia-friendly)
MISTER MAGNOLIA by Quentin Blake
THE ENCHANTED WOOD, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE and THE FOLK OF THE FARAWAY TREE by Enid Blyton
THE FAMOUS FIVE (series) by Enid Blyton
BEEZUS AND RAMONA (series) by Beverly Cleary
FINDUS AND PETTSON (series) by Sven Nordqvist – awesome awesome
THE CAT CLUB SERIES (JENNY AND THE CAT CLUB, CAPTAINS OF THE CITY STREETS,THE HOTEL CAT, JENNY’S MOONLIGHT ADVENTURE, THE SCHOOL FOR CATS) by Esther Averill
LIZZY ZIPMOUTH by Jacqueline Wilson
JUNONIA by Kevin Henkes
TINTIN by Herge
FLAT STANLEY by Jeff Brown
THE CRICKLEPIT SCHOOL series (The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler, Charlie Lewis Plays for Time, Gowie Corby Plays Chicken and Just Ferret) by Gene Kemp.
