1001 children's books... part 24

ages 8+, part 12...

276. Gargling with jelly by Brian Patten, illus David Mostyn (UK) - no
277. The hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea (UK) - no
278. Redwall by Brian Jacques (UK) - no
279. The snow spider by Jenny Nimmo (UK) - no
280. Whipping boy by Sid Fleischman, illus Peter Sís (USA) - no
281. I am Susannah by Libby Gleeson (Australia) - no
282. Quirky tails by Paul Jennings (Australia) - YES
283. Mufaro's beautiful daughters by John Steptoe (USA) - no
284. A thief in the village by James Berry (UK) - no
285. My friend the painter by Lydia Bojunga (Brazil) - no
286. The whale rider by Witi Ihimaera (NZ) - ummm, no...
287. Pit pony by Joyce Barkhouse (Canada)
288. Two weeks with the queen by Morris Gleitzman (UK, but author Australian) - YES
289. Hayflower and Quiltshoe by Sinikka and Tiina Nopola, illus Markus Majaluoma (Finland) - no
290. Merryll of the stones by Brian Caswell (Australia) - no
291. Bill's new frock by Anne Fine, illus Philippe Dupasquier (UK) - YES
292. Truckers by Terry Pratchett (UK) - no
293. Haroun and the sea of stories by Salman Rushdie (UK) - no
294. The painted house by Montserrat del Amo, illus Francisco Solé (Spain) - no
295. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (USA) - YES
296. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (USA) - no
297. The story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (UK) - no
298. Only you can save mankind by Terry Pratchett (UK) - no
299. The last giants by François Place (France) - no
300. Almost everyone could topple by Toon Tellegen (Netherlands) - no

4/25... sheesh... in my defence, these were my uni years...