Popular Children's Books

According to a search on Amazon.co.uk, these books are very popular with children between 5-11;


The Tiger Who Came to Tea- By Judith Kerr
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-Who-Came-Tea/dp/0007215991/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411558209&sr=1-3


The Gruffalo- By Julia Donaldson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gruffalo-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0333710932/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411558353&sr=1-4


The Very Hungry Caterpillar- By Eric Carle
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0140569324/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_5_P3HC?ie=UTF8&refRID=0EPRHMY3HZ9AK3FM7XV6


Elmer- By David McKee
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elmer-David-McKee/dp/1842707310/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0PFCJMFCVR1W7YWA7R4K


There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly- By Pam Adams
http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Swallowed-Classic-Books-Holes/dp/0859537277/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_1_0RCW?ie=UTF8&refRID=0CAHEKY5NRMY8SMAN04

Farmer Duck- By Martin Waddell
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Farmer-Duck-Martin-Waddell/dp/074453660X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411727671&sr=8-1&keywords=farmer+duck


I focussed more specifically on picture style books with a very definite storyline. They are relatively short and rely on features such as repetition, alliteration and imagery to make the stories gripping. These are the example I am going to base my preliminary research and devised stories on.