The eight best books every child should read, by Richard and Judy

Since Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan launched their book club three years ago, sales of the chosen titles have soared.

Last night, the Channel 4 teatime presenters announced their first children's book club - and booksellers predict a similar surge in interest.

Leading bookshops and online retailers have quadrupled orders for the eight books, aimed at five to 13-year-olds.

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A spokesman for Waterstones said: 'Richard and Judy is probably the most single influential thing in getting people to read new things.

'We all know now that these books are going to be huge.'

A spokesman for online retailer Amazon said: 'Quite simply, people trust Richard and Judy's recommendations and as they continue to put forward books of a high calibre, that will only go from strength to strength.'

The adult version of the book club has been so successful that last year 26 per cent of all books sold had been featured on Richard And Judy.

Some of the authors have become millionaires.

The children's books Richard and Judy recommend for your kids are:

1: Aliens Love Underpants

By Ben Cort and Claire Freedman. Brightly illustrated rhyming book to entertain toddlers.

2: Spy Dog

By Andrew Cope. Lara is a government dog working for the Secret Service. Hunted by an evil drugs baron, she goes underground to live with a family as a 'normal' dog.

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3: The World According To Humphrey

By Betty G Birney. School hamster Humphrey gives his view on life and the curious pupils who take care of him. He learns to read and shoot rubber bands.

4: HIVE Higher Institute of Villainous Education

By Mark Walden. HIVE is where tomorrow's villains are made today. New pupil Otto Malpense becomes the school's worst nightmare.

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5: Poppy And Max And The Fashion Show

By Sally Grindley and Lindsey Gardiner. Poppy is desperate to appear in a fashion show when she sees an advert asking for models.

6: Skulduggery Pleasant

By Derek Landy. A young girl discovers that her late uncle who wrote horror fiction was writing true events.

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7: Girl, Missing

By Sophie McKenzie. Lauren, 14, was adopted when she was three.

Feeling alienated from her adopted parents, the only person she trusts is a boy called Jam.

8: The Recruit

By Robert Muchamore. A child spy works for CHERUB, a secret organisation whose members get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.