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| M | Book and author | Other notes |
| Mabel | Abel’s Moon by Shirley Hughes The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones by Will Mabbit | S |
| Maddy Madeleine Madeline | How to Train Your Parents by Pete Johnson The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans | |
| Macy | Hair, It’s a Family Affair! by Mylo Freeman | |
| Mae | Angel Mae by Shirley Hughes | |
| Magda | Trouble at School by Chris Higgins | |
| Maggie | Maggie’s Farm by Caroline Cary Where is Maggie’s Moo? by Nicola Parkhouse Maggie’s Holiday by Jill Dow | oop |
| Maia | Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson | |
| Maisie Maisy | Maisie Hitchings and the Case of the Blind Beetle by Holly Webb Me and Mrs Moon by Helen Bate The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day by Christopher Edge Maisy the Mouse books by Lucy Cousins | G S |
| Malcom | Animalcom by David Baddiel | |
| Mandy | Milly-Molly-Mandy books by Joyce Lankester Brisley Bad Girls by Jacqueline Wilson | S |
| Marc Marco | Marc Just Couldn’t Sleep by Gabriela Keselman The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater | BP |
| Marge | Marge in Charge books by Isla Fisher | S |
| Maria | The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively | |
| Marian Marianne | Girlfriends by Shirley Hughes Robin Hood (trad.) How to be a Lion by Ed Vere Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit | |
| Marie | Marie Curie by Little People, Big Dreams | N |
| Mariella | Mariella, Queen of the Skies by Eoin Colfer | BP |
| Marietta | Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling The Magic Princess Dress by Gwyneth Rees | S, V S |
| Marley | Marley Bear at the Farm by Melissa Crowton | |
| Marnie | When Marnie Was There by Joan G.Robinson | |
| Martin | Martin’s Mice by Dick King-Smith Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively | |
| Marv Marvin | We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog by Lauren Child Marvin Redpost books by Louis Sacher | S |
| Mary Mary-Anne | It’s Too Frightening for Me! by Shirley Hughes Titch books by Pat Hutchins The Toymaker by Martin Waddell Inside Mary Elizabeth’s House by Pamela Allen Kid Normal by Greg James and Chris Smith Clever Bill by William Nicholson Mary Poppins books by P.L. Travers The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Stone Girl, Bone Girl (Mary Anning) by Laurence Anholt Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton | S, H H N |
| Matilda (see also Tilly) | Matilda’s Cat by Emily Gravett The Way to Treasure Island by Lizzy Stewart Matilda by Roald Dahl | BP |
| Matt | Matt Millz by Harry Hill | |
| Matteo | Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell | |
| Matthias | Redwall by Brian Jacques | |
| Matthew (see also Matt) | The Toymaker by Martin Waddell Little Mouse Grandma by Julia Jarman | |
| Maud | Princesses by Nick Sharratt The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy | – S |
| Maureen | Alfie’s Birthday Surprise by Shirley Hughes | S |
| Maurice | The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Little Mouse Grandma by Julia Jarman | ! |
| Max Maximus Maxwell | Max by Bob Graham Dragon Jelly by Claire Freedman and Sue Hendra Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak The Toymaker by Martin Waddell The Clockwork Dragon by Jonathan Emmett The It-Doesn’t-Matter Suit by Sylvia Plath Max Archer, Kid Detective by Howard J. Bennett The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith The Battle for Christmas by Jeremy Strong Max Flash by Jonny Zucker Dragon! by Hilary McKay The Explorer by Katherine Rundell Max Einstein: the Genius Experiment by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein (female Max) When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr The Wideawake Mice by Sheila K. McCullagh The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson | H, BP S S S ! |
| Maya | The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels Maya and Cat by Caroline Magerl Maya Angelou by Little People, Big Dreams Fire Girl, Forest Boy by Chloe Daykin | N |
| Meg | Meg and Mog books by Helen Nicoll Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle | S S, H |
| Melvin | Bee Boy by Tony de Saulles | |
| Mia | Last Stop on the Reindeer Express by Maudie Powell-Tuck Poka and Mia – Football by Kitty Crowther Secret Princess books by Rosie Banks Bear Grylls Adventures: The Sailing Challenge by Bear Grylls | S S |
| Milo Mylo | Fortunately, Unfortunately by Michael Foreman The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Truth About Martians by Melissa Savage | |
| Michael Mike | Michael by Tony Bradman Zen Panda books by Jon J. Muth * My Friend’s a Gris-Kwok! by Malorie Blackman Mary Poppins books by P.L. Travers Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie The Sandman and the Turtles by Michael Morpurgo This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo Skellig by David Almond Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl | H, S H ! ! V |
| Mick Micky | Helpers by Shirley Hughes The Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak | |
| Mildred | The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy | |
| Milly | Milly-Molly-Mandy books by Joyce Lankester Brisley Perfectly Poppy books by Michele Jakubowski | S |
| Mimi | No More Kissing! by Frances Chichester Clark Mimi and the Mountain Dragon by Michael Morpurgo | BP |
| Min | Alfie Gives a Hand by Shirley Hughes | S |
| Mina | My Name is Mina and Skellig by David Almond | |
| Minerva | Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling | S |
| Minnie | Nina the Gobbledegoat by Penny Ives | |
| Mira | The Monster Crisp-Guzzler by Malorie Blackman | |
| Miranda | The Wideawake Mice by Sheila K. McCullagh Miranda the Castaway by James Mayhew Miranda to the Rescue by Karen Wallace The Bolds by Julian Clary | S S |
| Molly | Molly Goes Shopping by Eva Eriksson Molly’s Moon Mission by Duncan Beedie Molly Maybe and the Ghost Train by Kristina Stephenson Molly and the Night Monster by Chris Wormell Milly-Molly-Mandy books by Joyce Lankester Brisley Molly Twinkletail by Daisy Meadows The Secret Mermaid books by Sue Mongredien Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling | BP S S S |
| Mo | Go Mo Go! Monster Mountain Chase by Mo Farah with Kes Gray Mo, Lottie and the Junkers by Jennifer Killick | |
| Mona | Dancing the Charleston by Jacqueline Wilson | |
| Morag | Sea Singing by Shirley Hughes | |
| Muriel | The Catlady by Dick King-Smith | |
| Murph | Kid Normal by Greg James and Chris Smith | S |
| Myrtle | Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling | S, ! |
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- * Also published as My Friend’s a Gris-Quok
