Which books do Australian kids like the best?
WHEN it comes to beloved children’s books, Aussie kids get the picture, with a survey showing nine of the top 10 favourites being picture books. See the full list.
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WHEN it comes to beloved children’s books, Australians get the picture.
A survey by book retailer Dymocks has shown the power of the picture book, with nine of the top 10 being picture books.
A total of 27,700 Aussie bookworms took part in the survey, with The Very Hungry Caterpillar being the No. 1 children’s book of the nation, followed by Hairy Maclary.
Possum Magic was the top-rating Australian title at No. 3, with We’re Going On A Bear Hunt and Where Is The Green Sheep in the top five.
Dymocks’ Imogen Neely said classics outweighed contemporary titles.
“Possum Magic’s loveable characters continue to captivate generations of new audiences,” she said.
“Dymocks alone has sold more than 60,000 copies of Possum Magic in the past decade alone, and (it) hasn’t been out of print since it was first published more than 30 years ago.”
Surprisingly, the Harry Potter series slipped to eighth, having held first place for the past three years.
TOP 10
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
2. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd
3. Possum Magic by Mem Fox
4. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
5. Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
6. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
7. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
8. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
9. Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
10. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
THE REST
11. Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
12. Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney
13. Animalia by Graeme Base
14. Where’s Spot? By Eric Hill
15. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
16. Who Sank the Boat? By Pamela Allen
17. Oh the Places You’ll Go! by Dr Seuss
18. Paddington by Michael Bond
19. Wombat Stew by Marcia Vaughan
20. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
21. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
22. There’s a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake by Hazel Edwards
23. Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
24. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
25. The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland
26. Are you my Mother? by PD Eastman
27. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
28. Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
29. Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
30. Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan and Janet Ahlberg
31. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith
32. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis
33. Matilda by Roald Dahl
34. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
35. Magic Beach by Alison Lester 36. Charlotte’s Web by EB White
37. Imagine by Alison Lester
38. Koala Lou by Mem Fox
39. The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
40. The BFG by Roald Dahl
41. The Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
42. The Fault in our Stars by John Green
43. The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
44. The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey
45. Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
46. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
47. Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey
48. Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden
49. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
50. Divergent series by Veronica Roth
51. Alice-Miranda series by Jacqueline Harvey
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