One of the options on my Kid Lit Giveway for Children’s Book Week was to tell me your favourite children’s book.
More than half the entrants completed this option, and I thought I’d share the results. Many of them I’ve heard of, some I’ve read and a few are completely new to me. One of them is such an old friend that I didn’t realise anyone still knew about it! Guess which one that is!
You listed:
- Green Eggs and Ham (top vote)
- Wrinkle in Time series
- The Benedict Society books (I must check those out)
- Jane of Lantern Hill
- Le Petit Prince
- Bow-wow Bugs a Bug
- Madeline
- James and the Giant Peach
- Heidi
- The Boxcar Children series (I read a review of those during the hop and I think I’ll love them)
- The Famous Five
- ABC SuperHeros
- The Recess Queen
- Don’t Need Any Friends
- Wodney Wat
- A Fine, Fine School
- Wind in the Willows
- A Fish out of Water (PD Eastman)
- The Princess and Curdie
- Owl Moon
- Just Because I Love You (Max Lucado)
- Wizard of Oz
- Anne of Green Gables
- Aesop’s Fables
- Pippi Longstocking
- Junie B Jones
I’ve got a lot of reading to do to catch up on these. I generally cite Wind in the Willows as my favourite, which makes me hope at least one of the prizewinners will also like my books! The favourite I’d forgotten was The Princess and Curdie, which is a sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. I’ve just downloaded the un-illustrated versions free to re-read!
Feel free to add more ideas in the comments below.
